Googles Updates for 2012 - The full catch up!

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Published 11th December 2012 |
Read latest comment - 12th December 2012

So here we are, the list of major updates and changes rolled out by Google in 2012. This post was inspired by the set of slides published by Matt Cutts in his recent blog.

Starting in Month order, here's your time to catch up on any major Google changes you may have missed.

Google Updates in 2012

1. January - Algorithm for too many adverts above the fold - Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Page layout algorithm improvement

2. January - Autocomplete overhauled - Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Making form-filling faster, easier and smarter

3. April - Birth of the famous Penguin Update! - Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Another step to reward high-quality sites

4. April - Better Analytics - Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Even more Top Search Queries data

5. March - Spammy Blog Network Crackdown - Are You Surprised That Google Doesn
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And for this year, Google owes me 4 goats, 3 chickens and a wig

Seriously though, they still have a long way to go before its all wiped out. I still find sites with either copied content, spammed content and stuff that spun so badly, I don't think the writer themselves knows what they're trying to say.

Thanks,
Dreamraven

I think Google should be boycotted, till they start paying their taxes in full, plenty of other search engines where I still rank highly like Yahoo and Bing
Let's bring the mighty Google down

Thanks,
Barney

Let's bring the mighty Google down

If you're reading this Mr Google God, Barney said that not me

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