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Topical SEO: 7 Advanced Concepts of Link Relevance & Google Rankings

Moz

A similar concept using "hub" and "authority" pages was put forth by Jon Kleinberg, a Cornell professor with grants from Google and other search engines. While we can't know the degree to which these concepts are used today, Google acquired the Hilltop algorithm in 2003. Kleinberg explains: ".a Kleinberg explains: ".a

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What Are Semantic Keywords and How Do They Help SEO?

BKA Content

Semantic concepts are like family trees or brainstorming maps, where one idea branches out into many words that often appear together. If you want to snag top rankings, your content also needs semantic keywords. What Are Semantic Keywords? Even the main actor is wrong: “Payback” starred Ben Affleck, not Ryan Reynolds.

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Exploring the Fascinating History of SEO

Content Hacker

First, let’s review the concept of SEO. 2003: Google Introduces the Florida Update & Nofollow Attribute In 2003, Google introduced the “Florida” update to its algorithm. What Is SEO? SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. It’s the process of optimizing a website to rank higher in search engine results.

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12 Most Insightful eCommerce Blogs To Follow for the New Year

ContentWriters

As blogging began to grow, WordPress came on the scene in 2003, and in 2004, Merriam-Webster named “blog” as the top word of the year, saying it was the most often looked-up word on its site during the previous twelve months. They walk readers through every step by creating guides that simplify complicated concepts.

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The 100 Richest Internet Entrepreneurs 2024

Income Diary

He founded NetEase and became the richest individual in the Chinese mainland in the year of 2003. A co-founder of SAP SE software company, he has been chairman of the supervisory board of SAP SE since May 2003. In 2003, Williams co-founded Odeo, which later became Twitter. 18 Hasso Plattner: Co-founder of SAP SE is worth $11.5

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A Brief History of the $100 Billion SEO Industry

Fat Joe

Google Introduces Public Algorithm Updates – 2003 In 2003, Google began delivering algorithm updates publicly. MUM was a refinement of this concept. Google Expands The Concept Of E-E-A-T – 2022 After E-A-T was originally introduced in 2016, in 2022, Google made substantial changes to its Quality Rater Guidelines (QRG).

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A ridiculously redundant & repetitive recital about repetition

Ben Settle

And all that repetition is also necessary for the reader to dig out the deeper concepts to see the same information told from different perspectives. And it says that in the description for the sole purpose of deterring people who hate repetition or don’t understand the value in repetition. It also says it in the intro, too.