Comments on: Thoughts on Google’s EMD update http://www.redcardinal.ie/seo/09-10-2012/thoughts-on-googles-emd-update/ Search Engine Optimisation Ireland Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:03:56 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 By: Cameron Whitakerhttp://www.redcardinal.ie/seo/09-10-2012/thoughts-on-googles-emd-update/#comment-815710 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:08:04 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/?p=1170#comment-815710 The EMD update was extremely interesting and I understand the aim of it. However from my research it seems many legitimate sites were affected and many low quality EMD sites weren’t hit at all. Another example of a failed Google attempt at cleaning up the search results.

]]> By: Ashlee Andersonhttp://www.redcardinal.ie/seo/09-10-2012/thoughts-on-googles-emd-update/#comment-788930 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:23:35 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/?p=1170#comment-788930 I have several exact match domain that do pretty well but they are decent sites with a fair amount on anchor diversity. The sites that I have being hit hard have few links most of witch have high number of EM anchors. From what I have seen on my sites you get a little more leniency with EM anchor text ratios but it but if it is too high (say 1/3 or more), you are still going to get hit.

]]> By: Richard Hearnehttp://www.redcardinal.ie/seo/09-10-2012/thoughts-on-googles-emd-update/#comment-252896 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:06:59 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/?p=1170#comment-252896 Hi David

Sorry I didn’t see your comment, and I’m not used to replying here anymore LOL

No ideas about Social Links campaign TBH. Social signals are still far too noisy, and the fragmented social arena means it will be difficult for Google to use this to bubble up content. Not everyone is liking the things we search for.

Rgds
Richard

]]> By: David Quaidhttp://www.redcardinal.ie/seo/09-10-2012/thoughts-on-googles-emd-update/#comment-246973 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:30:51 +0000 http://www.redcardinal.ie/?p=1170#comment-246973 Glad to see you’re back blogging and making sense. Its like the old school SEO folks are all fed up with SEO, ready to apologise to the brands who have mega bucks to spend and want to pretend that link building, EMD and branded search are wrong and evil.

Any take on Rand’s campaign for Social Links? Given that its probably easier to build fake profiles, buy likes, RTs, and the nofollow and the walled gardens…?

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