Small businesses will benefit from the Google changes. The small business owner will have a better chance to succeed therefore generating more income all around. Already I see many of my client's sites ranking higher in relevant results.
Vaguely I remember years ago using characters in a search term to narrow down my search. I would then receive results from pages with relevant content. I did not receive a lot of results that were loaded with un related material or sites that "paid" to be on top.
Remember change is good...it keeps us on our toes.

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