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Google Incorporates Site Speed Into PageRank Calculation
lee1 writes "Google is now taking into account how fast a page loads in calculating its PageRank. In their own words: '[W]e're including a new signal in our search ranking algorithms: site speed. Site speed reflects how quickly a website responds to web requests. ... our users place a lot of value in speed — that's why we've decided to take site speed into account in our search rankings. ... While site speed is a new signal, it doesn't carry as much weight as the relevance of a page. Currently, fewer than 1% of search queries are affected by the site speed signal in our implementation and the signal for site speed only applies for visitors searching in English on Google.com at this point.' Considering the increasing dilution of high-ranking results by endless series of plagiarizing 'blogs,' brainless forums, and outright scam sites, anything that further reduces the influence of the quality of the content is something I would rather not have. Not that Google asked me."
I just wanted to let you know.
My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
it can happen when the truth bears difficulties to face.
more often, it's a pride/ego deal when one must reveal previous dishonesty.
either way, the results are an improvement over what we often do now.
never a better time to consult with/trust in your creators, sporting 100% uptime running at the speed of right from the highest ranking site in the universe. goo-goo that. see you there?
They've found a backdoor around it: either you pay for the new, expedited, luxury internet, or you and the other slow sites can molder on page 41 of a Google search.
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