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Should The Google Penguin Update Hit Sites Like WPMU.org?

Should The Google Penguin Update Hit Sites Like WPMU.org?

Site helped by Panda gets hurt by Penguin

By Chris Crum · 55 Comments

We recently told you about WPMU.org apparently getting hit by Google's Penguin update. The site went from 8,580 visits (pretty standard for the site, having looked through the Analytics myself) to 1,527 a week later. It's been hovering around similar numbers ever since, with a pretty clear dip right ...

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