Google Confirms Algorithm "Change"

About a week and a half ago, there was the start of discussion around Google's brand push in the algorithm.

Some people started noticing that for some queries (mostly generic queries), more "big brands" were showing up in the search results.

 

Check out matt video.

 

Definitely seen the effects of this change...but Matt is insisting its not brand related - its just a trust thing

 

can you share the story url?

 

Can someone please explain what changes are made?
Thanks.

 

Welcome to corporate internet. The place where mom and pop shops die.

This is total BS and exemplifies how google cannot control their own search engine nor combat spammers and thus have to manually edit all of their sh*t.

Here is a good read by aaron wall (seobook) that was on this a few weeks back:
http://www.seobook.com/google-branding

here is the Fatt Butts video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfWPWUh5uU

 

Hello...

Well they rolled out this new option today (when searching for my keywords) or when i re-moved the old toolbar
and re-installed it as i was looking and something didnt look correct then i seen this...

Customized based on recent search activity. More details... thing is though that i wasnt even logged in
Nor did i ever remove anyone from my results (so i would know if im moving up the serps)

More Details:

When possible, Google will customize your search results based on location and/or recent search activity.
Additionally, when you're signed in to your Google Account, you may see even more relevant, useful results based on your web history.

The following information was used to improve your search results for xxxxxx xxxxxx: (removed my keywords) Recent Searches

You or someone else recently searched for xxxxxxx (another keyword right after) using this browser. Learn more

If you're curious, you can see what a search for xxxxxx xxxxxx looks like without these improvements.

The 'More details' link on your search results page can be used to display this page for approximately 30 minutes,
after which it will no longer show this page.

About this Video of Matts:

Now i just caught Matt contradicting what he said last year about the PR updates (when it took 6 months to update PR
and everyone was freaking out) and he said something along the lines off:

When we update the PR its just another day here at the office (Meaning: No big deal) yet he makes special mention now
in this video that ALL they care about is.... trust, authority, reputation, PR, high quality.. But Not "Brand"

lol things that make you go hmmmmmm

Found this post a few minutes ago

Well i suppose... page rank is ??? aha and "brands" will be...... to be continued


see yaz
malcolm

 

this isnt new its been going on for months, on and off.

he's talking about the "REAL" pagerank, not toolbar pagerank, which as we surely all know by now is fundamental to rankings??

 

Well i did mention that last night i removed my old google toolbar and re-installed it... maybe it has...
but i wasnt aware of what i seen till this morning when i checked... and yip i was surprised.

Even more surprised is that when i had to read the TOS that i had to click a special link that talked
about (Page rank meter) and about how they feel its all about Trust or whatever (didnt get into it to
much as i already know what it is but million of non webmasters wouldnt have known till now)

PS... the actual little green bar got shorter then before

Yes yes i know... it takes 3 months and the export blah blah but my point was that he had made
it sound like no big deal (where in fact it is today) and then you got another google guy saying dont sweat it.


thx
M1

 

Yeah i've noticed some changes. Overall not terrible, but it did set me back a bit.

 

I had not heard of this yet, so thank you for posting!

 

Is the algorithm change good for us or bad ? by when we know whether its good or bad ?

 

google keeps on changing its algorithm. Algorithm changes according to site,category and no. of pages in site.

 

Did the new algorrithem start, or is that coming soon?

 

Hey, Interesting news and will have to get into it to understand what have changed in particular..
Thanks for sharing

 

Looks like SEO is dieing faster than I expected. There is more crap in Google than ever! No wonder they have to manually adjust their sh**

 

How sad would it be if brands dominate the first page entirely. If so then it's the beginning of the end for Google.

 

now google will slap some others but not me......lol

 

For more information, You can check this link - http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/019559.html

 

well how does Google know which is fake and which is branded? and how does they elimate the fakes? Hope Google answers that... thanks.