Google Update

**Chris** · 08-05-2004, 06:41 AM

Anyone else see a Google update? I'm seeing major movement in my listings on digital point (not good movement).

**incka** · 08-05-2004, 07:01 AM

Mostly bad for me too.

BTW: It's really hard to read 4webtemplates in your sig Chris.

**nohaber** · 08-05-2004, 07:17 AM

Nothing for me

**mobilebadboy** · 08-05-2004, 07:40 AM

I'll quote myself from SEOChat yesterday.

Originally Posted by mobilebadboy

Google's definetely up to something. One of my sites they've completely screwed, devaluing every indexed page (removing all normal indexing, simple URL links now) and not only dropping a page that held a #1 spot for months for a particular search term, but completely wiped it off the map. Searching to spot 195 I only find the front page link. Yet it's been back today crawling the whole site. Kill the site then re-crawl it.

Another site with nearly 500 indexed pages is now down to less than 90, several not showing fully indexed anymore. That helps in trying to sell it. Maybe they'll kill the PR too and just email me with a big FU.

Another site it dropped about 1000 pages. Checking now I see another 600 gone. 1600 lost pages in the matter of 24 hours. I guess if they really did this particular site ANY kind of good, I might stop running Adwords and they'd miss out on collecting my money.

I haven't even checked anything today. Of course the events over the last 2 days make me not want to check anything.

**Mike** · 08-05-2004, 07:41 AM

Yep, I see quite a lot of changes for different terms. All of my sites have stayed in the same positions really though.

**Dan Morgan** · 08-05-2004, 08:02 AM

I saw some odd fluctuations over the past few days for certain terms which made me think that something was going on. Nothing today though.

[ot]Is it just me or does DP (or G's API) not seem to be as upto date as the actual SERPs) over the last month?[/ot]

**chromate** · 08-05-2004, 10:20 AM

I haven't noticed anything beyond the ordinary. I can't remember the name of that site r2d2 posted a while back, but that would show any increase in activity.

**mobilebadboy** · 08-05-2004, 10:24 AM

This one, http://www.rankpulse.com ?

**michael_gersitz** · 08-05-2004, 07:19 PM

I was wondering why there was so much traffic coming to my sites....

Most of my listings have been lowered though...

Only recently indexed pages have high rankings for some reason.

I would like to see a PR change, so I can marvle at my PR for weeks!

**MarkB** · 08-05-2004, 10:50 PM

No changes for me according to DP. I'm looking forward to the PR update though.

**Jaffro** · 08-06-2004, 01:24 AM

yes i've seen some dancing occuring over the past few days.

**Percept** · 08-07-2004, 02:10 AM

I'm not seeing much changes.

**nohaber** · 08-07-2004, 04:50 AM

There's an update going on. I am moving up (hope it's not temporary) on "diet software" and "fitness software". I have had stable rankings for these two terms for a looong time.
Interestingly, I haven't worked on my software site for months. The only thing that I changed was to optimize my internal links a bit to get more PR in the most important pages. That might be a sign of a PR update at Google (not the toolbar)