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Google Penguin Update Refresh & Recovery Provide Hope For Webmasters

Google Penguin Update Refresh & Recovery Provide Hope For Webmasters

Will we start seeing more recoveries now that Google is refreshing Penguin?

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As previously reported, Google announced its first Penguin update since the original over Memorial Day weekend. Google's head of webspam, Matt Cutts, tweeted about it, saying, "Minor weather report: We pushed 1st Penguin algo data refresh an hour ago. Affects ...

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