Google’s Matt Cutts announced the next generation of Google’s Penguin update yesterday in his blog:
We started rolling out the next generation of the Penguin webspam algorithm this afternoon (May 22, 2013), and the rollout is now complete.
About 2.3% of English-US queries are affected to the degree that a regular user might notice. The change has also finished rolling out for other languages world-wide. The scope of Penguin varies by language, e.g. languages with more webspam will see more impact.
This is the fourth Penguin-related launch Google has done, but because this is an updated algorithm (not just a data refresh), we’ve been referring to this change as Penguin 2.0 internally.
This new Penguin update is a major change. That’s why Google refers to it as Penguin 2.0.
What is the Penguin update?
Google’s Penguin update targets websites that use so-called black-hat techniques to manipulate Google’s search results. These techniques include keyword stuffing, cloaking, and, most importantly, participating in link schemes.
After publishing the update, Google’s Matt Cutts tweeted the following:
Here’s a special spam report form: bit.ly/penguinspamrep… Please tell us about the spammy sites that Penguin missed.
— Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) 23. Mai 2013It’s clear that Google is serious about removing all spammy websites from the search results.
How to protect your website against Google’s Penguin updates
The best way to protect your website against Google’s anti-spam updates is to avoid spammy SEO methods. Websites that do not participate in artificial linking schemes are not affected by this update.
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