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26 Google Webmaster Tools Videos Addressing Common B2B Link Building Questions

KoMarketing Associates

Does PageRank Flow Through Image Links? Created: May 29, 2013. Popularity versus PageRank (or reputation) are separate but related discussions that can collectively impact search results but also may not have direct influence. Created: February 23, 2011. Created: November 25, 2013. Created: June 5, 2013.

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Algorithm Updates: Common Questions & What You Should Know

KoMarketing Associates

Google PageRank & Algorithm Updates – Search Engine Roundtable. If we look at the last few big algorithm adjustments, there were some strategy changes necessary: Panda – Panda was initially rolled out in 2011 with updates continuing through last week (Panda 4.0 Algorithms – Google Inside Search. launched May 20 th ).

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An Introduction to Black Hat SEO

Hubspot

The Google Panda update in 2011 resolved this issue. They state on their website that “any links intended to manipulate PageRank or a site's ranking in Google search results may be considered part of a link scheme and a violation of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines.” Paid Links. Abusing Structured Data/Rich Snippets.

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The History of the Google Algorithm

ClearVoice

This article will chronicle the history of Google algorithm updates from PageRank to modern day. When Google launched in 1998 , it used an algorithm called PageRank. According to Google , PageRank operated “by counting the number and quality of links to a page to determine a rough estimate of how important the website is. .”

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A Brief History of Search & SEO

Hubspot

It was in that same paper that Page and Brin first mentioned PageRank, the technology that Google uses to help rank search results based on quality, and not keywords alone. That’s partially because PageRank was based on the number of inbound links to a given page -- the more of those, the higher the ranking. 2012: Along came a penguin.

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Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Top 100 Influencers and Brands

Onalytica B2B

In 2010 Facebook introduced facial recognition technology, and in 2013 Mark Zuckerberg dedicated a lab to AI research. IBM have also been making large strides in AI and Machine learning with their Watson computer which famously won the US quiz show Jeopardy in 2011, outperforming his human counterparts.