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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 dave420 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Maybe, just maybe - and this is a guess - they know what they're doing? What's more likely?

  2. Re:Why? by BasilBrush · · Score: -1, Troll

    It depends. If it's a site I use a lot, then I welcome an app. They are invariably better in every way than a mobile site. But if it's a site you're only using casually, you certainly don't want an app.