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Google Changes Search Algorithm; Incoming Authority Links Are Useless, WebProNews Says

January 9, 2008 Blog No Comments

According to WebProNews, Google, which accounts for about 65% of all web searches, seems to be changing their algorithm and making the search results more time related—meaning that newer content is being ranked higher than existing content. The leading search engine has been ranking items from popular sites like Digg higher than factual or historical sites like Wikipedia, a surprise to many in the search engine optimization space.

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