This week in search, Bing announced they will be going forward with their own mobile friendly ranking algorithm in the future. Google seems to have penalized a lot of sites for thin content. Google Panda and Penguin are real time but not the way you think it is. Google explains more about doorway pages and what they are and aren’t. Google says there is no user experience algorithm for desktop, only mobile. Google says UX won’t be more important than content, at least for ranking. Google was granted a patent for site quality score. Google AdWords offers guided flow tutorials. Google Adsense has sent out an error email about tax details. Google My Business bulk upload was redesigned. Google has taken down map maker after hacks. Google has redesigned their support forums. That was this past week in search at the Search Engine Roundtable.
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Search Topics of Discussion:
- Bing To Rank Mobile Friendly Web Pages Better
- Google Slaps Mass Manual Actions For Thin Content Over Weekend
- Google: Panda & Penguin Are In Real Time But Still Require Manual Data Updates
- More Details On What Google Defines As A Doorway Page
- Google: Just To Be Clear, There Is No Desktop UX Ranking Factor
- Google: UX Will Never Be More Important Than Content For Ranking
- Google Patent On Site Quality Score From Google's Panda
- Google AdWords Offers Guided Flows Tutorials Or Tours
- Google AdSense: Google Tax Change Email Sent In Error
- Google My Business Bulk Locations Redesigned
- Google Takes Down Map Maker After Embarrassing Google Maps Hacks
- Google Support Forums Redesigned: Before & After
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