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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. It was first introduced in June 2013. It was first introduced in August 2012. Alright, let''s get to the actual updates. February 2014: Page Layout #3.

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The History of the Google Algorithm

ClearVoice

2012 – Pirate The aptly named Pirate update generated negative rankings for Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown requests. This means that it’s unclear how many DMCA violations trigger a negative ranking factor. 2013 – Hummingbird The Hummingbird update tackled the issue of voice search.

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