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: Only Google's Core Ten Blue Links Impacted By Mobile-Friendly Algorithm
In response to Jennifer Slegg's awesome coverage of Google's Gary Illyes statement that local pack won't be impacted by the mobile-friendly algorithm, Gary said on Twitter nothing really will be outside of Google's core web search results... - Google: You Should Not Have A Mobile Sitemap
If you deploy any of the three mobile configuration types and they are deployed appropriately, you do not need a mobile XML sitemap file. In fact... - Google AdSense New Performance Reports Upset Publishers
Late last week, Google announced new AdSense performance reports claiming the new is better than the old. But based on a WebmasterWorld thread filled with publishers, publishers are not happy with the new reports... - Bing Now Showing Mobile Friendly Label In Mobile Results
If you search using Bing on your mobile device, Bing may now start labeling mobile-ready web pages as mobile-friendly, similar to Google... - Give Google Feedback On Their Webmaster Video Hangouts
Google's John Mueller amongst some other Googlers often provide video based Q&A style webmaster support for your SEO and webmaster questions. In fact, much of what I cover here is based on those videos... - The Google Garage
Richard Hay from Google shared a picture of this Google Doodle he found at the wall at Google made up of colorful car parts. He said it is the Google Garage. I spot wheels, grills, doors, pipes, and
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- LinkedIn acquires Lynda.com, WebmasterWorld
- What can you do about negative SEO?, Moz Q&A
- Bing Image Search Gets a Makeover, WebmasterWorld
- Google and the "Snowball Effect", WebmasterWorld
- New version, new features in the Query Explorer The Query Explorer lets you…, Google+ - Google Analytics
- Removed HTTPS via GWMT, suddenly ZERO results in SERP, WebmasterWorld
- Searches for "hole in one" increased 1000% after Nicklaus's ace at the Masters…, Google+ - Google
- Call-only Campaigns Hangout on Air, AdWords Community
- PBN is going to DIE in Near Future, blackhatworld.com
- Pew Internet Survey: Teens, Social Media and Technology Overview, 2015, WebmasterWorld
