Google announced that the algorithm changes from the so-called ‘Farmer Update’ are being rolled out internationally. But that’s not all.
They’ve added a new feature to their ranking algorithm, and it basically says:
If users let Google know they don’t like your site, your ranking will suffer.
Google’s Amit Singhal explained it this way:
“… we’ve also incorporated new user feedback signals to help people find better search results. In some high-confidence situations, we are beginning to incorporate data about the sites that users block into our algorithms.”
I don’t know what ‘some high-confidence situations’ are, but at this point it probably means it’s a minor change that will not have too much effect on the overall search results. But, I’m predicting that …
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