Daily Search Forum Recap: December 29, 2011

Dec 29, 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:

  • Google/Bing: No, You Want Search Results For That Instead
    For the past year or so, searchers at Google have expressed their displeasure with Google changing their search query because they think the searcher really wants to search something else. But now those complaints are reaching over to Microsoft's search engine...
  • Google Finance Updates Securities Indexing
    Google has made a large scale update to how they index securities for Google Finance...
  • Google: We're Good At Handling Boilerplate Text
    Many websites have it, the boilerplate text on the site. Either it is a repetitive copyright or legal disclaimer on the footer of every page or it is a statement of some sorts find on all your pages. Boilerplate text comes in many flavors and locations but Google says they handle it just fine.
  • The Google + Sofa
    VP of Google+, Bradley Horowitz posted a picture of Senior Vice President, Vic Gundotra sitting on the Google+ couch. The couch is in the Google+ office and has pillows made from Craftsquatch.

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