SearchMetrics has used a visibility score thats based on analyzing millions of keywords to get to the results. The winners are losers are decided on this score only and not on loss or gain in traffic.

The Winners Of Freshness Algorithm:

The clear winners are news sites as was expected, since they are constantly updated with fresh content. Celebrity news and gossip sites have done well for themselves too. Brands like Coke have also gained better visibility. The surprise winners include travel-related brands like Hotels.com, SouthwestVacations.com, and pizza sites like Dominos.com.

The Losers Of Freshness Algorithm:



The losers also includes various types of sites, some of them being the winners type, as in news sites. Independent.co.uk is a news site that has been hit, along with several government sites- CPSC.gov etc.

Ironically, Google's update has hit its own site- Blogger.com.

This update aimed at fresher content was supposed to impact 35% searches, and Google thinks this move will give the users access to really fresh content.

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