Google adjusts its algorithm and hits some popular blogs hard

 

 

Google has again adjusted its algorithm and many people will be speculating that it is all about paid links, or that it is a massive reshuffle in the PageRank algorithm.

Here are the Google guidelines

Don't participate in link schemes designed to increase your site's ranking or PageRank. In particular, avoid links to web spammers or "bad neighborhoods" on the web, as your own ranking may be affected adversely by those links.

Many of the reputable sources that have received a penalty are part of extensive blog networks, and they have one factor in common. They have massive interlinking between their network sites.

They may also sell links or advertising that passes PageRank on some of their less visible properties, but those properties benefit from the high pagerank sites that link to them, with sitewide links.

• Engadget (from 7 to 5)


• AutoBlog (from 6 to 4)


• Problogger (from 6 to 4)


• Copyblogger (from 6 to 4)


• Search Engine Journal (from 7 to 4)


• Quick Online Tips (from 6 to 3)


• Search Engine Roundtable (from 7 to 4)


• Blog Herald (from 6 to 4)


• Weblog Tools Collection (from 6 to 4)


• JohnTP (from 6 to 4)


• Coolest Gadgets (from 5 to 3)


• CyberNet News (from 6 to 4)

• Washington Post (from 7 to 5)


• Washington Times (from 6 to 4)


• Charlotte Observer (from 6 to 4)


• Forbes.com (from 7 to 5)


• SFGate.com (from 7 to 5)


• Sun Times (from 7 to 5)


• New Scientist (from 7 to 5)


• Seattle Times (from 6 to 4)

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