Google's EMD Algo Update - Early Data

seomoz.org 29 Sep '12, 8pm

Google's EMD Algo Update - Early Data

Recently, I wrote about changes we’ve been tracking in how Google treats Exact-Match Domains (EMDs). Yesterday (Friday, 9/28), Matt Cutts tweeted the following message: It was initially unclear what “upcoming” meant and whether the change was in progress or would roll out later in the weekend. Matt went on to say that the change “affects 0.6% of English-US queries to a noticeable degree,” but didn’t pin down the timeline. This morning, our new MozCast "Top-View" metrics showed the following: We measured a 24-hour drop in EMD influence from 3.58% to 3.21%. This represents a day-over-day change of 10.3%. While the graph only shows the 30-day view, this also marks the lowest measurement of EMD influence on record since we started collecting data in early April. So, Who Got Hit? Across our data set of 1000 SERPs, 41 EMDs fell out of the Top 10 (5 new EMDs entered, so the net c...

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@gnosnikrap » 23 Oct '12, 4pm
Google's Algo Update = end of URL market? [link] via @SEOmoz
@FlippaListings » 17 Oct '12, 10pm
Data emerges on Google's recent Exact Match Domain update. Which sites were affected? [link]
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Got an exact match domain (keywords in your domain name)? Check to see if your Google organic traffic has dropped [link]
@seorichmond » 16 Oct '12, 3pm
Google's latest algorithm update reduces weighting of low-quality exact match domains (EMD): [link]
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@don_donr » 11 Oct '12, 4pm
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Google EMD Update: Using exact match keywords in your domain becomes less influential in search rankings [link] #seo
@Jessicalh3 » 08 Oct '12, 1pm
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Looks like exact match domains are carrying less weight with Google........[link]
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Interesting to read that the importance of Exact Match Domain names (EMD's) have taken a hit in the latest Google... [link]
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Exact keywords in your domain name less of a SEO factor now. [link]
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@StramarkBlog Ranking drops of exact match domains. [link]
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Google algorithm change: lower rankings for keyword domains with low quality content - a very welcomed update! [link]
@SaraGroetsch1 » 04 Oct '12, 7pm
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@twit_ta_woo » 04 Oct '12, 7pm
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Google's EMD Algo Update - Who affected? [link]
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Google finally gave the axe to exact match domains...sorta. [link]
@seofirst1 » 04 Oct '12, 12am
Google's Matt Cutts Says EMD Update and Panda Update Rolled Out One Day Apart and Are Affecting a Significant... [link]
@BeSearchable » 03 Oct '12, 10pm
The aftermath of google's EMD update [link] #seo
@fredzaguilar » 03 Oct '12, 10pm
20 Google's EMD Algo Update - Early Data: Posted by Dr. Pete Recently, I wrote about changes we’ve been trackin... [link]
@tomothyenns » 03 Oct '12, 7pm
Google Algorithm Announcement: low quality exact-match domains will be reduced in search results. [link]
@MarketMotive » 03 Oct '12, 4pm
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Google's EMD Algo Update - Early Data | SEOmoz [link] - Is this good or does it just help big brands?
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@4thAveDesign » 02 Oct '12, 4pm
Already showing changes... Google's EMD Algo Update - Early Data | SEOmoz [link]
@gleysen » 02 Oct '12, 1pm
I wonder if Google's EMD Algo Update will have any impact on their Adwords revenue, since a lot of niche sites got hit? [link]
@ezresults » 02 Oct '12, 1pm
Why exact match domains are a thing of the past, at least the low quality ones.. [link]