May 27,2015 Twitter announces they now categorize off Tweets examples; NEWS, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, TECH & SCIENCE, LIFESTYLE, MUSIC etc.
May 1, 2015 Google recognizes all symbols using the shift key when typing number on the keyboard via the algorythum and Google Search.
The Quality Update: May 3, 2015 After many reports of large-scale ranking changes, originally dubbed "Phantom 2", Google acknowledged a core algorithm change impacting "quality signals". This update seems to have had a broad impact, but Google didn't reveal any specifics about the nature of the signals involved.
The Quality Update: Google Confirms Changing How Quality Is Assessed, Resulting In Rankings Shake-Up (SEL)
Google's 'phantom' algorithm update hits websites (CNBC)
Mobile Update AKA "Mobilegeddon" — April 22, 2015
In a rare move, Google pre-announced an algorithm update, telling us that mobile rankings would differ for mobile-friendly sites starting on April 21st. The impact of this update was, in the short-term, much smaller than expected, and our data showed that algorithm flux peaked on April 22nd. Finding more mobile-friendly search results (Google) 7 Days After Mobilegeddon: How Far Did the Sky Fall? (Moz)
February 21, 2015, Introducing "Periscope" video on Twitter.Capture life's most meaningful moments with video on Twitter, and show the world what's moving in yours. And instantly reach an audience around the world. |
February 4, 2015 Multiple SERP-trackers and many webmasters reported major flux in Google SERPs. Speculation ranged from an e-commerce focused update to a mobile usability update. Google did not officially confirm an update. Significant Google Search Algorithm Update Yesterday (SER) Google Brand-eCommerce “Update” causing fluctuations (Searchmetrics)
February 4, 2015, Google announced search results designated to Twitter searches completed on Google's search engine Twitter to receive power and authority listing on the Google search engine. Resulting in Twitters own search result on Google. |
2014 Updates
Pigeon Expands (UK, CA, AU) — December 22, 2014
Penguin Everflux — December 10, 2014Pirate 2.0 — October 21, 2014
Penguin 3.0 — October 17, 2014
"In The News" Box — October 2014
Panda 4.1 (#27) — September 23, 2014
Authorship Removed — August 28, 2014HTTPS/SSL Update — August 6, 2014
Pigeon — July 24, 2014
Authorship Photo Drop — June 28, 2014
Payday Loan 3.0 — June 12, 2014
Panda 4.0 — May 19, 2014
Payday Loan 2.0 — May 16, 2014
Unnamed Update — March 24, 2014
Page Layout #3 — February 6, 2014
2013 Major Updates
Penguin 2.1, October 4, 2013
Hummingbird, August 20th, 2013
Complete Rewrote the Algorithm
LUI - Linguistics User Interface
Video indexed faster than all other material on Google
App Friendly
Mobile Friendly
Penguin, May 22, 2013
Panda Refresh, March 14, 2013
Panda January 22, 2013