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The Google Leak Could Have Been Stopped: How the Genie Got Out of the Bottle
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E344: Dan Petrovic from Dejan SEO shares how he was one of the first, if not the first, to get his hands on what would eventually become Google's biggest leak of all time.
He shares how he warned Google in advance about it.
And how his support ticket was closed in response.
The story goes even deeper.
And eventually resulted in the May 2024 Google Algorithm Leak.
00:00 Introduction to the Google Algorithm Leak
00:39 Dan Petrovic's SEO Experiment
02:18 The Juicy Details of the Google Leak
04:10 Response to the Google Leak
06:03 Dan Petrovic's Actions
08:21 Rand Fishkin's Role
09:03 Google's Reaction and Security Measures
16:23 The Future of SEO and Search
21:14 Compact Keywords
25:06 Final Thoughts
Sources shared in this podcast.
Dan's article: https://dejanmarketing.com/i-have-one-thing-to-say/
Rand's article: https://sparktoro.com/blog/an-anonymous-source-shared-thousands-of-leaked-google-search-api-documents-with-me-everyone-in-seo-should-see-them/
My article about bottom-of-funnel SEO: https://edwardsturm.com/articles/seo-down-the-funnel/
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