Google Starts Penalizing Sites With Too Many Ads Above the Fold

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Just to keep us all on our toes, Google is adding one more ranking feature to its search optimization terms -- the number of ads above content on a page.Afters users expressed frustration with sites that place an inordinate number of ads "above the fold" and bury content, Google has decided to penalize sites that do so.The good news is that Google estimates this will affect only 1% of sites, and Paywall Times readers who are concerned with serving their audience through quality content shouldn't...

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