Google FINALLY goes after big sites

It’s actually happening. Big sites are finally getting hammered in the Google search results. We’re talking significant penalties for huge sites like CNN, Business Insider, and USA Today. But as these sites lose all their traffic… who’s taking their place? And was this a one-off, or will Google continue to punish big sites for abusing their authority? If you’re ready to learn about the latest Google earthquakes and what they mean for you, let’s get into it. ____________________________________________ A special thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Digital PR Agency, Search Intelligence. ____________________________________________ Here at Authority Hacker News, we cover the latest cutting-edge news from the world of search and online marketing. ____________________________________________ SOURCES Google Search Central Blog March 2024 core update and new spam policies: Google Search Central spam policies for Google web search documentation: Glenn Allsopp’s tweet (@ViperChill): AH Pro member Nick Drewe’s community post: Lily Ray’s tweet (@lilyraynyc): Google Search Liaison’s tweet (@searchliaison): HouseFresh’s ‘Disappearing from search results’ article: HouseFresh’s ‘How Google is killing independent sites’ article: Detailed’s ‘How 16 Companies are Dominating the World’ article: NY Times Deadspin sale article: 404 Media’s `Deadspin Is Becoming a Gambling Referral Site’ article: Google’s ’New ways we’re tackling spammy, low-quality content on Search’ post: Quartz article detailing Google’s payment to Apple: The Hill’s ’Google to present closing arguments in antitrust trial’ article: Search Engine Land’s ’Did Google really lose search market share to Microsoft Bing’ article: Search Engine Land’s ’Google’s huge search market share loss wasn’t real’ article: ’Is Google Getting Worse?’ study (Leipzig University, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, & ): HouseFresh’s tweet (@ThisHouseFresh): YPulse’s ’Most Gen Z Use Social Media as a Search Engine’ article: cybernew’s ’Google Search alternative rumors’ article: Sam Altman interview: Exploding Topic’s ’Number of ChatGPT Users’ post: ____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:44 Big Sites Hit Hard 03:22 HouseFresh Report 04:10 SERP ‘Swarming’ 05:10 Info Content Not Safe Either 07:12 Google’s Court Case 07:59 Google Market Share Report 09:18 Google Quality Continues to Suffer 10:37 Google Alternatives 11:30 OpenAI Search Engine 12:49 Have Your Say 12:58 Subscribe ____________________________________________ FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE LinkedIn: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: TikTok: @authorityhackernews/