Google Dance, QDF, Tag Manager, Windows 8, Speedlink 39:2012 – iBlogzone.com

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great week. So, what does Panda+EMD+Penguin result to? Electronic Mass Destruction on search rankings? Actually, not quite, but close enough. In a little over a week, the so called “Google dance” strikes again. Google has confirmed that a Panda Update (not a refresh) was rolled out, immediately followed by the EMD (exact match domains filtering) and yesterday, a Penguin refresh. That’s a lot of “cleaning up” in a short period of time. Anyway, I won’t be repeating more stuff about this issue as there are really some great information out there that discusses about them (including the big list of algorithm changes released on August and September). If you are interested and want to know more, read some of the articles as highlighted on the SEO/Inbound Marketing section below.

As for QDF (Query that Deserves Freshness), Matt Cutts has published a video that clarifies a bit more about “content freshness” and its importance as a ranking factor. Since some of you may probably not fully understand the “need for having fresh content”, I highly recommend watching the video (below). As he points out, QDF is just among the 200+ factors Google applies for rankings. To combat all the Google Pandas, Penguins and EMD, start by applying the best SEO practices, and you should be good to go 🙂

On a different front, Windows 8 has now an official launch date, that being on October 26. Paul Allen (Microsoft co-founder), in his blog post, shares some of his views (positive and negative) about the new OS and also provides some “cool” tips on how to overcome the confusing “bimodal interface”.

You may also be interested in Microsoft’s recent article about “Updating our built-in apps for Windows 8“. How about you? Are you excited about the new Windows 8?

BTW and just a heads up, have you heard about Google’s new product, called “Google Tag Manager“? Not sure what to make of it yet, but it is suppose to be a promising tool for marketers. I’m on it!

As usual, in no particular order: