Monday, April 30, 2012

Google's Penguin "breaks" search results

Google's latest search engine algorithm update – dubbed Penguin – is proving to be something of a dud, according to website owners not happy with the latest tweak.


An online petition has already been created by webmasters who are unhappy with the Penguin update.
It reads:
With the recent Google Penguin update, it has become nearly impossible for small content based websites to stay competitive with large publishers like eHow, WikiHow, Yahoo Answers and Amazon.
Countless webmasters have seen their livelihoods vanish overnight. In a recent interview, Sergey Brin came out against 'Walled Gardens' of the likes of Facebook... Ironically, the Penguin update has created a similar garden that only admits multimillion dollar publishing platforms.
On [a] personal level, this update has ruined small online businesses, passive incomes and families' livelihoods worldwide.