Penguin 3.1 Update

[GaryTheScubaGuy]

I am seeing many changes in all of my sites in a US search.

Could be the anticipated Penguin 3.1 update.

Check your rankings!

GaryTheScubaGuy

[davemerry]

Can't see any major changes in the UK yet. The results are still full of absolute crap and spam!

[thebookiesoffers]

can't see anything, although last week there was something that changed that no one picked up on

[bboyspyder]

No changes for me either. I don't see any posts on IM forums either about a big update.

[baldidiot]

Sames as the others, no real changes other than normal movement.

[sweetbet]

nothing significant.

[lots0]

Looks to me like another run of their "over optimization" module.
I believe the googlies may have added a couple of new tweaks to it though.

Recovered ranking for a couple of nice keyword sets that we got penalized for last time... Sweet.

[schoolly]

I have old site and not see any changes on my keywords.

[casinomegamall]

I have not seen any changes in my website's search. Any other effect on your website after update?

[dfiocch]

No changes here (Italy-Europe side), same crap as one month ago...
Tried to switch IPs... same crap.

But I see signs of a major update on 27th.
Something is on the way.

[GaryTheScubaGuy]

Google released the update Nov 22nd and it didn't get fully pushed out until about a week later.

[GaryTheScubaGuy]

http://searchengineland.com/confirme...er-21st-141098

[thebookiesoffers]

that was panda, not penguin

[michael1981]

I did notice this Google update, and it seems to have been very positive for most of my websites. For the first time ever, I actually like what Google is doing lol I usually curse and swear after a Google update, but not this time haha

[Frank Benjamin]

I noticed a dip in traffic after the Nov. 5 update, but not this one. Thank God! I can only get slapped so many times in one year.

[-Shay-]

Owners of thin affiliate sites should be doing back flips over this update.

[MrDeposit]

owners of thin affiliate sites should be doing back flips over this update.

lmfao

[lots0]

Is it "Thin" or is it just not "Over Optimized"?

[-Shay-]

"Thin" and "over optimized" sites are what I was referring to with my commentary. Thin meaning very little content - most of which not useful, keyword stuffed, written for search engines.

There are several sites that have popped up that are nothing more than a keyword drill (ie - My widget site is the best of all widget sites. No other site for widgets is better than mine - and I checked all different sites for widgets) in terms of content, as well as sites that have clearly done nothing more than re-write content (site A says "The blue sky is pretty" site B says "The beautiful and pretty blue sky looks great.").

So far this year, Google has (in my opinion) got it right (or at least "more right") on their updates. This one is a fail and will not stick.

Disclaimer - I've not been "hit" by this update nor have I been "rewarded" - just making observations.

[casinorecommender]

No PR and major traffic change on none of my sites (10) including UK, USA and Turkish market.

FYI