Google Panda and Content Farms
Web content was the main buzz in the online marketing world in 2011, mostly due to changes in the Google algorithm updates known as ‘Panda.’ When these changes began on February 24, 2011, many website owners woke up to find their Google rankings had taken a nose-dive and their traffic from Google had ceased. Loss in traffic means loss in income.
Panda was originally known as the “Farmer” algorithm change because significant Google ranking changes occurred in so-called ‘content-farm’ sites. Famous URL’s such as Suite 101, eHow, DemandMedia, EzineArticles, Squidoo, HubPages, and Yahoo’s AssociatedContent were hit hard by Panda.
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