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3rd October 2002

Mark Pilgrim explains why Google’s latest update tweaks (mentioned yesterday) are a lot less harmless than they first appeared.

Posted 3rd October 2002 at 12:28 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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