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An Overview of the Major Google Algorithm Updates of 2014

Hubspot

Pirate: A search filter designed to prevent sites that have a lot of copyright infringement reports (as filed through Google''s DMCA system) from ranking well in Google''s listings. Google made a significant iteration to its anti-spam algorithm less than a month after the last major Payday update. It was first introduced in June 2013.

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How Poor Website Security Negatively Impacts SEO Rankings

Single Grain

How Blockchain Can Be Instrumental in Preventing Digital Fraud. The problem with the regular HTTP protocol is that the information that flows from server to browser is not encrypted, which means it can be easily stolen. Here are some easy steps you can follow to switch from HTTP to HTTPS: Purchase an SSL Certificate.

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Duplicate Content & SEO: What Does Google Check?

ClearVoice

To help you avoid the devastating effects of publishing duplicate content, we’ll take a deep dive into what duplicate content is, how it affects SEO, and what you can do to avoid it. Staging sites: While rare, staging sites that lack the “noindex” tag for whatever reason can be considered duplicate content.

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