The topic of how tiny differences in words affect Google search rankings came up last week in the Google Search series posted on YouTube spearheaded by John Mueller, a search advocate based in Switzerland on the Google Search team.
Someone asked why tiny differences in synonyms might make a big difference in ranking positions in Google Search.
The question caught my attention because of the software being developed and released around identifying misinformation by companies like NewsGuard, or Basis Technologies -- which partnered with NOBL Media to stop ads from running on Russian propaganda sites or sites running misinformation about COVID -- and because of the technology developed by Seekr Technologies Founder Pat Condo that scores articles in search results.
The goal for Seekr is to provide access to reliable information for people searching for answers, as well as a place for brands to advertise products and services alongside trusted content. The engine will eventually support advertising, and a score for news and journalists, but it initially launched with what Condo calls the Seekr Score for news.
The example given by the person asking the question described a page that ranked for the keyword phrase “edit video” but did not rank the query “video editor.” There are different meanings with similar words.
Mueller said Google tries hard to understand elements like synonyms in a query, and that the results described can be completely normal. Google also tries to look at...
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