by Jody Nimetz
http://www.mediative.com

A hummingbird is a very amazing creature. Did you know that hummingbirds are the smallest of the bird family yet they are amazingly fast and quick? In some cases their wings can reach 100 beats per second. That’s pretty quick for such a little bird. So when Google decides to make a major algorithm change, what do they use for a code name? Hummingbird of course… The name was most likely associated with the fact that Google is looking to help users find their information quicker when they perform a search on Google. What’s all the fuss about hummingbirds?

Well in August 2013, Google launched their largest algorithm update in years with their Google Hummingbird algorithm update.