Daily Search Forum Recap: October 7, 2011

Oct 7, 2011 - 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:

  • Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: October 7, 2011
    I was offline last week, so this recap includes two weeks of news. Google released a Panda update, version 2.5...
  • Google Adds New Metric For Call Tracking For Mobile Ads
    Google announced a new ad tracking metric for tracking calls or click to calls triggered from mobile landing pages. The new metric is fully integrated into your AdWords campaign and gives you just a bit more useful information for your advertiser efforts...
  • Bing Enhanced Local Business Portal
    Matt McGee at Search Engine Land has a deeper dive on the new features of the Bing Business Portal and what new was added. In short, they include: Group Deals Virtual Punchcards (Loyalty Offers) Create Printed Materials...
  • Google Definitions Asking Users To Email [email protected]
    There are many reports in the Google Web Search Help forums that Google Definitions feature is not working on some browsers for some people...
  • Google Swag In The Trunk
    Masaki Ishitani posted a picture on Flickr of a trunk filled with Google stuff, likely Google Shwag. The bags read, Google Online Store, but it is hard to tell what is in them.

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