Daily Search Forum Recap: January 21, 2015

Jan 21, 2015 • 4:00 pm | comments

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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: Solving Your Google Penguin Problems With More Unnatural Links Won't Work
A couple weeks ago, I reported that Google's John Mueller explained that theoretically you do not need to disavow to get out of Penguin, you can try to build links out of Penguin. But the truth is, he said it is an algorithm and he was just explaining the algorithm...
Some SEOs Switching Back To HTTP After Seeing No Rank Changes In Google
As you may remember, Google made HTTPS a small ranking signal and many SEOs and webmasters flocked to switch their sites to be fully HTTPS. Heck...
Google Local Listings Drops After Being Marked As Closed?
The folks at the Local Search Forums are chatting about a pattern they've been seeing for the past several months around closed local listings. When a business is marked as closed on Google Maps...
Google Trusted Store Merchants No Longer Need To Submit Feeds
Google announced that they are making it "easier" to become a Google Trusted Stores merchant/e-commerce site. Now...
A Clueless Google News Spammer
Remember the Google News publisher who was furious that his Google News site was removed from Google because it copied news stories from other sites...
I Bought Glass & Got This Google Glass Mug
As you know, Google Glass, at least the explorer edition, has been terminated. Google promised a gift to the active Google Glass Explorers. Those who spent $1,500 plus tax and countless hours promot