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              Evolution


Barry Schwartz
SMX Israel 2012
Google Updates

•   How Google Updates

•   Famous Updates

•   Panda In Detail
Google Dance
•   Monthly Index Updates

•   2000 - 2003

•   Data Centers Update

•   Danced For ~ Week

•   PageRank Watchers
Rolling Updates
Types Of Updates

• Algorithm Updates (i.e. Panda)
• Data Refreshes (i.e. Individual Complaints)
• Index Update (i.e. Caffeine)
Google Updates

•   How Google Updates

•   Famous Updates

•   Panda In Detail
Famous Updates
•   Fritz (Summer 2003)        •   Paid Links (October 2007)

•   Florida (November 2003)    •   Dewey Update (Mar 2008)

•   Austin Update (Jan 2004)   •   Vince / Brand (March 2009)

•   The Sandbox (April 2004)   •   May Day (May 2010)

•   Bourbon (May 2005)         •   Caffeine (June 2010)

•   Big Daddy (October 2005)   •   Scraper Filter (Jan. 2011)

•   Supplemental (Jan 2007)    •   Panda (February 2011)
Fritz Update
•   Summer 2003

•   Index Update

•   Google Dance Over

•   Daily Index Updates

•   AKA “Everflux”
Florida Update
•   November 2003

•   Algorithm Update

•   Before Holiday Season

•   Overly SEO’d Sites &
    Affiliate Sites

•   Businesses Went Bust

•   Theories on AdWords
Austin Update
•   January 2004

•   Algorithm Update

•   Revision To Florida

•   Targets More SEO Techn

•   Link Farms, Stuff
    Keywords, etc

•   Easy SEO Dead
Google Sandbox
•   April 2004

•   Algorithm Update

•   New Sites Won’t Rank

•   Buying Old Sites

•   Bourbon Update Fixes
    It? May 2005
Bourbon Update
•   May - June 2005

•   Algorithm Update

•   Off-Page Factors

•   Reciprocal Links

•   Irrelevant Links

•   Duplicate Content
Big Daddy / Jagger
•   Oct. 2005 - Mar. 2006

•   Index/Algorithm Update

•   Infrastructure Change

•   Low Value Pages Gone

•   Supplemental Index?

•   Faster Index Updates
Goodbye Supplemental
•   Dec. 2006 - Jan. 2007

•   Index Update

•   Supplemental Index Gone

•   Main Index Goes Deeper,
    Faster & Comprehensive
Paid Links
•   October 2007

•   Algorithm Update

•   Paid Links Targeted

•   PageRank Penalties

•   Forbes, NewsDay, Blogs
    & SERoundtable.com

•   Why Now?
Dewey Update
•   March/April 2008

•   Index Update

•   Google Dance Like

•   Targets:

    •   SEO’d Content

    •   Links
Vince / Brand Update
•   March 2009

•   Algorithm Update

•   Big Brands Take Over

•   Google Said Not Brands

    •   Trust, Authority,
        Quality & PageRank
May Day Update
•   April - May 2010

•   Algorithm Update

•   Long Tail Impact

•   Quality Change

•   Many Sites Hurt

•   Quality vs Off Topic
Caffeine Update
•   August 2009 - June 2010

•   Infrastructure Update

•   No Ranking Change

•   Pages Missing From Index

•   Faster, Fresher, Deeper
    Index, Within Minutes
Scraper Update
•   January 2011

•   Targets Low Quality
    Scraper Sites

•   Warned Days Prior

•   Panda Soon To Come
Panda Update
•   Late February 2011

•   Algorithm Update

•   12% Of Results Changed

•   Targets Low Quality
    Sites, Less Useful Sites,
    Little Content, Little
    Value
Famous Updates
•   Fritz (Summer 2003)        •   Paid Links (October 2007)

•   Florida (November 2003)    •   Dewey Update (Mar 2008)

•   Austin Update (Jan 2004)   •   Vince / Brand (March 2009)

•   The Sandbox (April 2004)   •   May Day (May 2010)

•   Bourbon (May 2005)         •   Caffeine (June 2010)

•   Big Daddy (October 2005)   •   Scraper Filter (Jan. 2011)

•   Supplemental (Jan 2007)    •   Panda (February 2011)
Google Updates

•   How Google Updates

•   Famous Updates

•   Panda In Detail
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Barry schwartz-panda-smx

  • 1. Google Updates Evolution Barry Schwartz SMX Israel 2012
  • 2. Google Updates • How Google Updates • Famous Updates • Panda In Detail
  • 3. Google Dance • Monthly Index Updates • 2000 - 2003 • Data Centers Update • Danced For ~ Week • PageRank Watchers
  • 5. Types Of Updates • Algorithm Updates (i.e. Panda) • Data Refreshes (i.e. Individual Complaints) • Index Update (i.e. Caffeine)
  • 6. Google Updates • How Google Updates • Famous Updates • Panda In Detail
  • 7. Famous Updates • Fritz (Summer 2003) • Paid Links (October 2007) • Florida (November 2003) • Dewey Update (Mar 2008) • Austin Update (Jan 2004) • Vince / Brand (March 2009) • The Sandbox (April 2004) • May Day (May 2010) • Bourbon (May 2005) • Caffeine (June 2010) • Big Daddy (October 2005) • Scraper Filter (Jan. 2011) • Supplemental (Jan 2007) • Panda (February 2011)
  • 8. Fritz Update • Summer 2003 • Index Update • Google Dance Over • Daily Index Updates • AKA “Everflux”
  • 9. Florida Update • November 2003 • Algorithm Update • Before Holiday Season • Overly SEO’d Sites & Affiliate Sites • Businesses Went Bust • Theories on AdWords
  • 10. Austin Update • January 2004 • Algorithm Update • Revision To Florida • Targets More SEO Techn • Link Farms, Stuff Keywords, etc • Easy SEO Dead
  • 11. Google Sandbox • April 2004 • Algorithm Update • New Sites Won’t Rank • Buying Old Sites • Bourbon Update Fixes It? May 2005
  • 12. Bourbon Update • May - June 2005 • Algorithm Update • Off-Page Factors • Reciprocal Links • Irrelevant Links • Duplicate Content
  • 13. Big Daddy / Jagger • Oct. 2005 - Mar. 2006 • Index/Algorithm Update • Infrastructure Change • Low Value Pages Gone • Supplemental Index? • Faster Index Updates
  • 14. Goodbye Supplemental • Dec. 2006 - Jan. 2007 • Index Update • Supplemental Index Gone • Main Index Goes Deeper, Faster & Comprehensive
  • 15. Paid Links • October 2007 • Algorithm Update • Paid Links Targeted • PageRank Penalties • Forbes, NewsDay, Blogs & SERoundtable.com • Why Now?
  • 16. Dewey Update • March/April 2008 • Index Update • Google Dance Like • Targets: • SEO’d Content • Links
  • 17. Vince / Brand Update • March 2009 • Algorithm Update • Big Brands Take Over • Google Said Not Brands • Trust, Authority, Quality & PageRank
  • 18. May Day Update • April - May 2010 • Algorithm Update • Long Tail Impact • Quality Change • Many Sites Hurt • Quality vs Off Topic
  • 19. Caffeine Update • August 2009 - June 2010 • Infrastructure Update • No Ranking Change • Pages Missing From Index • Faster, Fresher, Deeper Index, Within Minutes
  • 20. Scraper Update • January 2011 • Targets Low Quality Scraper Sites • Warned Days Prior • Panda Soon To Come
  • 21. Panda Update • Late February 2011 • Algorithm Update • 12% Of Results Changed • Targets Low Quality Sites, Less Useful Sites, Little Content, Little Value
  • 22. Famous Updates • Fritz (Summer 2003) • Paid Links (October 2007) • Florida (November 2003) • Dewey Update (Mar 2008) • Austin Update (Jan 2004) • Vince / Brand (March 2009) • The Sandbox (April 2004) • May Day (May 2010) • Bourbon (May 2005) • Caffeine (June 2010) • Big Daddy (October 2005) • Scraper Filter (Jan. 2011) • Supplemental (Jan 2007) • Panda (February 2011)
  • 23. Google Updates • How Google Updates • Famous Updates • Panda In Detail