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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:
- Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Update Hits, Mobile-Friendly Test API, AMP, Local & AdWords
This week was fairly slow until today, when we reported on an algorithm update that seems to have hit links. I go into if it was Penguin or some... - New Google Algorithm Update Targets PBNs & Links, Penguin Tweak?
For the past 48 hours, I've been hearing some rumbles around Google algorithm updates and sites dropping. But the chatter was not that drastic... - Google Adds Search Filters Via Carousels For Some Queries
Google has added a new feature that lets searchers filter down the search results by category using a carousel slider. Chris Haines informed me about it on Twitter yesterday... - Google Local Panel Business Owner Promotions Box
Mike Blumenthal posted on Twitter that Google is showing a new feature for at least one business in their local knowledge panel box... - Google Japan Algorithm Update Lowers Ranking Of Low Quality Sites
We cover many Google algorithm updates here but not all the international ones. A big one hit Google Japan this morning, specifically aimed at targeting low quality web sites and lowering their rankings in the Google Japanese search results... - Google Local Knowledge Panel Tests Showing Phone Number
Sergey Alakov who watches the local space almost like no other, spotted a small but interesting test where Google is doubling up the phone information in the local knowledge panel... - The Asian Conical Hat Google Meeting Room Theme
Here is a new meeting room at the Google Singapore office with an Asian conical hat, also known as the Asian rice hat or farmer's hat. You can see many of these hats on the wall and the overall Asian
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Facebook Q4 Revenue $8.81 Bln, Monthly Active Users Reach 1.86 Bln, WebmasterWorld
- Facebook Rolls Out "Discover People" on Mobile, WebmasterWorld
- Pinterest to Roll Out PPC Search Ads, WebmasterWorld
- February 2017 AdSense Earnings & Observations, WebmasterWorld
