Google’s Pigeon-Update resolves Yelp Issue, Boosts Local Business Directories
As the study
continue on yesterday’s Google local-search-algorithm
changes — that we’re calling the Google-Pigeon-update-2014 — Thing appear to be clear: Local Business
directory sites are getting better visibility in search results.
Specifically,
it looks like Google has set its “Yelp Issue” and is now showing pages at the
top of search-results when query specifically have the word “Yelp.”
You might
recall Yelp’s recent-accusations that Google was manipulate its search-results
to show Google’s own local-listings and content ahead of Yelp pages even when
users specially included “Yelp” in their searches. Yelp’s report specially looked at the search term “gary-danko
yelp” (Gary-Danko-is-a-San-Francisco-restaurant) and showed how Google listed
the restaurant’s official website first, along with several links to Google+
content such as reviews and its Google+ page.
Read More:
- Search Engine Land
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