In the wake of Google’s move to increase ads at the top of the search results pages while removing side-rail ads, many are focusing on the impact on paid advertising — rising cost per click, increased competition, and the like. However, organic search is affected as well. Devoting more space on search results pages to advertising shrinks the already slim space for organic listings.In mid-February, Google announced that it was going to change its desktop search results to more closely align
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