I’ve been on the edge about if I should report or not report some of the chatter and signals I am seeing around a possible Google search ranking algorithm update. I was seeing some somewhat small signs since the weekend of an update but those signals are picking up a little bit more a few days in.
So I figured I’d document it and share what I see thus far. There have been some people asking me if there was an update over the weekend. I do not think there was a big update, maybe something that impacted specific niches or tactics but nothing widespread like a core update.
The last unconfirmed update I reported on was on February 17th and of course, all the confusion on passage ranking and when it was released.
But starting over the weekend there has been chatter at both WebmasterWorld and BlackHatWorld about another update this weekend. Here is some of that chatter:
Some of the tracking tools are showing some fluctuations, but the tools are not 100% in sync with each other.
So if you saw some changes since the weekend, you are not alone.
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld and BlackHatWorld.
