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 Updates The How Search Works Site
Google noted in their project Owl announcement that they also updated their How Google Search Works site. The site was first introduced in March 2013 and had some content and feature revisions over the years... - Reminder: Google Patents & Research Not Always Used In The Ranking Algorithm
Back in 2013, Matt Cutts of Google was clear that having a patent does not mean they use the patent material in their live search ranking algorithm. In fact... - SEO Agencies Spamming Google? Google Would Take A "Fair Look"
Did you know that Google is willing to review random SEO agencies to see if their SEO practices are fair and within their guidelines? I didn't think Google spent the time doing that... - Google Request Indexing & Crawl Direct Links Is Not A Replacement For Sitemaps
In Google Search Console, there is a feature under the Fetch as Google tool to request indexing. When you click that... - Google: Building A Better Website Indirectly Helps Google Rankings
Google has said time and time again, they want to rank the best and most relevant content and web site for the query... - Bing Booth: Body Painting Bing Home Page
This is unusual, at the Bing booth at OMExpo in Spain, they were offering body painting for free. Here is a picture of someone with the Bing home page body pained on them. Below is a video of it in a
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @DInvesting The newer TLDs are fine, they can rank just as well as "traditional" ones. However, they still don't get any SEO advantages from their TLD., John Mueller on Twitter
- @RuanSmit_SA @googlewmc @Google @randfish nope, John Mueller on Twitter
- Effect of Google Updates and SERP Changes on Your Business, WebmasterWorld
- Image search returns knowledge panels now? Is it new? https://t.co/aSvWQkdcUg cc:@rustybrick @jenstar @bill_slawski https://t.co/8upZ7n5GG3, Sergey Alakov on Twitter
- Just in time for summer travel, #GoogleTrips now lets you track reservations ..., Google+ - Google
- Twitter Reports Q1 Revenue $548 Million, WebmasterWorld
- Watch YouTube Kids app on Smart TVs, YouTube Help
- Google's Sep 16 Penguin Updates - Traffic Recovery Help, WebmasterWorld
- Update: We're going to continue this Challenge for 1 more week. Stay tuned fo..., Google+ - Dan Russell
