2. Hummingbird: An Introduction
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Google Hummingbird is a search algorithm used
by Google. September 27, 2013 was Google's official
birthday, made Google 15 years old. To celebrate their
15th birthday, Google launched a new "Hummingbird"
algorithm, claiming that Google search can be a more
human way to interact with users and provide a more
direct answer.
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Why it’s named as such? – Being precise & Fast.
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Focus shifted to “Conversational search”.
For e.g. “What’s the closest place to buy the iPhone 5s
to my home?” A traditional search engine might focus on
finding matches for words — finding a page that says
“buy” and “iPhone 5s,”.
5. How is Google Calculating Knowledge item relationship
6. So What Should Be The Focus Now!!
Focus more
on user
search
queries or
knowledge
items as
Keywords.
Devise
content as to
answer the
FAQ’s
related to
your service
8. Key Takeaways :
Recommendations:
Keyword Research: It should be done more like a visual map of word
relationships as opposed to list of keywords and query volumes.
Link Building:
* Getting links from related content which are semantic to
query or Knowledge units of end users.
* Exact anchor text is OUT- related anchor text is IN.
Entrance Page Contents: Expanding the number of entrance pages that
answer the queries being posted in your niche.
Long-tail Keywords are more important.