Daily Search Forum Recap: January 14, 2015

Jan 14, 2015 - 4:00 pm 0 by

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:

  • Google Webmaster Tools Messaging Update Coming
    Google's John Mueller said in a Google+ hangout yesterday that the Google Webmaster Tools team is working on updating both the layouts and the text of the messages sent to webmasters through Google Webmaster Tools...
  • Google AdSense Ads Hijacking Web Sites
    There are dozens and dozens of complaints from Google AdSense publishers or rogue Google AdSense ads forcing users from their web site to a spam web site - virtually hijacking their users through weird JavaScript redirects powered by Google AdSense ads servers...
  • Google Maps Virtual Office Spam Gets Uncovered
    Linda Buquet posted in her Local Search Forums based on a Google Maps Maker Help thread that uncovered a law firm abusing the Google Maps business/local database by setting up virtual offices through UPS boxes and/or Regus offices...
  • Google Translate App For Android & iOS Get Serious On Real-World Translation
    Google announced a serious update to their Google Translate app for both iOS and Android. The iOS app adds a lot more functionality...
  • Google PageSpeed Insights API Gets Upgraded
    Google's John Mueller announced on Google+ that the Google PageSpeed Insights API, which has been around since October 2013, has received a bit of an update yesterday...
  • The Google Analytics HiPPO Is Back
    Back in 2013, we saw the Google Analytics HiPPO at the Google UK/London office next to Danny Sullivan. Well, it's back! Daniel Waisberg from the Google Analytics team based in London, snapped a pict

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