It’s been more than 24 hours since we last heard about the mega bombshell documents leak regarding Google’s search rankings and algorithm.
The mega reveal shook the entire search community and many wondered why the Android maker was yet to address the matter publicly as it was certainly a major reveal.
So many search-ranking documents related to the firm were published online during the early hours of the morning yesterday. And if you happen to be wondering why Google is still silent on the matter, well, thankfully, they’ve finally opted to speak out in this regard.
One of the company’s reps told media outlets how plenty of assumptions have made their way online in written print that were related to the huge leak. But the company wants the world to know that most of those are way out of context.
The spokesperson added how they are incomplete and therefore cannot be relied on, not to mention how the world of search ranking keeps altering with each passing day. Hence, signals cannot be taken as stationary as they alter daily.
So does this mean the company’s core principles linked to search rankings keep on changing? No, that’s not the case as mentioned by the rep but some pivotal and key features are related to Google rankings which do tend to alter with time.
They hope to caution against all those making false assumptions regarding Google Search, simply because the data being used to make those findings are not only outdated but totally incomplete and not related to context.
There has been plenty of detailed data regarding the world of Search and how it works, not to mention which factors the system makes use of to ensure the community remains protected and far from manipulation in its search results.
But the company says it will remain hush on certain elements, even if they are accurate, invalid, or outdated. Such specifics are very private and confidential to the firm and they’d like to keep it that way.
Never have and never will the company comment on the ranking algorithms, the firm’s rep added. After all, if they did, it would invite a host of spammers and threat actors from manipulating rankings and it’s the last thing any tech giant needs at the moment.
Meanwhile, the Android maker did explain how it wouldn’t be right to claim the bombshell reveal is comprehensive or even relevant to today’s time in regards to Google’s Search rankings.
Now we’re not sure how much truth there is in those claims because that’s a major statement for the company to make.
Google claims that those facts mentioned in the leak could have never been the truth or ever tested, not to mention how it won’t go into specifics either. This all seems to be quite shady, we cannot lie.
SEO professionals are already well aware of how sneaky the company can be in terms of what works and what doesn’t to get the best rankings across its algorithms. Nevertheless, whatever the case may be, Google says it vows to get to the bottom of this.
Their goal at the moment seems to be related to giving out the most accurate search results for users to benefit from but without the specifics on rankings. As it revealed, these change over time and if it needs to detail some data to the community so it can benefit, it would do so, at the right time.
Whatever the case may be, the question is how much does this data matter?
Remember, at the end of it all, the goal is to create websites and publish data that people keep coming back for more. Things that people will really read, spend time on, and most importantly, click.
So the job for SEO professionals is doing just that and building the best sites and producing great content online. Getting a glimpse into the workings of Google’s search rankings and algorithms was a unique experience and something many didn’t expect. We did not expect a Google leak of this kind to arise in 2024 but it’s certainly managed to create a lot of hype for obvious reasons.
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