SearchCap: Google expands feature snippets, penalizes free product reviews & more

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

Google’s manual action penalty this weekend was over free product reviews
Apr 12, 2016 by Barry Schwartz
The mass Google manual actions for outbound links was related to the warning Google gave a few weeks ago around bloggers giving links in exchange for free products or services.
Study: Sales, keywords & fulfillment correlate with Amazon search rankings
Apr 12, 2016 by Greg Finn
Unlike traditional search engine Amazon search places a premium on products that sell. See what factors correlate the most with high rankings thanks to a new study from Ripen eCommerce.
Google now blocks searchers from sites with deceptive download buttons
Apr 12, 2016 by Barry Schwartz
Google is now serving a big red warning to searchers before they go to websites with deceptive download buttons.
Google adds Featured Snippets to 10 new European locales
Apr 12, 2016 by Barry Schwartz
Google expands featured snippets in 10 new European locales, expanding it to more than 20 different regions.
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Apr 12, 2016 by Search Engine Land
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2016 State of Link Building Survey coverage
Apr 12, 2016 by Andrew Dennis
What does modern-day link building look like? Columnist Andrew Dennis explores the results of a 2016 survey on link building conducted by Moz, Credo and Page One Power.
Develop free, lightweight attribution insights for your paid & organic channels
Apr 12, 2016 by Chris Liversidge
Looking to reallocate or reduce your paid search spend and not sure where to start? Columnist Chris Liversidge shows how you can identify opportunities by comparing your paid and organic search performance data by keyword and device.
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Apr 11, 2016 by Search Engine Land
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