Back in June, Google told us the Penguin update is months away at best. We also know Google is working on a real time update to the algorithm, so it runs immediately and would not require manual pushes.

This morning in a Google+ Hangout, John Mueller said at the 28:25 mark or so that he doesn’t know for sure when the Penguin algorithm would launch but if he had to guess, it would be before the end of the year and it would be the real time version.

John said:

Of course, Google was suppose to launch the real time version before and they didn’t. I suspect the next time they announce anything Penguin related, it will be the real time announcement.

But obviously, only time will tell.

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