Google Panda Update History: Dates Run

A brief history of the Panda algorithm update dates. If you think your site may have been affected by Google’s Panda, just compare your traffic drop with the dates of Panda updates. If they line up then Panda is likely the culprit; if not then something else is causing your ranking woes.

Google Panda SEO

The Google Panda update is a separate algorithm that runs every few months and searches for what it considers poor quality sites. Sites targeted by Google’s Panda generally have a characteristic footprint that can include any of the following: Duplicated content — either duplicated across other sites, or heavy duplication within the same site Very …

Google Monthly Algorithm Updates: Dec 2011

Google has announced that they will be starting a monthly series listing some of the more significant algorithm updates they’ve made in the past month. This month’s update includes algorithm changes to help detect scraper sites better, and to devalue parked domains — those one-page sites with nothing but ads on them that are waiting for someone to offer them a fortune for their domain name.

Beware Crappy Research & Meaningless Data

The world of internet marketing is filled with a lot of research, and unfortunately is filled with a lot of really poor quality research that is scientifically meaningless, but presented in an authoritative way. These are some of the most common areas of garbage research produced by SEO companies.