Two days since the supposed update
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And still no update. Less a question, more a comment. Feeling a bit of deja vu here.
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Just to add, there's more info on the release here: https://moz.com/community/q/our-new-index-is-live-and-things-are-looking-great-for-the-new-year
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Hey There,
The new index went up last night, so you should start seeing some changes to your metrics. Sorry for any inconvenience here!
- Ian W.
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Maybe its a radar test.
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I read the topic the other way around. Wasn't in touch with the proposed Moz update date.
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I thought this thread was in reference to the MOZ Open Site Explorer index update that was originally scheduled for the 2nd, then got pushed to the 9th (I believe), and currently says updated on the 14th. I was looking at the category where this was posted. Was there supposed to be a big update from Google on the 14th too?
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Mozcast shows relatively mild changes the past couple days.
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Lots of people saw traffic drops on the 14th because North American universities are into finals and semester break.
However, this morning most of my campaigns on SEMrush, spanning several very different industries were jumping all over the place. I went out and looked at the SERPs and didn't like 'em - even where my sites were up. So, if Google is floating new results out there today, I think that they are going to yank 'em back or adjust.
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It says the data was updated on Dec 14th, but I don't see any changes for sites I'm tracking. However, I think they only pushed back the release date of the index two weeks this time, which, if you're looking for something positive, is an improvement. I think I'm going to start taking bets on how many times they push back the release date. I'd be willing to bet at least two times next month. My guess, next month's excuse is that the dog ate my computer. Hey, it worked for me in grade school too!
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