It's New - May 7 - Google enforces site reputation abuse policy, May 3rd update and more

A daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.
This recap is called It's New - A quick, daily dose of the latest in SEO with Crystal Carter and Mordy Oberstein of Wix with Greg Finn of Cypress North and Barry Schwartz.
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[@WildeMooney]

Publishers have had coupons since print days, so way before any niche specific website.
Now Google gets to decide that they can’t have them?
I think the most important point is being missed here.

[@BarrySchwartz]

I hear you.

[@krod16]

What was the point of the 2 month notice? There is no penalty on the domain. Just those limited subdomain pages are being deindexed which sites were supposed to do it themselves. So there is no real site-wide penalty for site reputation abuse.

[@BarrySchwartz]

Give time to publishers to severe their contracts with these providers?

[@krod16]

@@BarrySchwartz Sure. But again, that's just bonus money they lose now. From a Google penalty perspective, the sites don't get any.

[@scottygovoni]

Google started removing page count numbers three months ago.

[@BarrySchwartz]

As a test. This change is not global.

[@tdavidock]

Ny times still know what the best air conditioner is.

[@BarrySchwartz]

Good AC is important.

[@mordyoberstein7557]

@@BarrySchwartz Overrated - a good fan is fine enough.

[@scottygovoni]

I see Forbes Vetted is still ranking for things like baby monitors.

[@BarrySchwartz]

Good to know.