Google Panda Refresh On August 20: Version 3.9.1

Google has confirmed they have pushed out a Panda refresh this past Monday.

This updated affected less than 1% of search queries and is a “minor” Panda refresh. We emailed Google, after hearing speculation of a Panda update and Google confirmed it by tweeting it.

Here is that tweet:

Panda data refresh this past Monday. ~1% of queries noticeably affected. More context: goo.gl/wQRZ0

— A Googler (@google) August 22, 2012

Google has said the Panda updates will be smoother and more consistent going forward, unlike the Penguin update, which will be more jolting.

The previous Panda update was version 3.9 on July 24th, so just about a month ago.

I know at least one Panda “victim” who recovered this past Monday due to this refresh.