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: Will Pipes In URLs Work?
Yesterday, I wrote that Google was cool with pipes in title tags. But I did mention that back in 2010, Google said don't use pipes in URLs. So I asked Gary Illyes if that is still true, should you not use pipes in URLs these days... - Will Google Ban Their Parent Company's Web Site? Alphabet abc.xyz
As you know, Google's co-founders launched a new company named Alphabet, which will be the parent company of Google and many of the other companies that were under Google. They launched a new site at abc... - Google Now Part Of Alphabet, Inc. - No Joke
You've already probably heard the news, it is literally everywhere you look, Google, Inc. is now a company of Alphabet, Inc. Google's co-founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, started a new company named Alphabet... - Google Map Maker Has Officially Reopened In Six Countries
Pavithra Kanakarajan, a Product Manager on the Google Map Maker announced in the Google Map Maker Help forums that Google Map Maker has reopened in six countries yesterday. This - Last Call For Speaker Pitches For SMX Israel
Today is the last day to submit your speaker pitches for SMX Israel. I plan on personally reviewing the hundred or so submissions over the next several days. So please submit your pitch today (I won't be extending the deadline) by filling out this form. Again... - Google German: Yup, We Are On ABC-Strasse
On Google+, Google Germany posted a picture of the street sign their office is on, ABC-Strasse 19. They joked, "We do not want to say what we could tell in advance ... but the best from the ABC-Straß
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- 5 steps to a mobile-friendly site - check out these resources for getting…, Google+ - AdSense
- App Indexing drives growth for Daily Mail / MailOnline, Cookpad, and Tabelog …, Google+ - Google Developers
- Google Hangouts for Android is getting a sleek new look + a few more…, Google+ - Google
- Google+ Great news today with Alphabet…, Google+ - Yonatan Zunger
- Community Member of the Week - Amy Bishop (08/10), AdWords Community
- Google's "watch Time" Patent, Cre8asite Forums
- Oops! One Journalist Found Hidden Code In A Google Report, Cre8asite Forums
- Our 3rd #NoHacked blogpost spotlights two-factor authentication →…, Google+ - Google Webmasters
