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SERPS for these terms
a) have the two word phrase highlighted all throughout the titles and snippets
b) are the same whether or not -fdsafdsa is used (or very, very close)
It seems to be a major softening of the filter. Some KWs I'm looking at still have some results missing, but not nearly as many.
The rollback seems to be gradual. city1 KW1 may not be affected, but city2 KW1 is.
You got that right. How can we talk about specifics when it may involve members of WebmasterWorld. I know I would freak if there a long in-depth discussion about the keywords I am chasing.
Now does anyone wanna get back on topic or do the poor, overworked mods need to lock this thread too? ;)
I for one would have called Florida, Frankenstein instead, and if Galem does not pan out, we can call it Gonorrhea, as it will leave festering sores on SEO's bottom line for years to come. :)
I don't think gonorrhea is in full force, but I am getting itchy.
With the last two fresh tag updates I've seen more SERPs return to the kind we were accustomed to seeing before Florida. They seem to be turning the filter dial from 11 down to about 3, on a KW by KW basis.
Maybe it's more obvious in the areas I've been keeping an eye on for comparison purposes.
If you run a few searches using the name of a city plus a product or service you should see what I'm talking about soon enough. Compare different cities for the same product. Some have rolled back, some haven't.
If you run a few searches using the name of a city plus a product or service you should see what I'm talking about soon enough
Oodlum, I keep hoping you are right but I just haven't found any changes whatsoever on any of the databases I've monitored, which ones are you using?
I am keeping close tabs on a 4 word keyphrase with both city and country which has been knocked from number 2 to oblivion and still haven't found any movement.
I've seen a move away from the broad match, toward the exact match (pre-Florida style) as well the last couple of days.
This is one of the most vainest threads I've read in a long time.
Ok, you want the bragging rights to naming the next update but this is NOT an update, and Galen is nothing more than a pretentious name for a non-event.
You are going to receive a different result depending on which data center your computer hits. This has been going on for months now, get over it. You are simply hitting a different DC.
oodlum, there is no Galen. Hang it up. It's annoying. I'm not the first person who has said it's annoying so please get the message already.
Thanks.
I said above: To answer my own question: No, Galen is not in full force
If I could change the title of this thread I would. I'm just looking for answers.
I'm just looking for answers.
Answer: "Nothing happening folks. Move along."
