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Google Algorithm Update for Local Search - Pigeon Update

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Google has released a new algorithm to provide a more useful, relevant and accurate local search results that are tied more closely to traditional web search ranking signals. The changes will be visible within the Google Maps search results and Google Web search results.

Google is not giving any name to Local Search Algorithm update but some experts called it Pigeon Update

Local Search Algorithm are called Pegeon because pigeons tend to fly back to home.

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And unlike Penguin and Panda updates, this is not a penalty-based update but a core change to the local search ranking algorithm.

The “Pigeon” update aims to deliver improved local search results, with enhanced distance and location ranking parameters.

Google did say that it ties local results more closely to Google’s regular web ranking signals, and provides them better accuracy over distance and location rankings.

Normally Google would not give us metrics on how large it was but it was large enough for them to inform us about it.

The Pigeon can have ability that enables it to select relevant web sites from among thousands of similar pages.

How it Works?

When a search query is submitted to Google, it is routed to a data coop where monitors flash result pages at blazing speeds. When a relevant result is observed by one of the pigeons in the cluster, it strikes a rubber-coated steel bar with its beak, which assigns the page a PigeonRank value of one. For each peck, the PigeonRank increases. Those pages receiving the most pecks, are returned at the top of the user's results page with the other results displayed in pecking order.

Video Tutorial for more understanding about pigeon Local Search Algorithm

References

http://www.google.co.in/technology/pigeonrank.html
posted Aug 13, 2014 by anonymous

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