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 Panda 4.1 Weekend Refresh?
A couple weeks ago, Google pushed out a large update to the Google Panda Algorithm, version Panda 4.1. A weekend later, we saw major traffic shifts in Google, which Google said was likely Panda 4.1 still in the process of rolling out 1.5 weeks later. But now, almost 2... - Google AdWords Change History Reporting Improvements
Google announced on Google+ that they made two larger changes to the change history features within the AdWords console. (1) There are now change history columns in the reporting interface, so you can see details about your account changes... - New Google My Business Data Discrepancies
Jade Wang from the Google Maps My Business team announced in the Google Business Help forum that they have a new way of showing data update discrepancies between what the owner (you) submitted versus what other sources have said about your business recently... - Google AdSense Swipe Feature & New Mobile Friendly Format
Google announced a new format for AdSense text ad units, something we reported Google was testing a month and a half ago with paginated AdSense ads. Google says the new format is "easier for your users to read... - Google Displaying Not Mobile Friendly Icons In Search Results
Earlier this month, we reported Google began testing mobile friendly icons in the mobile search results, again. They did this back in August as well. But now... - Android Welcoming Googlers
Karolina Kruszyńska, a spam fighter at Google, posted a picture of one morning at Google. As she enters, there stands an person in an Android costume wishing Googlers a good morning. Karolina said,
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @Jonahstein Good point, I'll pass that on, thanks! Happy to hear about more places we need to follow up, if you find them., John Mueller on Twitter
- Good Page Rank Alternatives Website Analytics, WebmasterWorld
- Google Image Search Spam, Cre8asite Forums
- Next time you're thirsty for a cold one in a new city, say “Ok Google, show me…, Google+ - Google
- Google Analytics Demographic Segmentation Techniques I think this is a great…, Google+ - Daniel Waisberg
- Raining outside? Visit the Desert. How do you capture the landscape and…, Google+ - Google UK
