Yahoo Fluctuations?

Useless · 2006-07-18, 05:35 PM

I monitor a few very common terms that I ranked very well for on Yahoo, but now I can't even find the site in question when searching for those terms.

Plus, yesterday I noticed a dip of about 300 in the amount of that site's indexed pages. By nightfall, the quantity was back to around the average amount I'm accustom to seeing. This morning, the number had dropped by an even 1,000 pages. Currently, it's down by only 300 again.

I had read somewhere that Yahoo updates its data offline first, so that their online updates are relatively unnoticeable and painless. Guess what, I'm feeling the pain. Obviously, with 1,000s of pages indexed for that site, I haven't lost all of my Yahoo traffic, but they have seemingly decreased the relevance for that site.

Maj. Stress · 2006-07-18, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

I monitor a few very common terms that I ranked very well for on Yahoo, but now I can't even find the site in question when searching for those terms.

Plus, yesterday I noticed a dip of about 300 in the amount of that site's indexed pages. By nightfall, the quantity was back to around the average amount I'm accustom to seeing. This morning, the number had dropped by an even 1,000 pages. Currently, it's down by only 300 again.

I had read somewhere that Yahoo updates its data offline first, so that their online updates are relatively unnoticeable and painless. Guess what, I'm feeling the pain. Obviously, with 1,000s of pages indexed for that site, I haven't lost all of my Yahoo traffic, but they have seemingly decreased the relevance for that site.

UW,
Yahoo updates constantly. I have one term that bounces between #6 and 30 or anywhere inbetween during a months time. It's been like that for at least 9 months that I know of.

Useless · 2006-07-19, 11:14 AM

I just stumbled upon the Yahoo search blog and found that they announced a new update which began on the 13th. That date concurs with what my stats are saying. There's seems to be plenty of grumbling about this newest update, especially concerning relevancy. It seems they are using a new alogrithm in order to snuff out some spammers and scrapers.

2006-07-18, 05:35 PM	#1
Useless Certified Nice Person Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dirty Undies, NY Posts: 11,268	I monitor a few very common terms that I ranked very well for on Yahoo, but now I can't even find the site in question when searching for those terms. Plus, yesterday I noticed a dip of about 300 in the amount of that site's indexed pages. By nightfall, the quantity was back to around the average amount I'm accustom to seeing. This morning, the number had dropped by an even 1,000 pages. Currently, it's down by only 300 again. I had read somewhere that Yahoo updates its data offline first, so that their online updates are relatively unnoticeable and painless. Guess what, I'm feeling the pain. Obviously, with 1,000s of pages indexed for that site, I haven't lost all of my Yahoo traffic, but they have seemingly decreased the relevance for that site. __________________ Click here to purchase a bridge I'm selling. Last edited by Useless; 2006-07-18 at 05:37 PM..

2006-07-19, 11:14 AM	#3
Useless Certified Nice Person Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dirty Undies, NY Posts: 11,268	I just stumbled upon the Yahoo search blog and found that they announced a new update which began on the 13th. That date concurs with what my stats are saying. There's seems to be plenty of grumbling about this newest update, especially concerning relevancy. It seems they are using a new alogrithm in order to snuff out some spammers and scrapers. __________________ Click here to purchase a bridge I'm selling.