Update Dominic - Part 3

[Napoleon]

Continued from part 2: [webmasterworld.com...]

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I'm back... just browsing, but feel I should re-cap what many people are missing (because it is buried well back in the thread now).

There are two phenomena

a) Algo/filter changes. These are being played out on SJ, and of course: if you are testing a change you use older tried and tested data, which is what Google has done (with a dash of Fresh). Hence all the missing links, strangely dropping sites, etc.

b) The update, with the application of the latest data and links.

It was spelled out earlier that the results on SJ will change when newer data, and this months crawl data, is brought in. However, the SJ effect may replicate at other centers before that data upgrade is applied.

I think that's an accurate reflection of reality, and the message is therefore don't panic. For those who have suffered on SJ, it might get worse before it gets better, but wait until the new data is in there before you throw a wobbler.

[rfgdxm1]

We shall see. However, I predict changes won't be that dramatic.

[rfgdxm1]

Good point renee. GG confirmed this was the update after I asked him a direct question about it. Thus, this pre-update thread should be closed. I don't think GG would lie.

[jady]

lol - these mods are going to make me crazier than Google! Thought I was going nuts. There is an update going on though.. :) Backlinks are WAY WAY down across the net on www2/www3 and ranks are a little "odd" but not horrid.

[Stefan]

Yep, GG doesn't lie. The new index might be a dog's breakfast, but he did yeoman's duty today. He stuck with the New Year's resolution. Respect.

[dvduval]

The one watch is 216.239.33.100.
The Google update has always started there to my knowledge.

[renee]

"The one watch is 216.239.33.100."

This is the -ex datacenter which started the last update so both ww2 and ww3 pointed to -ex as an indixation that the dance started. This time around, the new index is implemented in -sj and now ww2 and ww3 are both pointing to -sj (216.239.35.100). Makes sense?

[Go60Guy]

Yeah, half my backlinks are no longer showing.

[willybfriendly]

Ok, now I have seen some of what others have been complaining about. On a certain geographic search the #2 result is now a page titled "Links". The geographic term is Oregon, but the page is a New Zealand site that I strongly suspect was using Zeus to identify and solicit links. It has a PR of 4 and is higher in the ranks than the next PR5 site.

This one seems to be an anomoly though. Other search phrases in the same area using the geographic term Oregon return relevant responses.

The algo would appear to need a bit more tweaking.

WBF

[Marcia]

And the heat is on with Update Dominic on the move:

[webmasterworld.com...]

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