Google refreshes Page Layout Algorithm
In 2014, Google’s Matt Cutts announced via Twitter that the company had refreshed its Page Layout Algorithm.
The Page Layout Algorithm downgraded the ranking of webpages with too many ads at the top or if the ads are deemed too distracting for users.
This was the third confirmed update to the algorithm, which launched Jan. 19, 2012 and was updated Oct. 9, 2012.
Read all about it in Google Updates Its Page Layout Algorithm To Go After Sites “Top Heavy” With Ads.
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