Google Updates
Google search engine uses algorithms. These Google Algorithm Updates are used to mainly ranking. Google Algorithm Updates retrieve data and deliver results for a query. Search engine uses uses a different types of algorithms to ranking the webpages via a results page.
Most of these updates are so minor that they go completely unnoticed. But these minor things make result major . The search engine rolls out major algorithmic updates that significantly impact the SERPs such as:
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| Google Algorithm Updates & Changes: A Complete History |
- Panda
- Penguin
- Hummingbird
- Pigeon
- Fred
- Mobilegeddon
- RankBrain
- Payday
- EMD (Exact Match Domain)
- Page Layout Algorithm
Google Algorithm Updates Main Updates are –
Panda –
Launch date: February 24, 2011
Working on: Duplicate content, plagiarized or thin content, user-generated spam; keyword stuffing etc.
Penguin
Launch date: April 24, 2012
Working on: Spammy or irrelevant links, Bad Backlinks, links with over-optimized anchor text etc.
Hummingbird
Launch date: August 22, 2013
Working on: Keyword stuffing; low-quality content, search queries etc.
Pigeon
Launch date: July 24, 2014 (US); December 22, 2014 (UK, Canada, Australia)
Working on: Poor on- and off-page SEO, fake local listing etc.
Fred
Launch date: March 8, 2017
Working on: Thin, affiliate-heavy or ad-centered content etc.