Daily Search Forum Recap: March 31, 2011

Mar 31, 2011 • 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's +1: Searcher, Webmaster & Advertiser Feedback
By now, you have all heard about Google announced the the +1 button. It is basically a way for you to share search results, ads and web pages with your friends. Of course, there is a lot of criticism but to be honest...
Adultery Web Site Touts Google's Unethical Image Search Filter
I spotted this Google Webmaster Help thread that said an adult oriented web site can still have images included in the moderate or strict SafeSearch filter, I was intrigued. Susan Moskwa from Google explained "the SafeSearch filter only cares about the content of the images, not of the website." Good to know.
Goodbye AlltheWeb: Webmasters Loved You
I remember back when Yahoo bought AlltheWeb. Most Webmasters and SEOs were a bit upset, because AlltheWeb was one of those upcoming search engines who really could compete with Google back in the day...
adCenter Updates Coming: Notice Of Possible Downtime
As to not upset advertisers, Microsoft has issued a big heads up that they are performing maintenance on Microsoft adCenter tonight through tomorrow morning. The update doesn't seem to be significant...
Google Doodle For Robert Bunsen
Today on almost all of the Google home pages, including Google.com you will find a special Google logo for the 200th birthday of Robert Bunsen. This logo is different in that is one of the few animated and interactive Google Doodles...
Yahoo Swag Collection
One guy has been collecting Yahoo swag for 9 years now. He took a picture of some of the Yahoo shwag he collected over the years.