Panda update is a change in algorithm for raising the ranking of quality websites in the search results. You cannot use Panda in your SEO process, instead, you have to work accordingly so that your website wont be affected by this update.
There's more information on the Panda update here: news.accuracast.com/seo-7471/google-panda-update-seriously-affects-popular-u-k-sites%E2%80%8F/ Basically it is a new algorithm to penalise poor quality sites. Article sites and directories have been primarily effected.
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Panda is the last algorithm in Google. The difference between the old and the new algorithms is that panda influence social networking too.
Panda algo has been introduced just to avoid the low quality content websites from SERP's. This is really helpful for the users because they would find the right content now.
Well its reverse, you cannot use an Google algorithm in SEO...a google algorithm will use you Panda is all about good content and spamy websites, try to avoid that and you will be ok.