{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nizam SEO Community","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community","author_name":"NizamUdDeen","author_url":"https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community\/profile\/discusswithnizam\/","title":"Pigeon Update (2014) Explained: Google\u2019s Local Search Algorithm & SEO Changes","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HAmW0dhnXv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community\/terminology\/pigeon\/\">Pigeon (2014)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community\/terminology\/pigeon\/embed\/#?secret=HAmW0dhnXv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pigeon (2014)&#8221; &#8212; Nizam SEO Community\" data-secret=\"HAmW0dhnXv\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Esha-Work-here-34.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720,"description":"What Is the Google Pigeon Algorithm Update? The Google Pigeon Update (launched July 24, 2014) is best understood as local ranking signal integration\u2014a shift where local results began borrowing more heavily from traditional organic ranking signals. Instead of treating local as a separate system, Pigeon nudged local search closer to how a modern search engine [&hellip;]"}