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2014 Updates
Page Layout #3 February 6, 2014
Google "refreshed" ther page layout algorth!, also o$ as "top hea%y"& 'rgally
lau(hed )auary 2012, the page layout algorth! peal*es stes $th too !ay ads
abo%e the fold&
Google Updates +ts Page Layout lgorth! -o Go fter .tes "-op /ea%y" th ds
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2013 Updates
uthorshp .haeup 5e(e!ber 1, 2013
s pred(ted by 7att 8utts at Pub(o Las 9egas, authorshp !arup dsappeared fro!
roughly 1:; of -he Great Google uthorshp Purge /as ?egu 9rate
Ua!ed Update 5e(e!ber 1@, 2013
l!ost all global fluA tra(ers regstered hstor(ally hgh a(t%ty& Google $ould ot
(ofr! a update, suggestg that they a%od updates ear the holdays& 7o*8ast also
regstered a rse so!e Partal7at(h 5o!as P75s, but the patters $ere u(lear&
-he ?ggest .BP FluA .(e Pegu 2&0 5eCa .'
Google 5ees 7aCor Update ' 5e(e!ber 1@th .L
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Ua!ed Update Do%e!ber 14, 2013
7ultple Google tra(ers p(ed up uusual a(t%ty, $h(h (oo((urred $th a report of
$despread 5D. errors Google eb!aster -ools& Google dd ot (ofr! a update,
ad the (ause ad ature of ths fluA $as u(lear&
as -here a Do%e!ber 14th Google UpdateE 7o*
as -here Google Update ' Do%e!ber 14thE .B
Pegu 2&1 #: '(tober 4, 2013
fter a 412 !oth gap, Google lau(hed aother Pegu update& G%e the 2&1
desgato, ths $as probably a data update pr!arly ad ot a !aCor (hage to the
Pegu algorth!& -he o%erall !pa(t see!ed to be !oderate, although so!e
$eb!asters reported beg ht hard&
Pegu :, th -he Pegu 2&1 .pa!Flterg lgorth!, +s Do$ L%e .L
Google Pegu 2&1 as ?g /t .B
/u!!gbrd ugust 20, 2013
ou(ed o .epte!ber 26th, Google suggested that the "/u!!gbrd" update rolled
out about a !oth earler& 'ur best guess tes t to a 7o*8ast spe o ugust 20th ad
!ay reports of fluA fro! ugust 2022& /u!!gbrd has bee (o!pared to 8affee,
ad see!s to be a (ore algorth! update that !ay po$er (hages to se!at( sear(h
ad the o$ledge Graph for !oths to (o!e&
FHI ll bout -he De$ Google "/u!!gbrd" lgorth! .L
.o!e Beports 'f ugust 2122 Google Update .B
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+depth rt(les ugust 6, 2013
Google added a e$ type of e$s result (alled "depth art(les", ded(ated to !ore
e%ergree, logfor! (otet& t lau(h, t (luded ls to three art(les, ad appeared
a(ross about 3; of the sear(hes that 7o*8ast tra(s&
+depth art(les sear(h results Google
+sde +depth rt(lesI 5sse(tg Google=s Latest Feature 7o*
Ua!ed Update )uly 26, 2013
7o*8ast tra(ed a large Frday spe 10:J F, $th other sour(es sho$g sgf(at
a(t%ty o%er the $eeed& Google has ot (ofr!ed ths update&
as -here eeed Google UpdateE .B
7o*8ast Update GoogleK
o$ledge Graph Apaso )uly 1, 2013
.ee!gly o%erght,
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8ofr!edI Google Pada UpdateI -he ".ofter" Pada lgorth! .B
7ultee Update )ue 2@, 2013
Google=s 7att 8utts t$eeted a reply suggestg a "!ult$ee" algorth! update
bet$ee roughly )ue 12th ad "the $ee after )uly 4th"& -he ature of the update $as
u(lear, but there $as !ass%e rags %olatlty durg that t!e perod, peag o
)ue 2@th a((ordg to 7o*8ast data& +t appears that Google !ay ha%e bee testg
so!e (hages that $ere later rolled ba(&
Google=s "7ultee" lgorth! Update 7o*
Google=s 7att 8uttsI 7ultee Update Bollg 'ut .B
Pada 5a(e )ue 11, 2013
hle ot a a(tual Pada update, 7att 8utts !ade a !portat (larf(ato at .7M
d%a(ed, suggestg that Pada $as stll updatg !othly, but ea(h update rolled out
o%er about 10 days& -hs $as ot the "e%erfluA" !ay people had eApe(ted after Pada
#2:&
GoogleNs Pada 5a(eI 7att 8utts 8ofr!s Pada Bolls 'ut 7othly '%er 10 'f 30
5ays .L
"Payday Loa" Update )ue 11, 2013
Google aou(ed a targeted algorth! update to tae o (hes $th otorously
spa!!y results, spe(f(ally !etog payday loas ad por& -he update $asaou(ed o )ue 11th, but 7att 8utts suggested t $ould roll out o%er a 12 !oth
perod&
Google Payday Loa lgorth!I Google .ear(h lgorth! Update -o -arget .pa!!y
Hueres .L
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Google .pa! lgorth! For .pa!!y HueresI Pay 5ay LoasK .B
Pegu 2&0 #4 7ay 22, 2013
fter !oths of spe(ulato borderg o hype, the 4th Pegu update dubbed "2&0" by
Google arr%ed $th oly !oderate !pa(t& -he eAa(t ature of the (hages $ere
u(lear, but so!e e%de(e suggested that Pegu 2&0 $as !ore fely targeted to the
page le%el&
Pegu 4, th Pegu 2&0 Geerato .pa!Fghtg, +s Do$ L%e .L
Pegu 2&04 ere Oou )arred ador )oltedE .'!o*
5o!a 8ro$dg 7ay 21, 2013
Google released a update to (otrol do!a (ro$dgd%ersty deep the .BPs
pages 2K& -he t!g $as u(lear, but t see!ed to roll out Cust pror to Pegu 2&0
the U. ad possbly the sa!e day teratoally&
Google 5o!a 8ro$dg UpdateI 7ay 2013 /gh Posto
Google 5o!a 8lusterg Update )ust ?rggs
"Phato!" 7ay , 2013
+ the perod aroud 7ay th, there $ere !ay reports of a algorth! update also
%erfed by hgh 7o*8ast a(t%ty& -he eAa(t ature of ths update $as uo$, but
!ay stes reported sgf(at traff( loss&
Google Update +s /appeg GoogleI Dothg -o ou(e Do$ .B
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.' Fdgs Fro! GoogleNs Phato! Update G.H
Pada #2: 7ar(h 14, 2013
7att 8utts preaou(ed a Pada update at .7M est, ad suggested t $ould be the
last update before Pada $as tegrated to the (ore algorth!& -he eAa(t date $as
u(ofr!ed, but 7o*8ast data suggests 313314&
Google=s Fal 7aual Pada Befresh /ereE #2: .B
Google Pada Update 2: .ee!s -o /a%e /t .L
Pada #24 )auary 22, 2013
Google aou(ed ts frst off(al update of 2013, (la!g 1&2; of
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o$ledge Graph Apaso 5e(e!ber 4, 2012
Google added o$ledge Graph fu(toalty to oglsh
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Page Layout #2 '(tober , 2012
Google aou(ed a update to ts orgal page layout algorth! (hage ba(
)auary, $h(h targeted pages $th too !ay ads abo%e the fold& +t=s u(lear $hether
ths $as a algorth! (hage or a Padastyle data refresh&
+tNs R-op /ea%y 2S s Google Bolls 'ut Update -o +ts Page Layout lgorth! .L
Google Page Layout lgorth! 'ff(ally Updated .B
Pegu #3 '(tober :, 2012
fter suggestg the eAt Pegu update $ould be !aCor, Google released a !or
Pegu data update, !pa(tg "0&3; of
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set by o%er 10;& 'ff(al $ord s that ths (hage !pa(ted 0&6; of
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8ofr!edI Google Pada 3&&1 Update .B
Google Pada Befresh ' ugust 1thI 9erso 3&&1 .L
@Besult .BPs ugust 14, 2012
Google !ade a sgf(at (hage to the -op 10, l!tg t to @ results for !ay
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.ear(h
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Google Pada 3& L%eI )ue 2:th Befresh 'ly .B
Pada 3&@ #1: )ue , 2012
Google rolled out yet aother Pada data update, (la!g that less tha 1; of
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+ a !aCor step to$ard se!at( sear(h, Google started rollg out "o$ledge Graph",
a .BPtegrated dsplay pro%dg supple!etal obCe(t about (erta people, pla(es,
ad thgs& Ape(t to see "o$ledge paels" appear o !ore ad !ore .BPs o%er
t!e& lso, 5ay .ull%a=s fa%orte -re s .-I9oyagerE>
+trodu(g the o$ledge GraphI thgs, ot strgs Google
Google Lau(hes o$ledge Graph -o Pro%de s$ers, Dot )ust Ls .L
prl :2Pa( 7ay 4, 2012
Google publshed detals of :2 updates prl, (ludg (hages that $ere ted to the
"Pegu" update& 'ther hghlghts (luded a 1:; larger "base" deA, !pro%ed
pagato hadlg, ad a u!ber of updates to stels&
.ear(h
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glsh
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Google posted aother bat(h of update hghlghts, (o%erg :0 (hages 7ar(h& -hese
(luded (ofr!ato of Pada 3&4, (hages to a(horteAt "s(org", updates to !age
sear(h, ad (hages to ho$
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8ofr!edI Google Pada 3&3 .B
February 40Pa( 2 February 2@, 2012
Google publshed a se(od set of "sear(h
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ds bo%e -he Fold )auary 1, 2012
Google updated ther page layout algorth!s to de%alue stes $th too !u(h adspa(e
abo%e the "fold"& +t $as pre%ously suspe(ted that a s!lar fa(tor $as play Pada&
-he update had o off(al a!e, although t $as refere(ed as "-op /ea%y" by so!e
.'s&
Page layout algorth! !pro%e!et Google
Pages th -oo 7ay ds Rbo%e -he FoldT Do$ Peal*ed ?y GoogleNs RPage LayoutT
lgorth! .L
Pada 3&2 #10 )auary 1, 2012
Google (ofr!ed a Pada data update, although suggested that the algorth! had=t
(haged& +t $as u(lear ho$ ths ft to the "Pada FluA" s(he!e of !ore fre
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)auary 30Pa( )auary :, 2012
Google aou(ed 30 (hages o%er the pre%ous !oth, (ludg !age sear(h
ladgpage
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10Pa( of Updates Do%e!ber 14, 2011
-hs oe $as a bt uusual& + a bd to be !ore trasparet, 7att 8utts released a post
$th 10 re(et algorth! updates& +t=s ot (lear $hat the t!ele $as, ad !ost $ere
s!all updates, but t dd sgal a shft ho$ Google (o!!u(ates algorth! (hages&
-e re(et algorth! (hages Google
+!pro%ed .ppets, Ba ?oost For R'ff(alT Pages !og 10 De$ Google lgorth!
8hages .L
Freshess Update Do%e!ber 3, 2011
Google aou(ed that a algorth! (hage re$ardg freshess $ould !pa(t up to
3:; of
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7att 8utts t$eetedI "eApe(t so!e Padarelated fluA the eAt fe$ $ees" ad ga%e a
fgure of "V2;"& 'ther !or Pada updates o((urred o 103, 1013, ad 111&
-ag a 8loser Loo at the GoogleNs Pada 2&: RFluAT .L
R7orT Google Pada Update ' Do%e!ber 1th .L
Pada 2&: #@ .epte!ber 2, 2011
fter !ore tha !oth, Google rolled out aother Pada update& .pe(f( detals of $hat
(haged $ere u(lear, but so!e stes reported larges(ale losses&
8ofr!edI Google Pada 2&: Update rr%ed -hs ee .L
Google Pada 2&:I Losers +(lude -oday .ho$, -he DeAt eb ers +(lude
Oou-ube, FoA De$s .L
:16 lgo Updates .epte!ber 21, 2011
-hs $as=t a update, but t $as a a!a*g re%elato& Google 8' r( .(h!dt told
8ogress that Google !ade :16 updates 2010& -he real sho(erE -hey tested o%er
13,000 updates&
r( .(h!dt=s 8ogressoal -est!oy .L
Pagato le!ets .epte!ber 1:, 2011
-o help fA (ra$l ad dupl(ato proble!s (reated by pagato, Google trodu(ed the
relY"eAt" ad relY"pre%" l attrbutes& Google also aou(ed that they had !pro%ed
auto!at( (osoldato ad (ao(al*ato for "9e$ ll" pages&
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Pagato $th relYReAtT ad relYRpre%T Google
Google Pro%des De$ 'ptos for Pagated 8otet .L
Apaded .tels ugust 16, 2011
fter eAper!etg for a $hle, Google off(ally rolled out eApaded stels, !ost
ofte for brad
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/olst( Loo at Pada $th 9aessa FoA .toe -e!ple
GoogleK )ue 2, 2011
fter a u!ber of so(al !eda falures, Google lau(hed a serous atta( o Fa(eboo
$th GoogleK& GoogleK re%ol%ed aroud (r(les for sharg (otet, ad $as tghtly
tegrated to produ(ts le G!al& arly adopters $ere
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!aCor algorth! update ht stes hard, affe(tg up to 12; of sear(h results a u!ber
that (a!e dre(tly fro! Google& Pada see!ed to (ra( do$ o th (otet, (otet
far!s, stes $th hgh adto(otet ratos, ad a u!ber of other
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.o(al .gals 5e(e!ber 2010
Google ad ?g (ofr!ed that they use so(al sgals deter!g rag, (ludg
data fro! -$tter ad Fa(eboo& 7att 8utts (ofr!ed that ths $as a relat%ely e$
de%elop!et for Google, although !ay .'s had log suspe(ted t $ould happe&
hat .o(al .gals 5o Google ?g Beally 8outE .L
Google eb!aster 9deo Be(ofr!s Use 'f .o(al .gals .L
Degat%e Be%e$s 5e(e!ber 2010
fter a eApose the De$ Oor -!es about ho$ e(o!!er(e ste 5e(or7yyes $as
rag based o egat%e re%e$s, Google !ade a rare !o%e ad rea(t%ely adCusted
the algorth! to target stes usg s!lar ta(t(s&
?ully Fds a Pulpt o the eb DO -!es
?eg bad to your (usto!ers s bad for busess Google
+stat Pre%e$s Do%e!ber 2010
!agfyg glass (o appeared o Google sear(h results, allo$g sear(h %stors to
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real*e that the !pa(t $as ult!ately farly s!all&
bout Google +stat Google
Google +statI Fe$er 8hages to .' tha the %erage lgo Update .'!o*
?rad Update ugust 2010
lthough ot a tradtoal algorth! update, Google started allo$g the sa!e do!a to
appear !ultple t!es o a .BP& Pre%ously, do!as $ere l!ted to 12 lstgs, or 1
lstg $th deted results&
Google .ear(h Besults 5o!ated ?y 'e 5o!a .L
8affee Bollout )ue 2010
fter !oths of testg, Google fshed rollg out the 8affee frastru(ture& 8affee
ot oly boosted Google=s ra$ speed, but tegrated (ra$lg ad deAato !u(h !ore
tghtly, resultg a((ordg to Google a :0; fresher deA&
'ur e$ sear(h deAI 8affee Google
GoogleNs De$ +deAg +frastru(ture R8affeeT Do$ L%e .L
7ay 5ay 7ay 2010
+ late prl ad early 7ay, $eb!asters ot(ed sgf(at drops ther logtal traff(&7att 8utts later (ofr!ed that 7ay 5ay $as a algorth! (hage !pa(tg the log
tal& .tes $th larges(ale th (otet see!ed to be ht espe(ally hard, foreshado$g
the Pada update&
Google .ear(h Besults 5o!ated ?y 'e 5o!a .L
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9deoI Google=s 7att 8utts ' 7ay 5ay Update .Boudtable
Google Pla(es prl 2010
lthough "Pla(es" pages $ere rolled out .epte!ber of 200, they $ere orgally oly
a part of Google 7aps& -he off(al lau(h of Google Pla(es rebraded the Lo(al
?usess 8eter, tegrated Pla(es pages !ore (losely $th lo(al sear(h results, ad
added a u!ber of features, (ludg e$ lo(al ad%ertsg optos&
Google Lo(al ?usess 8eter ?e(o!es "Google Pla(es" .L
+trodu(g Google Pla(es Google
200 Updates
Bealt!e .ear(h 5e(e!ber 200
-hs t!e, realt!e sear(h $as for real -$tter feeds, Google De$s, e$ly deAed
(otet, ad a u!ber of other sour(es $ere tegrated to a realt!e feed o so!e
.BPs& .our(es (otued to eApad o%er t!e, (ludg so(al !eda&
Google Lau(hes Beal -!e .ear(h Besults .L
8affee Pre%e$ ugust 200
Google released a pre%e$ of a !ass%e frastru(ture (hage, desged to speed
(ra$lg, eApad the deA, ad tegrate deAato ad rag early realt!e& -he
t!ele spaed !oths, $th the fal rollout startg the U. early 2010 adlastg utl the su!!er&
Google 8affeeI 5etaled -est of the De$ Google 7ashable
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/elp test so!e eAtgeerato frastru(ture Google
Bel(ao(al -ag February 200
Google, 7(rosoft, ad Oahoo Cotly aou(ed support for the 8ao(al -ag, allo$g$eb!asters to sed (ao(al*ato sgals to sear(h bots $thout !pa(tg hu!a
%stors&
Lear about the 8ao(al L le!et : !utes 7att8utts&(o!
8ao(al UBL -ag -he 7ost +!portat d%a(e!et .' Pra(t(es .(e
.te!aps .'!o*
9(e February 200
.'s reported a !aCor update that see!ed to strogly fa%or bg brads& 7att 8utts
(alled 9(e a "!or (hage", but others felt t had profoud, logter! !pl(atos&
?g ?rads Google ?rad Pro!otoI De$ .ear(h ge Bags Pla(e /ea%y
!phass o ?radg .' ?oo
Google=s 9(e Update Produ(es ?g ?rad Bags Google 8alls +t -rust "8hage"
.L
200 Updates
Google .uggest ugust 200
+ a !aCor (hage to ther logoadaboA ho!epage Google trodu(ed .uggest,
dsplayg suggested sear(hes a dropdo$ belo$ the sear(h boA as %stors typed
ther
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5e$ey prl 200
larges(ale shuffle see!ed to o((ur at the ed of 7ar(h ad to early prl, but the
spe(f(s $ere u(lear& .o!e suspe(ted Google $as pushg ts o$ teral propertes,
(ludg Google ?oos, but the e%de(e of that $as l!ted&
Google=s 8utts sg for Feedba( o 7ar(hprl =0 Update .Boudtable
200@ Updates
?uffy )ue 200@
+ hoor of 9aessa FoA lea%g Google, the "?uffy" update $as (hrsteed& Do oe $as
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Google Update 5ebued ?y 7att 8utts .Boudtable
.upple!etal Update Do%e!ber 2006
-hroughout 2006, Google see!ed to !ae (hages to the supple!etal deA ad ho$fltered pages $ere treated& -hey (la!ed late 2006 that supple!etal $as ot a
pealty e%e f t so!et!es felt that $ay&
8ofuso '%er Google=s .upple!etal +deA .Boudtable
200: Updates
?g 5addy 5e(e!ber 200:
-e(h(ally, ?g 5addy $as a frastru(ture update le the !ore re(et "8affee",
ad t rolled out o%er a fe$ !oths, $rappg up 7ar(h of 2006& ?g 5addy (haged
the $ay Google hadled UBL (ao(al*ato, redre(ts 301302 ad other te(h(al
ssues&
+deAg t!ele 7att8utts&(o!
-odd, Greg 7att 8utts o eb7asterBado .'!o*
)agger '(tober 200:
Google released a seres of updates, !ostly targeted at lo$
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fter lau(hg the Lo(al ?usess 8eter 7ar(h 200: ad e(ouragg busesses
to update ther for!ato, Google !erged ts 7aps data to the L?8, a !o%e that
$ould e%etually dr%e a u!ber of (hages lo(al .'&
Google 7erges Lo(al ad 7aps Produ(ts Google
Gllga .epte!ber 200:
lso (alled the "False" update E $eb!asters sa$ (hages probably ogog, but
Google (la!ed o !aCor algorth! update o((urred& 7att 8utts $rote a blog post
eAplag that Google updated at the t!e deA data daly but -oolbar PB ad so!e
other !etr(s oly o(e e%ery 3 !oths&
Google=s 8utts .ays Dot Update + .ay Update, )ust Dot 5a(e .
hatEs a updateE 7att8utts&(o!
Persoal*ed .ear(h )ue 200:
Ule pre%ous atte!pts at persoal*ato, $h(h re
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ad deAato&
De$ "Google .te!aps" eb Page Feed Progra! .
?ourbo 7ay 200:
"GoogleGuy" lely 7att 8utts aou(ed that Google $as rollg out "so!ethg le
3&: (hages sear(h
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Google +P' ugust 2004
lthough ob%ously ot a algorth! update, a !aCor e%et Google=s hstory Google
sold 17 shares, rased \1&6@? (aptal, ad set ther !aret %alue at o%er \20?& ?y
)auary 200:, Google share pr(es !ore tha doubled&
Google +P' pr(ed at \: a share 8DD
?rady February 2004
Google rolled out a %arety of (hages, (ludg a !ass%e deA eApaso, Latet
.e!at( +deAg L.+, (reased atteto to a(hor teAt rele%a(e, ad the (o(ept
of l "eghborhoods&" L.+ eApaded Google=s ablty to uderstad syoy!s ad too
ey$ord aalyss to the eAt le%el&
Google=s ?rady Update Aposed ebProDe$s
/o$ -o ?eat Google=s "?rady" Update .tePot
ust )auary 2004
hat Florda !ssed, ust (a!e to (lea up& Google (otued to (ra(do$ o
de(ept%e opage ta(t(s, (ludg %sble teAt ad 7-tag stuffg& .o!e
spe(ulated that Google put the "/lltop" algorth! to play ad bega to tae page
rele%a(e serously&
-he latest o update ust Google=s )auary update .)
Google Update ustI Google Update Florda ga .ear(h7aretg&fo
2003 Updates
Florda Do%e!ber 2003
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-hs $as the update that put updates ad probably the .' dustry o the !ap& 7ay
stes lost rag, ad busess o$ers $ere furous& Florda souded the death ell for
lo$%alue late 0s .' ta(t(s, le ey$ord stuffg, ad !ade the ga!e a $hole lot
!ore terestg&
hat /appeed -o 7y .te ' GoogleE .
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