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:
- Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: March 6, 2009
Please let me know if you prefer the longer videos in the comments area. Google may have updated PageRank, but the "brand push" is called the "Vince" change. I talk in detail about the "Vince" change and why webmasters are upset. A publisher takes Google to small claims court and wins. You can close down your competitors in Google Maps. Google emails webmasters about malware, again. Microsoft preps new search engine, Kumo. Ask.com just went - Business Improving Recently? Poll: How Are You Weathering The Recession
I was hoping to reach out to our audience and find out, via an anonymous poll, how your companies are weathering the recession. Why now? Well, I noticed a HighRankings Forum thread that discusses some SEO companies noticing a recent "jump" in business. In fact, the new thread has three people saying they noticed a recent spike in leads and sales over the past two weeks. One explained: I work by referral only and in - Take Google to Small Claims Court: You Might Win
Huffington Post has a story about a Google AdSense publisher who had his account terminated by Google for "posing a signficicant risk to advertisers." That advertiser sued Google in small claims court for $721, the amount of money he had accrued for clicks on his site. Guess what? He won! Seriously, go read the story, it reads very well. Let me now give you the AdSense publisher reaction from DigitalPoint Forums. Its small claims court. - Google Malware Scanners Do Not Use Google Cache
Google has been very proactive about cleaning their index of pages that contain malware. In fact, they have stepped up the email notifications to webmasters with these issues. So I have been seeing thread after thread in a multitude of forums on malware related topics. A Google Webmaster Help thread has one person asking if he should check the Google Cache to see if Google indexed the cleaned up version of his site. In response - "Place Closed" In Google Maps: Close Your Competitors Down on Google
A few weeks ago, I wrote a story named Google Maps Closes Down Business When it is Still in Operation. In short, Google labelled a business in Google Maps as being closed, when it was actually in business and servicing companies. Back then, I thought it was an issue with a user not correctly setting his or her Google Local Business Center information. But I was wrong. It seems to be a bug with Google's - Google UK Testing "Classic" One Line Sitelinks
I posted a search brief on this topic at Search Engine Land, when I saw Search Engine War noticing Google UK testing single line Sitelinks. But it seems like more folks in the UK are noticing the "classic" Sitelinks showing up. I call them "classic," because the first time we saw Sitelinks, they were in the form of a single line. A WebmasterWorld thread has one UK searcher noticing them. They call it "mini" but
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Dear Matt Cutts, What We Have is a Failure to Communicate, Sphinn
- SearchEngineLand.com - The Land of Ultimate Resources for Search Marketing Professionals, Sphinn
- AdSense Stats Stuck Friday March 6, 2009, WebmasterWorld
- Ghostly Google Logo, DigitalPoint Forums
- Impact of 302 on Page Rank, WebmasterWorld
- No MICR code on Adsense Cheque, Google AdSense Help
- Ranking Pages vs. Ranking Sites :: [ Theoretical ], Google Webmaster Help
