With the drama and havoc caused by the first Jagger update, practically everyone who keeps tabs on their Google performance has been waiting for the other shoe to drop. Well, according to famed Google engineer (and fellow Kentuckian) Matt Cutts, this proverbial shoe is indeed dropping as I type.
However, reaction to the second leg of Google’s massive index update (called Jagger 2) is pretty much the same as when the initial Jagger update launched. In his blog, Matt explains results from the second leg of Jagger began showing up yesterday morning around 2 am, west coast time. And like most, if not all web forums following Jagger, reactions have been coming in at a fast, and in some cases, quite furious clip.
For the purposes of this article, the Jagger 2 reactions you read will be taken from the WebProWorld Google Discussion forum. However, if you’d like to read a variety of sources, I recommend reading the comments from Matt’s post and the incredibly lengthy (56 pages) WebmasterWorld thread.
Reactions to the Jagger 2 Update:
Matt Cutts has announced the release of Jagger2 on several [datacenters]. I tried a test:
http://66.102.9.104/search?hl=de&q=wlan+tagungshotel is worse than ever.
Look at the new #1 (a spammy site): [Not only does the] Google SPAM detection algo [miss] this, but it is even #1!!
Google’s has taken a serious turn for the worse in regards to keyword association.
christmas cards – #11 (dropped 7 slots)
holiday cards #21 (was #1 & #2)
christmas holiday cards #1 (remained)
holiday christmas cards #2 (dropped only 1 slot)
OK…considering the keywords and association with disparity in ranking, makes Google newest algo a total relevancy joke. I might be able to make the argument that all of the site which are now top 10 on Christmas cards or Holiday cards are deserving, which I still believe for the most part is true. But the more serious issue becomes is why Google’s algo cant make the distinction between the keywords with such a great disparity in the results shown. Google used to be very good at this. “Just Google it” has become what the $%^&*?
How about this “hosing”? Site launched and indexed during update:
Do a GOOGLE search for precisioncompletion.com and look at the cache – A PR7 and the wrong website!
Half of the listings are correct and the other half pertain to that other site.
Seems like everywhere I look there is disarray!
Have they just lost it completely?
Is it internal sabatoge?
ADAMWebDesign: (responding to greeneagle’s post)
I had this happen not once, but TWICE with Google. Two domains that are stopped by my server are indexed by Google for a third site that isn’t even related!
The Correct Site (Award Kitchen Refacers
Incorrect Site #2 (apparenlty since fixed)
Now…
Google SERP for “Award Kitchen Refacers”
In Google’s defense, apparently Yahoo! messed up and grabbed ianellis.ca the same way so I’m not totally sure if that was just a temporary hiccup. But NO one grabbed Ontario Mantels like that other than Google.
MSN…you guys are my new friend.
These posts are indicative of the reactions I’ve come across while reading about the (failed?) Jagger update. Normally, when doing a reaction-style article, I try to balance out the good with the bad. However, from the thread I’ve referenced, the following might be the best thing said about Jagger so far:
not seeing any changes myself – KeithO
Although, Keith’s follow-up post wasn’t has “pleasant”:
OK, now I see change in the http://66.102.9.104 datacenter. My company went from #4 for “orlando search engine optimization” to #15. I don’t like that.
Keep at it Google because you seem to have a great deal of dissatisfaction on your hands. Perhaps you guys could do a rollback?
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Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for murdok. Visit murdok for the latest search news.
