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May 2024
34m 35s

Google Algorithm Leak: 14,000 Google Sea...

Edward Sturm
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E328: Google's algorithm leaked! 14,014 Google API features shared in their biggest leak ever.

Here is what has been learned from the leak and how it happened.

People mentioned in the show: Rand Fishkin of SparkToro and Moz, Mike King of iPullRank, and Charles Floate.

1:24 Insights and surprises
5:59 The controversial Google API content warehouse leak
7:26 Rand Fishkin's deep dive: Analyzing the Google search API documents
26:50 Strategic takeaways for marketers
34:19 Reflections on the Google leak and its implications

#SEO #searchengineoptimization #digitalmarketing #google

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