Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- New Google AdWords Reporting Dashboards
Google AdWords has announced they are going to be rolling out new reporting dashboards that give advertisers a "panoramic" view of their account... - Google: Faking Article Dates Is An Old Trick
Google's John Mueller responded to one complaint about a publisher trying to trick Google, saying that technique is "an old trick." Of course, that implies whatever the trick is... - Google: Does Your XML Sitemaps Need To Load Fast?
Many webmasters and SEOs are obsessed with site speed, not just for their users satisfaction but also because Google seems to be obsessed with it as well. But XML sitemaps are not for users, it is for Google... - Google AdWords Phone Number On Click To Text
Sergey Alakov spotted another new feature, this one on the Google AdWords end where Google is testing showing the phone number next to the click to message or click to text feature... - Google: Malware Cleaned Up, No Long Term Impact On Rankings
One of the most common manual actions a site will receive in the Google Search Console is around malware or hacked website content. It is a growing issue and more and more sites are hit by this every single day... - Bing Coffee Cups
Thirsty? Here are some Bing coffee or hot cups that you might be able to get your hands on to drink from. Bing must have sponsored the coffee break at DMEXCO, a conference. They are pretty basic cu
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Updated (improved) article - SERPS tanked, WebmasterWorld
- @WLau89 @methode No, I'd just use 301s if you're folding a mobile & desktop site together., John Mueller on Twitter
- People who advertise on Bing and Google - how do they compare?, WebmasterWorld
- Chrome 66 To Remove Trust For Symantec-issued Certificates Pre June 2016, WebmasterWorld
- Homeland Security drops the hammer on Kaspersky Lab w preemptive ba, WebmasterWorld
