Panda Update News

Google Panda demotes or adjusts your rankings down — it does not devalue

Gary Illyes from Google told us Google's new Penguin 4.0 algorithm devalues spam, ignores it -- but Panda demotes the spam by adjusting the...

Barry Schwartz | Oct 14, 2016 at 9:38 am ET

Google Explains What It Means To Be Part Of The “Core” Algorithm

To be core, the algorithm needs to be consistent enough to run by itself without much worry that it won't work...

Barry Schwartz | Jan 21, 2016 at 9:23 am ET

Google Panda Is Now Part Of Google’s Core Ranking Signals

Say goodbye to the typical Google Panda updates. Panda is now baked in as one of Google's core ranking...

Barry Schwartz | Jan 12, 2016 at 9:27 am ET

Google Panda 4.2 Is Still Rolling Out

Google has confirmed that the Panda 4.2 update that started rolling out 2 1/2 months ago is still rolling...

Barry Schwartz | Oct 1, 2015 at 2:48 pm ET

Google Panda 4.2 FAQs: We Interviewed Google On The Latest Panda Update

There are many questions about the latest Google Panda update, Panda 4.2. Here are some answers for you from our talk with...

Barry Schwartz | Aug 5, 2015 at 11:18 am ET

Google: Panda 4.2 Is Rolling Out Slowly For Technical Reasons

Google's John Mueller tries to explain why the Panda 4.2 rollout is happening so slowly over months and...

Barry Schwartz | Jul 31, 2015 at 9:48 am ET

Google Panda 4.2 Is Here; Slowly Rolling Out After Waiting Almost 10 Months

Google says a Panda refresh began this weekend but will take months to fully roll...

Barry Schwartz | Jul 22, 2015 at 5:22 pm ET

Google Panda Update Coming In Upcoming Weeks

Google's Gary Illyes says webmasters can expect a Panda refresh within the upcoming...

Barry Schwartz | Jun 2, 2015 at 8:45 pm ET

Google Says No Panda Update Happened This Past Weekend

Google said on record there was no update over the weekend despite webmasters and SEOs noticing significant changes in their search...

Barry Schwartz | May 5, 2015 at 9:26 am ET

Google Says There’s No Whitelist To Save You From Panda Or Penguin

Google's John Mueller said there is no whitelist for the Penguin and Panda algorithms, like there is for the SafeSearch...

Barry Schwartz | Feb 11, 2015 at 2:29 pm ET

Google Ventures-Backed RetailMeNot Climbs Out Of Its Google Penalty

What changes did RetailMeNot make to recover from the Google Panda algorithm? It is unclear but their rankings did bounce...

Barry Schwartz | Jan 21, 2015 at 9:31 am ET

Google: Panda 4.1 Still Rolling Out

Over the weekend, there was a tremendous amount of chatter within the SEO community, including discussion forums, social media and other...

Barry Schwartz | Oct 6, 2014 at 4:35 pm ET

Are Games & Lyrics Sites Google Panda 4.1’s Biggest Losers?

Google began rolling out Panda 4.1 last week, a process that continues into this week, but we already have the winners and losers report from...

Barry Schwartz | Sep 29, 2014 at 9:33 am ET

PR Newswire’s Answer To Their Google Panda Troubles: Taking Action On Press Release Spammers

When Google released its most recent modification to the Panda algorithm, Panda 4.0, on May 20th, one of the sites reportedly hit hard by the...

Barry Schwartz | Jun 26, 2014 at 2:24 pm ET

Did Google Panda 4.0 Go After Press Release Sites?

Nine days ago when Google released Panda 4.0 — which aims to filter out “thin” content from top rankings — we focused...

Barry Schwartz | May 29, 2014 at 2:13 pm ET

RetailMeNot Says On Google Ranking Drop: The Reports “Greatly Overstate” Our Organic Search Impact

On Tuesday, Google pushed out their revised Panda Algorithm code-named Panda 4.0. Panda is designed to remove low-quality content from...

Barry Schwartz | May 22, 2014 at 2:14 pm ET

Google Begins Rolling Out Panda 4.0 Now

Google’s Matt Cutts announced on Twitter that they have released version 4.0 of the Google Panda algorithm. Google’s Panda algorithm...

Barry Schwartz | May 20, 2014 at 7:18 pm ET

Google Granted Patent For Panda Algorithm

Google’s Panda update has been one of the most talked about algorithmic updates by SEOs and webmasters since it launched in February 2011....

Barry Schwartz | Mar 25, 2014 at 2:00 pm ET

Google Working On A Softer & Gentler Panda Algorithm To Help Small Businesses

Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, announced at Search Marketing Expo that his search team is working the “next...

Barry Schwartz | Mar 13, 2014 at 4:54 pm ET

Google Confirms Panda Update Is Rolling Out: This One Is More “Finely Targeted”

This morning, I noticed a possible Panda update was rolling out, one that seemed to be “softer” in nature than the previous updates,...

Barry Schwartz | Jul 18, 2013 at 1:22 pm ET