SearchCap: Google expands Featured Snippets, penalizes free product reviews & more

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google’s manual action penalty this weekend was over free product reviews Apr 12, 2016 by Barry Schwartz The mass Google manual actions for outbound links was related to the warning Google gave a few weeks ago around bloggers giving links in exchange for free products or services. Study: Sales, keywords & fulfillment correlate with Amazon search rankings Apr 12, 2016 by Greg Finn Unlike traditional search engine Amazon search places a premium on products that sell. See what factors correlate the most with high rankings thanks to a new study from Ripen eCommerce. Google now blocks searchers from sites with deceptive download buttons Apr 12, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google is now serving a big red warning to searchers before they go to websites with deceptive download buttons. Google adds Featured Snippets to 10 new European locales Apr 12, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google expands featured Search Engine Land Source

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