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 Sending Mass Scale Warnings To Non-Mobile Friendly Web Sites
Google is sending mass scale notifications via email and Webmaster Tools warning sites that are not mobile-friendly that it will cause issues for them if they want to rank well for smartphone users. This is the first time Google is sending these notifications to these webmasters... - Google Maps Reviews Has A 4,000 Character Limit
Did you know that there is a max character limit of 4,000 characters when leaving a review on a business or organization within the Google Maps local pages... - Google City Experts Now Known As Local Guides
Google's Aygul Zagidullina announced on Google+ that they have rebranded, renamed, the Google City Experts as Google Local Guides... - Yahoo Search Testing Google Search User Interface
Ruben Gomez spotted a user interface test by Yahoo Search which looks almost identical to the Google search interface. Here is a screen shot of the test interface captured by Ruben: You can click on these to enlarge... - Google's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Logo
Like every year, Google and Bing have a special logo or theme up in America to celebrate the life and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. - Google Pool Table At San Francisco Office
Loic Le Meur was at Google's San Francisco office, where he was relaxing and playing pool. Here is a picture of the custom felt on the Google pool table at that office. Yea, the Golden Gate bridge
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- A new year, a new you, and even more opportunities with Google Shopping To…, Google+ - Google Ads
- Home address or company? Realtor Agent, localsearchforum.com
- This week in search, we reached peak awards season. Also, glitter.…, Google+ - Google
- Facebook at Work App Collaboration Tool Released For Limited Test, WebmasterWorld
- Facebook Tests Voice Clip Transcription, WebmasterWorld
