More than 40 local newspaper websites have dropped in Google PageRank score after running advertorials with hyperlinks. The advertorials promoting Interflora ahead of Valentine's Day
also resulted in the florist losing search rankings, as described in a blog post published on Friday by SEO expert
Anthony Shapley. Shapley explains that Interflora was "exceptionally aggressive" when preparing for Valentine's Day. He estimates the company placed more than 150 advertorials on UK news sites.
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