Google: Pigeon Update
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What Is The Google Pigeon Update?
Launched on July 24, 2014 for U.S. English results, the “Pigeon Update” is a new algorithm to provide more useful, relevant and accurate local search results that are tied more closely to traditional web search ranking signals. Google stated that this new algorithm improves their distance and location ranking parameters.
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Why Did Google’s Pigeon Poop All Over Big Local Brands?
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Pigeon Rolled Back? Law Firm Study Says Yes
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Real Client Data On How Google’s Pigeon Update Affected Real Estate SEO
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One Positive Pigeon Result: We Can Finally Ditch Ranking Reports
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Post-Pigeon Best Practice: How To Optimize For Internet Yellow Pages & Directories
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Worried About Pigeon? Just Keep On Truckin’
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Picking Through Google’s Pigeon Droppings…
Local appears to have been hit with the most far reaching update since Venice, and one that has flung more kaka than Hummingbird — so...
Experts Weigh In On Google’s “Pigeon” Update Aimed At Improving Local Search Results
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Expedia Becomes A New York City Hotel After Google’s Pigeon Local Update
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