As 2013 unfolded, the entire SEO world was
anticipating about the first Google algorithm update for the 2013.
Now it turns out that the first update is a Panda Refresh which has its
effect on 1.2% of the total English queries. With the official tweet
from Google, the first algorithm update for the year is marked. Here is
the original tweet from google:
Remember that day when Google Panda scared
everyone in the web marketing world back in February 2011? The first
panda update was like a major earthquake; however the aftershocks which
kept appearing in the form of data refreshes are not even noticed
nowadays as they have become too common (this is the 3rd month in a row
where we have seen panda refreshes).Whenever there is an algorithm update,
everyone head to the analytics of their website to see if there were any
changes in traffic. However, most of them fail to see the trend changes
in third-party sites they have used for link building.