I have noticed in my market for real estate that none of the websites have fresh tags. In the past this has been an indication of a serps update. Has anyone else noticed this or have the same conclusion?
I have a few sites in IT. I haven't noticed anything abnormal yet. I hope it's for good if there's a major update coming.
It happens once in awhile... where the index lags a little bit. There are very few sites with fresh tags (which only means new in the last 48 hours). So nothing major is happening... it's normal.
In results I have not ever seen when none of the real estate sites within my market have never had a fresh tag, if there wasnt an update coming, but you know a lot more then I do Shawn. I guess I will just keep an eye on it and hope that there is an update coming.
I would agree with Shawn on this one. Googles different datacenters when swapping data can get lagged and this is the result seen. Give it another day and you will know for sure tho.
Every forum I've visited today has the same thread in it. Is it 1 person asking the same question on each one? Whats the point of wondering if one is coming - we don't know what new things they will include till they are already included, so its a little pointless to wonder if one is or not.
Although I have GoogleAlerts set for daily, the only time I get them is a day or two before a backlink update. I received an alert this morning for one of my sites. /*tom*/
If the PR update doesnt come this weekend I have a horrible feeling we're going to be waiting another 2 months and subsequently updates will come every 3 months.
IMO, we will see some kind of update within the next week. 1) G is way too active 2) Similar to past updates, Bot on crack, no fresh dates, everybody asking about it. 3) It has been about a month since the last update. 4) I called the psychic friends network and they agree.
That's not my experience... I get them pretty much every day, or at least several times a week... Okay... that I'll accept. Everything else in this thread is flat out wishful thinking and blind stabs in the dark, but the Network is never wrong
I think generally every time i visit any forum theres someone wondering or asking if theres an update coming (and there will always be one at the end/beginning of each month as well)
I did notive some abnormal SERP activity this morning. lol I'm just feeding the wonder and curiousity of the PR obsessors (which includes myself).
Ask yourself this: Q: If there were a backlinks update or a PR update today, how would that make any real difference in your life at all? A: It wouldn't. Go back to sleep or go out and watch a movie or something.
There is one area where it makes an impact. Clients like to see some sort of visible progress. And if the progress isn't happening in the SERPs, then they at least want to see that someone is getting them more backlinks and/or more PR, so that they have hope of someday seeing progress in the SERPs. I manage several sites for a client, and while the rest are doing fine (they are old established sites), one newish site is lolling around in the 600 range despite all efforts to raise it. I'd like to be able to show him some progress even if its not the progress he wants. At least he'll be able to see some visible proof of the time and effort put into it. Other than that, you are right - not much point to the updates anymore.