Daily Search Forum Recap: May 16, 2013

May 16, 2013 - 4:00 pm 0 by

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 Subject Specific Authority Ranking
    As part of our coverage of the ten Google algorithm changes coming this summer, I wanted to make sure you all saw that Google was coming up with a technique to determine which sites are authorities in specific topics. Now, if Google determined...
  • 35% Will Block Google Images In Protest Of Change
    About a month ago, we asked our readers if they are or plan on blocking Google Images after they noticed a huge drop in traffic since the new image search design launched...
  • 47% Won't Proactively Disavow Links In Google
    A couple of weeks ago I polled you guys on the question of if you proactively disavow links or not. The question came up in that many are fearing the Penguin...
  • Google: The Spammy Queries To Get Less Spammy
    There is a saying that Tim Mayer, formerly from Yahoo, brought to the SEO conferences that has been used for probably ten years now. He said, "don't bring a sword to a gun fight," when...
  • Sullivan Junior Chilling At Google LA
    This is not the first time we've seen these Google shaped pillows but this is the first time I've seen Danny Sullivan's son sitting on them. Danny shared a picture....
This story was scheduled to be posted today and was not written today, as I am offline today.
 

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