It was a pretty crazy month in February and if you want to catch up quick on all the webmaster related Google topics, here is your chance.
The big things are that Google booted a German link agency and their clients and also went after two polish link networks this past month. Google did their third update to the page layout algorithm and we saw signs of two other unconfirmed updates. It was also the 3rd anniversary of Panda.
Matt Cutts tried to define a paid link and there was this weird Google bug impacting the rankings of some sites.
Anyway, a lot more, see our stories below and for last month, see our February report. I should note, for the most part, mostly quiet in the WebmasterWorld thread.
Link Networks:
Google Boots Large German Agency & Clients For Link Schemes
Google Targets Poland In Latest Link Network Penalty
Google Updates:
Google’s Page Layout Algorithm Updated For Third Time
Recovery Stories Emerge From Google’s Third Page Layout Refresh
Google February Update: Possibly A Google Panda Refresh?
Signs Of More Google Algorithm Updates Early This Week
3 Years Ago Today, SEO Changed Forever With Google’s Panda Algorithm
Google Links:
Google’s Matt Cutts On What Is A Paid Link
Google: Don’t Disavow Links Based On Arbitrary Metrics
Google: You Don’t Have To Disavow Off Topic Links
Google Bugs:
Google Bug Fix Returns Traffic To SlashFilm & Other Movie Blogs
/Film & Other Movie Blogs Drop In Google, Matt Cutts Promises To Investigate
Did Google Penalize Halifax?
Google SEO Advice:
Google’s Matt Cutts Wants You To Send Him Examples Scraper Sites
Google Penalties Might Follow You To A New Domain Name
Google’s Matt Cutts: Bad Grammar In Comments Doesn’t Hurt Your Rankings
Google On Faceted Navigation: Block A Lot Of It
Google’s Advice On Infinite Crawl Pages & SEO
Got A Google Penalty? Should You Start A New Site?
Google’s Matt Cutts: We Tested Dropping Backlinks From Algorithm, It Was Much Worse
Google’s Matt Cutts: Content Clarity Over Technical Content
Google May Or May Not Use EXIF Data For Ranking Images
Matt Cutts Gave Specific Details On Your Google Link Penalty
Google’s Matt Cutts: We Tested Dropping Backlinks From Algorithm, It Was Much Worse
Google: GoogleBot Follows Up To Five Redirects At The Same Time
Google Says Switching To HTTPS Won’t Change Your Page Rankings
User Interface:
Google Tests Detailed Local Reviews In Knowledge Graph
Google Menus Now Officially Live But No Details For Webmasters
New Sponsored Google Knowledge Graph Results
9 Months Later: New Google Maps Is Replacing The Old Version
Google Marquee HTML For Scrolling Results Count
New Google Easter Egg: Blink HTML
Fun:
The Typical Day Of A Google Spam Fighter
Ex-Googlers Explain Why They Won’t Give Up The Secrets To Ranking In Google
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
