{"id":15070,"date":"2025-09-22T13:14:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakanauskas.lt\/?p=15070"},"modified":"2025-10-19T13:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T13:59:00","slug":"google-ranks-downloads-not-just-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakanauskas.lt\/en\/google-ranks-downloads-not-just-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Google ranks engagement, not just information"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you're seeing more and more Reddit discussions, Quora answers or \"YouTube<\/a>\" clips - no, it's not an illusion. \"Google is starting to move away from traditional blogs and information guides. Instead, it's bringing up real voices, real experiences and authentic social proof content<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udce2 Straight from Google's mouth:\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Search results are constantly evolving, including showing more social content.\"<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat it means for us, developers and businesses:\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\ud83d\udcc9 Even the best-optimised blog article can fall short of a simple Reddit comment
\ud83c\udfa5 A brand without a human face could be pushed down the TikTok videos
\ud83d\udcac Forums, Q&A platforms and user-generated content are taking an increasing share of SERPs<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"Today, Google doesn't just rank information, it ranks engagement, authenticity and community signals. If your content seems corporate, sterile or detached, SEO<\/a> the growth in performance will be more sluggish.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udccc Tip 2025:\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Be human. Participate on the platforms where your audience really speaks - Reddit, forums, TikTok, YouTube. And then learn how to intelligently repurpose that content on your channels.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google is increasingly ranking social content - Reddit, forums, videos. Authenticity and engagement are key to winning.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seo-laboratorija"],"yoast_head":"\nGoogle reitinguoja \u012fsitraukim\u0105, ne tik informacij\u0105 | Bakanauskas.lt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Google vis da\u017eniau i\u0161kelia \u201eReddit\u201c, \u201eTikTok\u201c ir forum\u0173 turin\u012f. 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