We spotted Mayday a few days before it became widespread. I am seeing the same type of update happening again on our largest property. Another large scale whack to longtail is in the works this week.
Is anyone else seeing this?
drall
12:43 am on Sep 9, 2010 (gmt 0)
np Tedster, just relaying what we are seeing. May not be going the same way for everyone.
The example I was talking about was ranking bottom of the page but as the mentions on FB and stuff picked up, so did it's rankings until it took the number one slot the other day and then shortly after took over all longtail related to it.
We are no lightweight by any means but if you saw the sites it displaced your jaw would drop.
I think you are on the money about the citations Robert. Aristotle may also have something with the tb data. Maybe a combo of those tied with network backbone data they harvest now?
Same here epmaniac, though the site: operator is fud now imho and has been for sometime.
tedster
3:05 am on Sep 9, 2010 (gmt 0)
That's one heck of an interesting report, drall. I'm currently putting together a large scale study of the effect of SM references on organic rankings.
Results won't be ready for a while - we are designing it as carefully as possible and want to have a dependable tool we that can use going forward. But reports like yours just fuel the need for a rigorous study, so thanks!
SEOPTI
3:36 am on Sep 9, 2010 (gmt 0)
Probably it's time to deal with the 'open graph protocol'. It's quite easy to implement.
SM references may already be a factor in search engine ranking but it is and will always be a factor that spammers would find it easier to score easily...Google may not not able to control the spammer menace on that factor...(i could already see them getting ready for more sophisticated automation)
So Tedster, it will be interesting to read the results of your study and find out
1)How does it really work? 2) what will be the weightage that google may assign to this factor?
indyank
5:25 am on Sep 9, 2010 (gmt 0)
and offcourse thanks drall...that was one heck of a report for sure...
tedster
5:42 am on Sep 9, 2010 (gmt 0)
SM references may already be a factor in search engine ranking
I's say it's been an evolving for over a year - but this is the first time I've heard of Social Media alone taking a URL to #1
