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 Tests Installing Apps Directly Within The Mobile Search Results
Artem Russakovskii posted a screen shot on Google+ of Google allowing some Android users the ability to install Android apps directly within the search results... - Google: Google News Publishers Don't Get A Ranking Boost
Just in case you were wondering, sites in the Google News index do not get any special ranking boost in the organic Google results. Google's John Mueller said they are not - Google Tests Displaying 16 Product Listing Ads On A Single Search Result Page
Google is testing, according to Channel Advisor up to 16 product listing ads on a single search results page. At first, you may be presented with five product listing ads, but when you click an arrow to expand... - Google: Title Tags Are Not A Critical Ranking Signal
Another interesting question came up in a Google+ hangout from last week. Google's John Mueller said the title tag on the page is not as critical for ranking than the content on the page... - Can SEO Tools Track The Google Weather?
Over the past few days, multiple tools that measure fluctuations in Google search results have noticed high amounts of activity. This naturally leads the SEO community to push Google representatives - Google Madrid's Micro Library
Daniel Waisberg posted a photo on Google+ of a "micro library," a small library at the Google Madrid office. It is a nice quiet spot, to pick up a book, read and learn. It looks like a miniatur lirba
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- What is prod.google.com, Google Webmaster Help
- AOL Questions Its Branding, WebmasterWorld
- Internationalization is hard. Make sure your translations - and the translated…, Google+ - John Mueller
- Why Anchor Text Does Not Matter, blackhatworld.com
