Daily Search Forum Recap: February 1, 2017

Feb 1, 2017 • 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: No Plans Or Desire To Remove The Site Command
On the heels of the link operator being killed off by Google, some SEOs are worried that Google will drop the site operator/command. The site operator lets you quickly do a site only search...
Google Now Testing Ads Added By AdWords
Well, Google has done it, they've automated the process of creating new ad variations for your Google AdWords account and they are testing it now live...
Google: Folder Level & Hierarchy Not That Important For Google
Google's John Mueller said on Twitter that the "hierarchy in URL elements isn't that important for Google search." This was in response to a question around how deep a URL is within your folder structure...
A Google Intrusive Interstitials Mobile Penalty False Positive
A site named Just Miniatures in the UK seemed to have been hit by the Google mobile interstitial penalty, when in fact, it probably should not have been. This is in addition to many sites that should have been hit...
Google Doodle For Edmonia Lewis For National Freedom Day
Today on the Google home page is a Doodle, special Google logo, with Edmonia Lewis on it. There is really nothing specific to February 1st and Edmonia Lewis...
Wipe Your Shoes On Those Google Floor Mats
Here is a photo of one of the entrances showing Google branded floor mats. Yea, the mats you wipe your shoes on (reminds me of the Seinfeld of wipe your wheels) before you enter the building. Of cour