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<h2><a href="../../blog/panda-update-2-5" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Panda Update, 2.5">Panda Update, 2.5</a></h2>
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<p><small>October 3rd, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p><a href="#"></a>The big G has finally confirmed it; we have another Panda to deal with. The algorithm has been officially updated, estimated at 500 different updates, and according to Search Engine Land, we are in the age of 2.5.</p>
<p>It shouldn’t be a surprise that no specifics have been released. The type of website, pages or even content have been shared, all that was shared was Googles’ default statement: “We’re continuing to iterate on our Panda algorithm as part of our commitment to returning high-quality sites to <a href="../../blog/category/google">Google </a>users. This most recent update is one of the roughly 500 changes we make to our ranking algorithms each year.”</p>
<p>According to WebProNews, the update was rolled out on the 28th of September, but there are a handful of other sources that suggest the Panda was released on the 27th. If we take WebProNews’ statement, then the 2.5 update has had the longest gap we have seen since Aprils’ update.</p>
<p>Panda 1.0 – 2011, 24th Feb</p>
<p>7 Weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.0 – 2011, 11th April</p>
<p>4 Weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.1 – 2011, 10th May</p>
<p>5 weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.2 – 2011, 16th June</p>
<p>5 Weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.3 – 2011, 23rd July</p>
<p>3 Weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.4 – 2011, 12th August</p>
<p>7 Weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.5 – 2011, 28th September</p>
<p>Many <a href="/">SEO</a>’s are just catching wind of the update because as we all know, it can take a while for your site to be affected. Alike all of the previous updates, sites have seen a dramatic change. Now is the time for those that have fallen of the face of the earth to recover, and for those who have passed their Panda test, to sit back and enjoy the massive increase of traffic.<br/>
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