Many SEOs are coming to the conclusion that the alleged Google data leak was not a leak, did not contain ranking algorithm secrets, was five years out of date and it did not show anything new. While that’s not how everyone feels about it, SEOs in general don’t tend to agree about anything.
As SEJ reported yesterday, there were signs that this was not a ranking algorithm data dump and that there were many unanswered questions.
Our take about the alleged leak was:
“At this point in time there is no hard evidence that this “leaked” data is actually from Google Search… and not related in any way to how websites are ranked in Google Search.”
At this point we have more information and many SEOs are saying that the information is not an algorithm data dump.
Some SEOs Urged Caution
While many in the search community were quick to accept the claims of a data leak at face value, others who care about actual facts cautioned to slow down and think first and to be open minded to all possibilities.
Tweet By Ex-Googler Pedro Dias
Ryan Jones was the first to offer a modest note of caution, advising people in a tweet to view the information objectively and without preconceived ideas.
Ex-Googler Pedro Dias tweeted: