Hummingbird is Here: What That Means for Content

NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its 15^th birthday celebration this past September, Google announced the complete revamping of its core search algorithm. The new algorithm, called Hummingbird, had actually been rolled out quietly the month before, and marks a shift from traditional Boolean keyword search toward conversational search. While the full results of this change have yet to be seen, it offers small business marketers a chance to reevaluate their content and speak to their audience in a more natural and nuanced way.

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Jon Henshaw, Co-Founder of Raven Tools, offers expert advice for crafting content with Hummingbird's algorithm in mind. In his latest article for PR Newswire's Small Business PR Toolkit, Henshaw offers a fresh approach to content creation that works with Hummingbird's search: from tightening the focus of  content for the target audience, to formatting content in a way recognizable to Hummingbird.

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