Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'google groups'

Wired reports that an article they published publicly embarrassed Google about a bug with Google Groups search that has been an issue for over a year now, that was fixed in a matter of a day, after Wired wrote about...

Posted on October 9, 2009 9:11 AM

It has been just over a year since Google opened the new Google help forums. The official date seemed to be the Google Talkabout forum in September 25, 2008, but most Google services didn't move over until later. The Google...

Posted on September 29, 2009 9:51 AM

Just about a year ago, most Google help forums moved from the old Google Groups platform to a new platform. But not all have moved. The Google Reader group finally moved to the new platform a day or two ago....

Posted on September 25, 2009 8:51 AM

We rarely cover forum news about the forums themselves, so I figured I pull out one significant thing that happened in the forums over the past 24 hours that is really bothering some forum members. As you know, Google has...

Posted on July 1, 2009 8:10 AM

Google has posted an announcement thread at Google Groups saying they hope they have fixed a bug that removed ownership status of some Google Group owners. In short, Google Groups pushed out a new update that caused the removal of...

Posted on January 26, 2009 6:35 AM

A few months ago, Google opened up new interactive discussion areas to help improve Google's communication between Google and the people who use Google's products and services. In fact, the Google Webmaster Help area moved over a month ago today....

Posted on January 5, 2009 7:44 AM

In case you haven't noticed, the Google Webmaster Help forum has moved over to the new layout. Now, things are just a tad more confusing and people are wondering what inspired Google to make the changes they have implemented. In...

Posted on December 17, 2008 9:00 AM

It is now official! Google Webmaster Helps Groups has officially closed yesterday and they have opened up a new discussions area at Google Webmaster Help. Susan from Google explained that the archives at the old group "will remain read-only, but...

Posted on December 5, 2008 8:20 AM

A Google Blogoscoped Forums thread reports that Google has expanded their Google Groups search feature to include not just returning results from Google Groups threads but also from forums all over the internet. For example, a search on adsense in...

Posted on November 5, 2008 8:23 AM

The YouTube Blog announced that they have launched a YouTube support forum at Google Groups. The forum can be found at groups.google.com/group/youtube-help. As you know, we track forums for new discoveries, insights and hot topics. So we will be adding...

Posted on July 17, 2008 8:11 AM

Do you frequent Google Groups for help on your Google AdWords account? AdWordsPro.Sarah says in a forum post that the AdWords team is looking for feedback to improve the forum user experience. If you want to offer your feedback, respond...

Posted on July 15, 2008 9:38 AM

I am sad to report that Mark Berghausen, aka Bergy, of Google Webmaster Central, has decided to leave Google to pursue his legal profession. Bergy, as he likes to go by, has responded to well over a 100 questions in...

Posted on July 14, 2008 7:06 AM

First spotted by John, a new Googler has been added to the Google Webmaster team, to help webmasters in Google. The Googler's name is Chark, he goes by Char, and he is part of the Search Quality team. He promises...

Posted on May 21, 2008 8:37 AM

If you rely on Google's email server, be it Gmail or Google Apps, you may have noticed a major issue with connecting via the IMAP server. As I reported at Search Engine Land, Google's IMAP server seemed to black out,...

Posted on April 16, 2008 4:32 PM

Just four months ago, Google added two new AdSense representatives to the Google Groups area to help the original AdSensePro. Since then, AdSensePro Ashley and Jordan have been hard at work helping AdSense publishers in the AdSense Help Group. Google...

Posted on March 26, 2008 7:47 AM

Google Groups has a new section called the Google Webmaster Help Bionic Posters where they recognize the biggest contributors to the Google Groups over the past few years. Here are the best posters of the month: ** webado (Christina) **...

Posted on February 25, 2008 10:05 AM

AdWords API Advisor at the Google AdWords API Group has introduced three non-Googlers with the title of "AdWords API Gurus." AdWords API Advisor posted the details at a Google Groups thread with the announcement. This is a new Google program...

Posted on February 18, 2008 7:17 AM

I am a huge fan of Google Groups, specifically the forums where Google representatives offer assistance on their products. This ranges from Google Webmaster Help to Google AdSense Help and as far as Google Docs Help and Google Reader Help...

Posted on February 12, 2008 7:33 AM

Our beloved Google Groups was hit with some forum spam the other day. A Google Groups thread in the Webmaster Help section reported it back on January 30th. Duncan at TechCrunch reported it a day earlier with his Go To...

Posted on January 31, 2008 6:54 AM

If you're extremely dependent on Google Groups, be advised that Google is currently doing some database maintenance. Google Groups Guide 2 says: I wanted to let you all know that our team is doing some database maintenance, which is causing...

Posted on December 13, 2007 9:00 AM

If you subscribe to Google Groups via email and have noticed any latency regarding the receipt of your emails, be advised that the problem is now fixed. How do you subscribe via email to Google Groups? Simply click "Join this...

Posted on November 27, 2007 8:09 AM

I don't know about you, but a lot of webmasters think that Matt Cutts has unlimited time and can answer everyone's individual requests about their websites. Matt Cutts apparently gives off the impression of omnipresence. And now, a DigitalPoint Forums...

Posted on September 5, 2007 9:10 AM

Google Groups member JLH spotted a line on Matt Cutts's blog where he suggests that forum members take advantage of Google Groups to get their questions answered: Got a webmaster-related question or suggestion that is not directly related to the...

Posted on September 4, 2007 9:06 AM

A DigitalPoint Forums thread discusses a blog post by the Google AdSense team about how to avoid accidental clicks on campaigns. Ads placed in the following areas are more susceptible to be clicked, according to the Google AdSense team, and...

Posted on May 4, 2007 9:20 AM

Yesterday I reported at Search Engine Land that many users of the Google personalized home page have suddenly lost their customized settings. The threads were endless. We have reports at Google Blogoscoped Forums, tons of threads at Google Groups (including...

Posted on April 27, 2007 7:14 AM

I spotted an interesting thread at Google Groups asking how can one take over a group, when the original and only Group administrator has passed away? The owner/administrator of our sailing group died a few weeks ago. We have a...

Posted on February 28, 2007 8:41 AM

While I was reading Adam Lasnik's "little algo secret", I noticed the Google Groups Beta design is now officially out of beta. I personally really like the new design. The new design has changed from the orange/yellow color to a...

Posted on January 24, 2007 8:07 AM

A great forum and resource to get help with your Google ranking issues is the Google Groups: Google Webmaster Help Forum. But recently, the forum seemed pretty static and inactive. On January 11th, a member posted a thread asking what...

Posted on January 18, 2007 8:05 AM