Who knew Penguins were so scary?
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I thought they were supposed to be cute and cuddly?
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We saw no positive or negative impact from Penguin 1.0. interestingly enough.
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Where you hit by 1.0?
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Am I the only SEO on the planet who is basking in the afterglow of the most recent Penguin update? The main site for which I do in-house SEO picked up 72 newly ranking terms in one day with this most recent update. Hallelujah! It's about time some hard work started to pay off! The best thing? They aren't just any 72 keywords, they are 72 targeted keywords. Love it!
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We have all known Penguins were sneaky since at least
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyuQL1k6m2c
But yes, this is scary:
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