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The most recent update is currently occuring on Google.

For those of you anxious to see the results in advance you can visit http://66.102.9.104/ to catch a preliminary look at what's coming. The final results may differ slightly but this location will give you a very good idea of the direction your site's headed in.

Well the MSN algo shift appears to be stabalizing and not too surprisingly, they seem to have settled a litle bit closer to Google.

Early analysis seems to indicate that while their optimizal keyword densities are still quite different, the way backlinks are being calculated is growing more similar with more weight being given by the new MSN.

This will essentially make it increasingly difficult to rank on both MSN and Google simultaneously as the links are growing towards the same type of calculations and the densities are still quite different.

Additionally, MSN appears to calculating the way content is arranged on the page differently after this latest update.

MSN is currently shifting their algorithm to what seems to be far more inline with Google and Yahoo!

Until now new sites could be seen to rocket up the rankings on MSN provided that they were well optimized. It appears that over the last few days the folks at MSN are looking for links and higher keyword densities than they were previously.

New sites are certainly still seeing faster jumps on MSN than Google however it appears that it's become increasingly difficult to launch up on MSN and with the same densities, attain a solid rank on Google.

If only there was a way to provide custom content for each individual engine. ;)

For those interested in SEO it's often wise to further consider what the search engines are, how the function, and of course - how they make money. Understanding these factors will help guide you along the right path for longer, better search engine rankings as all your actions will take into account what the goals of the engines are.

On SearchEngineWatch today, editor Chris Sherman wrote a review of a book titles "The Search: How Google Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed our Culture" by John Battelle.

The summary Chris gave has inspired at least this SEO to do a little reading in the not-too-distant future.

Remember, SEO isn't just about tricks and links, it's about understanding the game so you are better prepared for what's coming up.

And that's why visiting the SEO Doctor blog regularly should be on your "to do list". :)

You can read the full article on the SearchEngineWatch website at http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3548421.

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