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 :: January 9, 2015
This week in search, I report how Googleâs engineers working on the Penguin algorithm is letting it settle down a bit. I posted the monthly Google webmaster... - Google: Make Sure To Match Up Your rel=canonical & hreflang pairs
Google's John Mueller posted on Google+ a heads up to those sites implementing hreflang for international support, that they must implement the rel=canonical properly or it will be as if non of the mark up is there... - Google: Upper Or Lower Case In Your Disavow Both Work Fine
Google's disavow tool is still a hot topic amongst SEOs and will be as long as Google is at war on links. Marie Haynes asked Google's John Mueller a question on Twitter about the tool that I've never seen asked. Does the case of your words in the disavow file matter... - MCC Accounts: Google AdWords Bid Simulator Keyword Report Didn't Work
Almost 10 months ago, Google AdWords launched a new report set of columns that gave you the ability to show Bid Simulator columns in your reports. Well, for the passed 10 months, it only worked on individual accounts. Not those who run MCC... - Google Framed A Panda
Wayne Crosby, a software engineer at Google, who I believe doesn't work on the search team, snapped a photo of a stuffed Panda with a picture frame around its head. He said "I've been framed." Now,
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Facebook Reports Video Uptake Averages 1 Billion Views Per Day, WebmasterWorld
- If you have separate URLs for mobile and desktop pages, use the following…, Google+ - Google Webmasters
- Quick tip: save time and protect your data by testing filters before applying…, Google+ - Google Analytics
- Webmaster francophones: Que souhaitez-vous pour 2015 ? Bonne et heureuse année…, Google+ZinebAitBahajji
- Google Generated Sitelinks, localsearchforum.com
- Yahoo! As Mozilla's Default Search Engine, Cre8asite Forums