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December 8, 2006

Possible Google Update Before Holiday Season?

WebmasterWorld and DigitalPoint Forums are both reporting significant changes in rankings at Google starting last night. Typically, Google, since December 2003 (aka the Florida update), Google does not want to shake up the search results (did not mention search ads here) before the big holiday season.

Well, these reports seem to be wide and far. So I believe based on the recent volume and breadth that there is a possible Google update underway.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld and DigitalPoint Forums.



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I can confirm many changes in ranking. I'm only tracking ~600 keywords and they are are seeing improvements.

 

Posted by Vic at December 8, 2006 08:34

This is why I hate named updated. The so-called "Florida" update was the Google update of late 2003.

And the changes people are seeing this week are simply the result of Google recrawling the Web AFTER its pre-Thanksgiving update (that you reported on twice) of two weeks ago.

 

Posted by Michael Martinez at December 8, 2006 13:39

I posted on WMW. I'm not aware of anything big that went out yesterday, so I'm assuming that this is normal ranking changes as we refresh our index. I'll ask around to make sure though.

 

Posted by Matt Cutts at December 8, 2006 13:54

"Possible?" Sorry about the typo with 2003 and 2004, fixing now.

Thank you Matt.

 

Posted by Barry Schwartz at December 8, 2006 14:00

After Christmas December 26 from #13 to #250 and lost more than 1000 keywords i was ranking in the first 20 did google did a update.
?????
http://www.enterbet.com

 

Posted by Sportsbook at December 26, 2006 19:13

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