Daily Search Forum Recap: August 28, 2014

Aug 28, 2014 - 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:

  • Getting Chilly... Google Penguin 3.0 Vibrations
    I know, the boy who cried wolf, but my job here is to bring to you what the SEO community is buzzing about and they are buzzing about a possible Google Penguin update, or at least Google testing things that may imply Google is pushing out a Penguin update. Didn't I expect Penguin to be launched...
  • Bing Testing Card/Boxy Search Results Interface
    Spotted today by @rgomezric, Bing is also testing a box/card like search results interface.
  • Draw Your Symbol & Google Drive Will Search Related Ones
    Using special characters in documents and web pages is fun and always a good way of expressing the ton of what you are writing about...
  • Google Profile Forum Levels Now Go To Ten
    This is big news for those who participate often in the Google forums, they changes the levels of your participation from one through twenty to one through ten. This is causing some people in the forums to feel they've been demoted...
  • Google Testing Green, Gray & Red Stars In Search Results
    I am seeing reports from Twitter and WebmasterWorld and also via email, that Google is replacing the gold/orange stars in the search results with green stars. Here is a screen shot
  • Google Irvine Office Views
    Brian Kuhn from Google paid a visit to the new Google Irvine office and snapped some pictures of the awesome views from the building. He said, "The view this morning from the brand new Google Irvine

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