Update Brandy Part 2

[GoogleGuy]

Continued from: [webmasterworld.com...]

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steveb, I believe the 64.x.x.x data center has the change, but I'm not positive. We use different terminology inside Google. :)

Powdork, I'm not sure if you'd call it an update exactly (different algorithms play more of a role than different data). But I'm guessing the change will probably roll out over the course of the weekend.

[tigger]

this could be moving around for a few days you won't be seeing this at AOL

[valeyard]

Well, this "change" (perhaps it should be named after a suburb of Austin?) hasn't made a lot of difference to my pages.

BUT. As a user I'm noticing a definite improvement in the SERPS. And that's the most important thing.

I'll watch it unfold over the weekend but first impressions are a thumbs up.

Maybe I can cancel that order for a dozen sites with automated dumps of ODP data :-)

[SlyOldDog]

One thing I am noticing - when I search in Spanish our Spanish pages don't show. Google is indexing the higher level English language page linking to the Spanish page.

I guess Google picks up the Spanish keywords in the anchor text which resides on the English page. Is this a symptom of removing pages with keyword stuffing? Obviously the real Spanish page contains more keywords, but Google prefers the page mentioning the keyword only once.

[Think]

perhaps not the most appropriate time to ask but:-

what is the difference between

link:www.widgit.com

and

link: www.widgit.com

and which is correct?

Thanks

[wellzy]

I hope this is an update ;) Looks great from where I sit. There goes my weekend lol

[jojojo]

IS the 64.xx.xx.xx results showing up anywhere else?

I personally hope that 64 is the new update :)

We'll find out soon :)

thanks GG

[Dayo_UK]

Think

link:www.widget.com is a search for links that point to the domain (Normally PR4 + pages)

link: www.widget.com is a search for the words link and www.widget.com - eg pages that contain the url name and the word link

Dayo

[Hissingsid]

Hey GoogleGuy,

My feedback on 64.233.161.99. The results on most of the terms I track are like the best of per Florida plus the best of post Austin. If this is repeated for other folks terms and that is the data set that you are going to rollout FWIW I think that you have made a step change in improved SERPs.

If 64.233.161.99 is the new data set; where do you want the chocolates and champagne sending?

Best wishes

Sid

[Hissingsid]

IS the 64.xx.xx.xx results showing up anywhere else?

FWIW I'm seeing 216.239.37.98 on search Aol dot com.

Not quite as good as 64 but still a big improvement over Austin.

Sid

Added 216 is also now on Aol .co.uk

[a_chameleon]

If 64.233.161.99 is the new data set; where do you want the chocolates and champagne sending?

:)

Not quite as good as 64 but still a big improvement over Austin.

:)

Agreed whole heartedly!

In my category, post Austin, some of the most non-relevant sites one could imagine were coming in at >#5; several with the (3-word) search term mentioned maybe once, in passing reference, and some with only two of the three words anywhere at all.

What I'm seeing at 64.233.161.99 seems like Google's shaken out some of the chaff; sites in >#10 are actaully *all about* the search term.

Amen. But... Do I wait for "the other shoe to drop...?.

[lasko]

64.233.161.99

Is the best i have seen for a long time.

hey nice to see you back GoogleGuy hope everyone treats you like a human :)

I have to say the results are returning the main index page instead of pages with in the web site also you can tell by glancing by the size of each result that the site is good for example good title, description and link to the directory.

Should be fun.

happy valantines day to Google we love you again :)

[Pricey]

Bleh, I have been totally confused for the last 10 mins. I was reading the original post, clicked next and everything disappeared :/

Then it took me 10 mins to work out that the post was split and named Brandy Update (whoever named it was consuming brandy at the time, or just had it on the brain? :P)

Anyway, my site said it was updated in the index on the 9th and all the pages are there but they are sooo deep that they might as well not be there. Are updated pages from the 8th and 9th part of Brandy or the tail end or Austin? I could really do with knowing, cus if they ARE brandy then I have serious prob as I was up the top before xmas.

Phil

[webdude]

64.233.161.99, so far, has been belly belly good for me. I hope it sticks.

[zgb999]

I had to laugh about the new name of the update. Brandy is a good change to all the US states and towns...

Sid, I am happy to hear that you are happy with the update. I have the impression you earned it!

From what I am seeing there are not too many changes in our SERPs.

[a_chameleon]

If 64.233.161.99 is the new data set; where do you want the chocolates and champagne sending?

:)

Not quite as good as 64 but still a big improvement over Austin.

:)

Agreed whole heartedly!

In my category, post Austin, some of the most non-relevant sites one could imagine were coming in at >#5; several with the (3-word) search term mentioned maybe once, in passing reference, and some with only two of the three words anywhere at all.

What I'm seeing at 64.233.161.99 seems like Google's shaken out some of the chaff; sites in >#10 are actaully *all about* the search term.

Amen.

But... Do I wait for "the other shoe to drop...?.

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