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 Update, Penguin Status, Donald Trump, AdWords & Verizon Buys Yahoo
This week in search, we covered a possible Google update earlier this week. Googleâs John Mueller said there will be a Penguin... - Google Adds Social Icons To The Local Knowledge Graph
Google has added social profiles and icons to the local knowledge graph. This was discovered by @ryanbowlerhat and Joy Hawkins posted this on Twitter... - Google May Treat Expired Products Page Redirects As Soft 404s
Google's John Mueller said that Google may very well treat pages that no longer let you buy a product, i.e. the product is no longer available, as a soft 404. If you try to redirect that page to your home page, category page or an unrelated product... - Why Some Don't Believe Google About Redirects Not Diluting PageRank Signals
As we reported a couple days ago, Google once again said 3xx redirects do pass full PageRank and do not dilute. But as you also know... - Google Featured Snippets Can Be Localized & They Are Wicked Smart
Rob Birgfeld shared on Twitter a featured snippet in Google that answered the query [er wait times] for his local hospital's emergency room... - Three New Google AdWords Cross-Device Conversions Reports
Google announced that AdWords is adding three new cross-device conversion reports including devices... - Gary Illyes Scary Google Clown Mask
Gary Illyes from Google shared a picture of one of his favorite masks, a scary clown mask. He said that his colleague Mariya Moeva tried to take it away, which might be a good idea, but I guess she di
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Anyone else reporting unable to connect @googlewmc & @googleanalyttics ? https://t.co/FtdhpXbvNn #seo #localseo, Scott Hendison on Twitter
- If your #smallbiz gets a negative review, don't ignore the complaint. How would…, Google+ - Google Business
- It's been an absolutely tremendous 10 years with @LaszloBock. We'll be on the…, Google+ - Life at Google
- [Official Thread] The Future of Flickr, Flickr
- What is "Good Quality Traffic" for an AdSense Publisher?, WebmasterWorld
- Yahoo Japan to keep name, services despite U.S. sale, WebmasterWorld
