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'Mobilegeddon': Google To Punish Mobile-Hostile Sites Starting Today

Posted by timothy on from the now-there's-a-nudge dept.

jfruh writes: Google has announced that it will be adding mobile-friendliness to the list of factors that will get a site bumped up in search rankings. Sites that have no mobile versions — which includes sites owned by Wikipedia, the BBC and the European Union — will find themselves with lower Google search placement, starting today.

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  1. Re:Instead... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've done little research on the matter but what I have heard is this ONLY effects mobile users when searching.

  2. Re:Instead... by mjtaylor24601 · · Score: 5, Informative

    How about doing this ONLY when the person is using a mobile device?

    According to TFA (I know, I know, who reads the article)

    The change will affect mobile searches in all languages worldwide

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  3. Re:Instead... by phayes · · Score: 5, Informative

    The list of sites where the mobile version is poorer than the normal one includes /. with beta and those sites that refuse to let me zoom into the content instead of forcing me to see tiny text next to oversize ads.

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  4. Re: Sites designed to look good on mobile and desk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    No. Our company website was built exactly how you describe, and Google gave it a green light with their test page.

    They're doing a good job with this.