Penguin 2.1 launching today. Affects ~1% of searches to a noticeable degree. More info on Penguin: http://t.co/4YSh4sfZQj
— Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) October 4, 2013
Penguin is an update that affects sites that are having a spammy link profile. Remember, Google always looks for natural links and not just relevant links. If you feel your site is affected by this update, then have a look at this Penguin 2.0 recovery guide.
Also See:-
Google Penguin Update
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