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November 10, 2009
Google Caffeine Sandbox Closed; Expect New Index Soon
In August, Google released a developer preview of their new index, dubbed Google Caffeine. Changes in the index appeared to be largely a "Your Mileage May Vary" situation, with some noticing hardly any changes to their rankings while others noticed bigger changes.
Now, Google has closed the preview sandbox and is prepping the new index for a larger release. It will initially roll out to one data center.
I would imagine that for many, this isn't the greatest time to be experiencing changes in Google's index. The holidays are coming and the economy has been in a rough place for quite a while now. Changing up rankings in the biggest search engine could affect holiday revenues and that's a scary thing. Although, for others it will probably be a positive change as well.
Posted by Nathania Johnson on November 10, 2009 9:39 AM
Comments
David November 10, 2009 10:46 AM
I learned my lesson years ago when I got devastated by one of the updates, and it was a good lesson. Focus on quality content that appeals to your readers and Google updates will have little affect on your current rankings.
Fred November 10, 2009 12:03 PM
Well put - I'll just add, quality content and quality links.
David Hoffman November 10, 2009 12:08 PM
Can't wait to see what the new google index has in store for us. Enjoying seeing the real-time search rumors, pre-holiday launch updates and seo concerns be voiced via http://www.feeltiptop.com/Google%20Caffeine/
Greg Martin November 10, 2009 1:19 PM
I am very anxious to try out caffeine. I wonder if our ranking will be any different?
Brant Walker November 10, 2009 3:32 PM
Hm... I already noticed big jumps in Google rankings. Few days ago my website was in top 10 for several phrases, then I droped on 3 page and now I am on positions 9 - 12 for same queries... interesting.
Marry Anna November 16, 2009 5:53 PM
somebody test google caffeine ?
Papetarie November 21, 2009 8:13 AM
Caffeine sandbox gives faster result,more relevant real time result . It will change the way Google index website and add more feature to determine page rank of any web page .
USA Magazines January 21, 2010 4:39 AM
I have tried out Caffeine and I haven't noticed any great changes on my keywords . I think it might take a while to establish the effects this update is going to have