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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Now that 2013 is almost over, we'd love to take a quick look back, and venture a glimpse into the
future. Some of the important topics on our blog from 2013 were around mobile,
internationalization, and search quality in general. Here are some of the most popular new posts
from this year:
It's been a busy year here on the blog. We hope that our posts here have helped to make these -
sometimes complex - topics a bit easier to understand. Is there anything you would have wanted
more information about? Let us know in the comments!
OurHelp Forumandoffice hours hangoutshave also been a place for helpful, insightful, and sometimes controversial discussions. It's not
always easy to find ways to improve websites, or to solve technical and usability issues that
users post about, so we're extremely thankful to have such a fantastic group ofTop Contributorsthat give advice and provide feedback there.
Where are we headed in 2014? Only time will tell, but I'm sure we'll see more information for the
general webmaster, hard-core technical advice, ways to make mobile sites even better, rockin'
Webmaster Tools updates, tips on securing your site and its connections, and more. Are you ready?
Don't forget your towel and let's go!
On behalf of all the webmaster help forum guides, we wish you happy holidays and a great 2014.
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Key updates included changes in smartphone search rankings, faster image search, and the introduction of \"`x-default hreflang`.\" They also addressed common mistakes with `rel=canonical`, selling links, and manual webspam actions. Other highlights included the Webmaster Academy going international, in-depth search articles, and advice on structured data, hacked sites recovery, and backlinks. They anticipate more updates for mobile sites, webmaster tools, and site security in 2014.\n"],null,["# So long, 2013, and thanks for all the fish\n\nTuesday, December 24, 2013\n\n\nNow that 2013 is almost over, we'd love to take a quick look back, and venture a glimpse into the\nfuture. Some of the important topics on our blog from 2013 were around mobile,\ninternationalization, and search quality in general. Here are some of the most popular new posts\nfrom this year:\n\n- [Changes in rankings of smartphone search results](/search/blog/2013/06/changes-in-rankings-of-smartphone_11)\n- [A faster image search](/search/blog/2013/01/faster-image-search)\n- [Introducing \"`x-default hreflang`\" for international landing pages](/search/blog/2013/04/x-default-hreflang-for-international-pages)\n- [5 common mistakes with `rel=canonical`](/search/blog/2013/04/5-common-mistakes-with-relcanonical)\n- [A reminder about selling links that pass PageRank](/search/blog/2013/02/a-reminder-about-selling-links)\n- [View manual webspam actions in Webmaster Tools](/search/blog/2013/08/manual-actions-viewer)\n- [The Webmaster Academy goes international](/search/blog/2013/03/the-webmaster-academy-goes-international)\n- [We created a first steps cheat sheet for friends and family](/search/blog/2013/03/cheat-sheet-for-friends-and-family)\n- [In-depth articles in search results](/search/blog/2013/08/in-depth-articles-in-search-results)\n- [Make the most of Search Queries in Webmaster Tools](/search/blog/2013/02/make-most-of-search-queries-in)\n- [`rel=\"author\"` frequently asked (advanced) questions](/search/blog/2013/08/relauthor-frequently-asked-advanced)\n- [Getting started with structured data](/search/blog/2013/05/getting-started-with-structured-data)\n- [Backlinks and reconsideration requests](/search/blog/2013/06/backlinks-and-reconsideration-requests)\n- [Making smartphone sites load fast](/search/blog/2013/08/making-smartphone-sites-load-fast)\n- [Easier recovery for hacked sites](/search/blog/2013/10/easier-recovery-for-hacked-sites)\n- [So long, 2013, and thanks for all the fish](/search/blog/2013/12/so-long-2013-and-thanks-for-all-fish)\n\n\nIt's been a busy year here on the blog. We hope that our posts here have helped to make these -\nsometimes complex - topics a bit easier to understand. Is there anything you would have wanted\nmore information about? Let us know in the comments!\n\n\nOur\n[Help Forum](https://support.google.com/webmasters/community) and\n[office hours hangouts](/search/events#sign-up-for-online-seo-office-hours)\nhave also been a place for helpful, insightful, and sometimes controversial discussions. It's not\nalways easy to find ways to improve websites, or to solve technical and usability issues that\nusers post about, so we're extremely thankful to have such a fantastic group of\n[Top Contributors](https://productexperts.withgoogle.com/)\nthat give advice and provide feedback there.\n\n\nWhere are we headed in 2014? Only time will tell, but I'm sure we'll see more information for the\ngeneral webmaster, hard-core technical advice, ways to make mobile sites even better, rockin'\nWebmaster Tools updates, tips on securing your site and its connections, and more. Are you ready?\nDon't forget your towel and let's go!\n\n\nOn behalf of all the webmaster help forum guides, we wish you happy holidays and a great 2014.\n\n\nPosted by\n[Zineb Ait Bahajji](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zinebaitbahajji)\nand\n[John Mueller](https://twitter.com/johnmu/), Webmaster Trends Analysts"]]
