A few weeks ago Google officially released their newest update, to the chagrin of website operators everywhere.

The release came on the heels of rumors that have been circulating concerning a supposed new version of everyone's favorite discerning Panda. People were so afraid of this new update that they began referring to it as the "Phantom" update. Google has confirmed that the update is in fact alive and it's simply called the "Quality Update", which turns out to be as vaguely threatening as it sounds. The new update is focused on rooting out weak "How to" websites.

We took a look at our traffic stats to see which "How To" sites were hit the hardest by "Quality" (no pun intended) and which have so far managed to come out on top.

At Similarweb all "How To" sites are listed under the category "Ask an Expert." Here's a look at those sites that suffered the most damage.