Google Algorithm History

[WR1334]

Google changes its search results ranking algorithm every year with new algorithm and the changes between them are minor and Now am gonna tell about them from year 2000 to 2012.


In 2000 updates:

• Google Toolbar-Dec 2000
  

In 2002 updates:

• 1st documented update-Sep 2002
  

In 2003 updates:

• Boston-Feb 2003
  
• Cassandra-Apr 2003
  
• Dominic-May 2003
  
• Esmerelda-June2003
  
• Fritz-July 2003
  
• Supplemental Index-Sep2003
  
• Florida-Nov 2003
  

In 2004 updates:

• Austin-Jan2004
  
• Brandy-Feb2004
  
• Google IPO-Aug2004
  

In 2005 updates:

• Nofollow-Jan2005
  
• Allegra-Feb2005
  
• Bourbon-May2005
  
• XML sitemaps-June2005
  
• Personlized search-June2005
  
• Gilligan-Sep 2005
  
• Google Local/Maps-Oct2005
  
• Jagger-Oct2005
  
• Big Daddy-Dec 2005
  

In 2006 updates:

• Supplemental update-Nov2006
  
• False alarm-Dec2006
  

In 2007 updates:

• Universal Search-May2007
  
• Buffy-June2007
  

In 2008 updates:

• Dewey-June2008
  
• Google Suggest-Aug2008
  

In 2009 updates:

• Vince-Feb2009
  
• Rel-canonical tag-Feb2009
  
• Caffeine(preview)-Aug2009
  
• Real time search-Apr2009
  

In 2010 updates:

• Google places-Apr2010
  
• May day-May2010
  
• Caffeine(rollout)-June2010
  
• Brand update-Aug2010
  
• Google Instant-Sep2010
  
• Instant previews-Nov2010
  
• Negative reviews-Dec2010
  
• Social signals-Dec2010
  

In 2011 updates:

• Overstock.com Penalty-Jan2011
  
• Attribution Updates-Jan2011
  
• Panda/Farmer-Feb2011
  
• The +1 button-Mar2011
  
• Panda2.0-Apr2011
  
• Panda2.1-May2011
  
• Schema.org-June2011
  
• Panda2.2-June2011
  
• Google+-Jun2011
  
• Panda2.3-July2011
  
• Panda goes Global(2.4)-Aug2011
  
• Expanded Sitelinks-Aug2011
  
• Pagination Elements-Sep2011
  
• 516Algo updates-Sep2011
  
• Panda 2.5-Sep2011
  
• Panda"Flux"-Oct2011
  
• Query encryption-Oct2011
  
• Freshness update-Nov2011
  
• 10Pack of updates-Nov2011
  
• Panda3.1-Nov2011
  
• December 10 pack-Dec2011
  

In 2012 updates:

• January 30 pack-Jan2012
  
• Search+Your world-Jan2012
  
• Panda3.2-Jan2012
  
• Ads above the Fold-Jan2012
  
• February 17 pack-Feb2012
  
• Venice-Feb2012
  
• February 40 pack(2)-Feb2012
  
• Panda3.3-Feb2012
  
• Search Quality video-Mar2012
  
• Panda 3.4-Mar2012
  
• March50 pack-Apr2012
  
• Parked Domain Bug-Apr2012
  
• Panda3.5-Apr2012
  
• Penguin-Apr2012
  
• April52pack-May2012
  
• Knowledge Graph-May2012
  
• Penguin 1.1-May2012
  
• May39 pack-June 2012
  
• Panda 3.7-June2012
  

[Srini]

Grt... superb bro..... +2 repute to u.. Awesome info,.

[WR1334]

Thanks bro!! Will explain abt each in future! Bro