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:
- Weird Google Bug: Now Title In Search Results
Dan Rogers (@danjrog) posted a thread at WebmasterWorld showing a weird bug in Google. It isn't often where you'd see a search result show up in Google without a title to click on. But he spotted one for a search on keyword tool, which returns a google.com URL. I was not able to replicate it, but he provided a picture: He said he has this issue on Minefield (Firefox 4.0b8pre) while searching in the UK. - Google Shopping Won't Show 100 Results Per Page
If you go to Google Product Search and change your settings to turn off Google Instant and show 100 results per page, you will be out of luck. Similar to the settings bug on Google News, where you can't set the search results to open in a new window when clicked on - here you can't show 100 results per page when you change your search settings. The report comes from a frustrated CyberMonday shopper - SphinnCon: Israel SEO Conference Agenda Posted, Here Are The Details
Yesterday I announced that we posted the full agenda for the upcoming SphinnCon Israel SEO conference. If you have not registered yet, make sure to go register now, before it is too late. The agenda has 10 sessions, two sessions going on at once. It is the first time we are running this event from 9am to 6pm. In the past, the event typically ran for half a day. We have some of the best - Google Earth 6 Adds Street Views & Trees
Google announced they have updated Google Earth, introducing Google Earth 6. Google Earth version 6 brings street views and 3-D trees to the program. Google said: With Google Earth 6, you can explore the streets in 3D like never before. Fly from outer space down to the streets with the new Street View and easily navigate your way around. Switch to ground-level view to see the same location in 3D. Now you can see 3D
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Backlinks Valued Less?, WebmasterWorld
- Exact Match Domains for SEO - Value Decreasing?, Sphinn
- Google has hurt businesses since at least 2002, WebmasterWorld
- Doodle St. Andrews Day, Google Blogoscoped Forum
- Google Cybermonday Blues, WebmasterWorld
- What Is "Advanced" SEO?, Sphinn
- Yahoo Local And Bing Maps, HighRankings Forums