Penguin type over-optimisation now part of main algorithm?

[QubaSEO]

Hey guys

We think we have been seeing some over-optimisation penalties outside of Penguin updates. One possible penalty seems for over-optimisation on page and one penalty for a page with an over-optimised exact match link profile.

Does anyone else suspect, or have seen word elsewhere, that Google's main ongoing algorithm now has Penguin like capabilities and is able to bring over-optimisation penalties without a separate refresh being run?

[irvingw]

I would imagine this would be the way of things, sites get dinged as they are discovered on the fly or put in a queue. I don't think it really matters if it's scheduled at intervals or on the fly, if something is wrong with your site it needs to be fixed regardless.

[QubaSEO]

Hey thanks Irving,

The distinction for me here is that over-optimised links / on-page is being penalised as you say 'on the fly' rather than seeing penalties corresponding to Penguin Updates like in the past.

My question to people is ...do you think it's likely that separate Penguin Updates are a thing of the past (hasn't been one sine start of October) and 'Penguin like' ability has now been merged into the main ongoing algorithm?