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: Automated Action Viewer Not Coming Any Time Soon
I then hinted again at Google providing an automated action viewer in the Google Search Console. Google's Gary Illyes quickly responded on Twitter saying "it's not going to happen anytime soon." - Google Diagnosing Algorithmic Penalties In Real Time
We know Google representative can fairly quickly tell if a site is hit by an algorithmic penalty - such as by Penguin or Panda. But when they do it in real time, it is pretty cool... - Google's Data Centers Getting Slower At Updating?
WebmasterWorld administrator, Neil Marshall, posted a thread at WebmasterWorld saying he has noticed that Google's efforts to keep there many data centers powering search in sync has been slow... - Google Showing Social Profiles Even While Logged Out
I honestly didn't know and don't know if this is new. I know Google has shown social profile links in the knowledge graph box since November of last year. But I didn't know if it was shown only while signed into Google versus not shown while not signed in... - Google Jokes: Maybe We Should Hire Internal SEOs
In a Twitter conversation between Aidan Beanland, the head of Yahoo's SEO team and Gary Illyes, a Google Webmaster Trends Analyst, someone asks Aidan why they need an SEO when they themselves are a search engine. He responds that Yahoo Search is just one area of Yahoo... - A Carnival At Google
Mark Louie from Google shared photos of the carnival that took place at Google the other week. He said there were fun carnival games, face painting, jumpy houses, and lots of tasty food/drinks and mo
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- "If you type "shit club no history" into Google maps, it recommends Stamford Bridge. http://t.co/bowDynOW1B", Malcolm Coles on Twitter
- Starting today, the Ripples feature in Google+ is no longer available. Page…, Google+ Google Plus
- #AskAdWords - Google Partner Exams, AdWords Community
- All Doors To Link Building Seem To Be Closed, HighRankings Forums
- Best Tool For Seeing Competitors Traffic, HighRankings Forums
- Knowing the proper translation can often mean the difference between talking…, Google+ - Google
- Thanks for the New "Search Console" Rebranding, but Google, what I really want…, Google+ - Rand Fishkin
- What's the least that you would charge for a Local campaign?, localsearchforum.com
