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 Core Algorithm Update, Autocomplete Changes, Negative SEO, Hijacks & One Line AdWords
This week in search, we got confirmation about the large Google update from Google as being a broad core update. It started a week ago Monday and seems to have gone on for ten or more days... - Google Adds Photos Tab To Local Panel On Android Devices
Sergey Alakov spotted Google adding a new tab to the local panel specifically for Photos. Well, it seems to just be showing on mobile for Android devices, not on iOS devices. If you search on Android, you will get the photos tab, if you search using an iPhone... - What Is Better Google: Wrong Hreflang Or No Hreflang?
Image credit to Shutterstock We know hreflang is pretty complex and in many cases, you don't necessarily need it but if you do it right... - Google Hijacks Speedtest.net With Their Own Speed Test Widget
You know the lovely folks at speedtest.net - they tell you how fast or slow your internet connection is... - Kelvin Newman - The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series - feel free to nominate someone over here. Kelvin Newman lives in Worthing, a town in England with his wife and kids... - Google VHS Tapes Museum
When was the last time you saw a VHS tape? When was the last time you saw a Blockbuster store? Well, if you miss them and want to see these tapes, you can go to Google London, they have a whole book
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- I guess we've all seen our share of migration adventure and horror stories ... :-) it's good to be diligent, plan carefully, execute exactly, and monitor carefully there.… https://t.co/gfyj9tUrQP, John Mueller on Twitter
- A page can be disallowed by robots.txt - it won't have any indexed content - and still rank. Make things awesome, don't count words!… https://t.co/IHTLIXqANW, John Mueller on Twitter
- hreflang isn't an authority signal. It's a pretty basic technical element that not all sites need. No conspiracy here :-).… https://t.co/whPC6GN6xE, John Mueller on Twitter
- Should you continue building links once you reach 1st page on google?, BlackHatWorld
- That's funny because I reported it to you back then. That's me you've quoted! This is a slightly different version with more text. Though I can see the extended version has been around for a while - with lots of people complain, Jonathan Jones on Twitter
- This is a pretty neat way to find ways to speed up a website. I wonder what is happening in dev-tools on other websites .... :-))… https://t.co/r7k05HEEBu, John Mueller on Twitter
- My views disappear..., YouTube Help
