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Google tweaks search to punish ‘low-quality’ sites

NEW YORK -- Google says it has tweaked the formulas steering its Internet search engine to take the rubbish out of its results. The overhaul is designed to lower the rankings of what Google deems "low-quality" sites. Sites that produce original content or information that Google considers valuable are supposed to rank higher under the new system.

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