Google`s Fourth Version of a Patent on Paid Links Just Granted

Another gem from Bill Slawski. :) Bill Slawski originally shared:   Google`s Fourth Version of a Patent on Paid Links Just Granted

It`s taken more than a decade, but a continuation patent with newly updated claims addresses reducing or removing weight from paid links, affiliated links (from the same owners), and setting thresholds on how much weight some sites might pass along, including sites that might be rated highly on a trust/authority basis.? Google`s Paid Link Patent SEO by the Sea Google was granted a continuation patent involving paid links, and thresholds on how much link weight a site might pass.