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Vermontwebmaster
12-30-2005, 08:38 AM
That's what I call it. Anyhow Barry you are right. You posted an article the other day that no one is talking on the Forums. I have to agree. I monitor many SEO forums as well as a few blogs and I find nothing..The only thing I notice at all is the Test Data Center is still popping live now and then with better results each time. Matt Cutt's posted again that he may be looking for feedback on it soon. My "uneducated guess" is that this weekend may bring some change. let me stress "Uneducated" or Gut Feeling.
rustybrick
12-30-2005, 08:47 AM
We all know that Matt is holding off any large update until after the holiday shopping season. So we should expect one soon.

And it was a long week.
seo-ireland
12-30-2005, 04:38 PM
We all know that Matt is holding off any large update until after the holiday shopping season.

I beg to differ Rusty. One of my sites has lost 90% of its traffic since the 27th. Seems to me that the test DC propogated to the others. There are some awful SERPs on show at the moment.
randfish
12-30-2005, 05:02 PM
We watch A LOT of SERPs and have only seen minor changes. It could be something to do with your site specifically or a specific type of technique or link source that's been shut down, rather than a full-scale update.
Vermontwebmaster
12-30-2005, 05:05 PM
I beg to differ Rusty. One of my sites has lost 90% of its traffic since the 27th. Seems to me that the test DC propogated to the others. There are some awful SERPs on show at the moment.


The test DC has definately not propogated as of yet. Using Mcdar's tool I have been tracking the progress and no spread yet. How ever I am sure it will be any day now.
seo-ireland
12-30-2005, 08:31 PM
In the area I am watching there has been considerable shifting (affiliate store). It may very well be that I have picked up a penalty of some sort, I'm not denying that. The store is a subdirectory of the site and only it has been affected. The rest of the site is ranking as normal. The SERPs that exist now for some of the product keyphrases are very poor, keyword stuffing is rampant.
rustybrick
12-31-2005, 06:03 PM
He specially didnt want to shake things up like last year. So it may be an other thing your experiencing.
seo-ireland
12-31-2005, 10:55 PM
Maybe so. Happy New Year guys and gals!