Top Brands Automatically Rank Higher on Bing as well as Google

On Bing, as on Google, pages from top brand web sites seem to have an automatic advantage which means they rank in the top search results positions. And content quality, social media signals and backlinks are all associated with pages that rank higher in searches. While only about a quarter (24.7%) of web pages (URLs) that appear on the first page of Bing's search engine results are also included on the first page of Google.

Five other key findings from the study for rank higher are:

1. Top brands rank higher on Bing as well as Google: Brands seem to automatically rank higher in Bing searches in the same way as they were found to do on Google in Searchmetrics' previous study. However Google's algorithm seems to be a little more effective at identifying brands and separating them from non-brands.
2. Backlink numbers are closely linked to higher rankings on Bing: In Bing search results (as with Google) the number of backlinks remains very closely connected to how the page ranks. And while both Bing and Google try to reward pages that have a profile of backlinks that looks natural, Bing seems less rigorous about this than Google.

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Google's 'Hummingbird' New Search Algorithm

Google launched a new "Hummingbird" algorithm, claiming that Google search can be a more human way to interact with users and provide a more direct answer.

The new update "Hummingbird" is precise and fast & it has affected 90% of search hits. Google has implemented these changes to provide search results geared around more of the actual phrase typed in, rather than just focus on one or two keywords.

"Hummingbird is primarily aimed at giving Google's search engine a better grasp at understanding concepts instead of mere words", Singhal said.

It came out around 3-4 weeks ago but was only acknowledged and confirmed by Google last Thursday. The Hummingbird is mainly inspired by the ever evolving use of the internet and needs of the people. While the traditional Boolean or keyword-based systems are beginning to lose their former glory, Google also aims to move forward.

The engine’s new algorithm, as stated by them, aims to match the meaning of queries with that of documents on the Internet.

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Matt Cutts: Can "nofollow" Links Hurt My Site's Google Search Ranking?

Matt Cutts replying the questions raised one of the person from UK.

He asked "I'm building links, not for SEO but to try and generate direct traffic, if these links are no-follow am I safe from getting any Google penalties? Asked another way, can no-follow links hurt my site?
Tubby Timmy, UK"

Matt Cutts Answer: "No, typically nofollow links cannot hurt your site – so upfront, very quick answer on that point," said Matt Cutts, Google's Distinguished Engineer.

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Google’s Matt Cutts On What To Do If Your Site Was Hit By Panda

Matt’s short answer to the question is to make sure to write high quality content, content at the level of published books or in popular magazines.

Cutts explains that Panda launched on February 24, 2011 and this year has been integrated into the “indexing process” where the algorithm is somewhat baked into the normal ranking algorithms. The reason for this is because now the Panda algorithm impacts a “smaller number of sites” and thus is a safer algorithm to run in an automated way.

So if you notice your traffic dropped and you are "not ranking as high as you were," Matt said. Then you should look at the quality of your content and improve on that. Matt also references a post named More guidance on building high-quality sites by Amit Singhal, Google’s head of search.

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How to Accept All Facebook Friends Request in 1 Click

Follow the instructions to accept all your Facebook friend request in just 1 click:

1. Open This Link  http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php
   
   
2. Right click on mouse and clink on "Inspect Element"
   
   
   
   
   
3. Click on the "Console"
   
   
   
   
   
4. Paste given code at console box & hit on the ENTER key and wait for a moment.

javascript:for( i = 1;i<document.getElementsByName("actions[accept]").length;i++){document.getElementsByName("actions[accept]")[i].click();}void(0);

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