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International algorithm update release dates.

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Carla_Dawson last edited by

Does anyone know if Google releases all algorithm updates worldwide or if they do it slowly across the globe? I have a SEO agency in Argentina and it does not seem like the algorithm updates hit us as they do in the USA. I’ll give you an example. Penguin 2.0 did not even create a dent in some really spammy websites that we watch.

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Carla
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Carla_Dawson @CasperK last edited by

Thanks CasperK,

I just posted on Matt's site this question. I have seen comments about everything being rolled out in the US first and then English speaking countries. It's a shame, they don't comment about their international roll outs.

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Carla
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CasperK last edited by

Hi Carla,

Well, the answer to this question is hard to find. According to our friend Matt (Click on his name for his blog). The English speaking countries are first to be hit. Later other languages will follow. The more spammy a language is in Google, the harder it will be hit by panda 2.0.
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