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 Update Brewing? Chatter & Tools Point To Algorithm Update
Over the past 24-hours, the ongoing WebmasterWorld thread has seen an uptick in chatter around ranking and traffic changes from Google. Plus, many of the tracking tools that have updated for the day are showing signs of a Google update... - Google AdWords Call Reporting Now In India & South Africa
Google announced both on Google+ and Google AdWords Help forums that advertisers in India and South Africa can now do call reporting. Google said... - Google Maps Labels Today's Events On The Map
Google Maps seems to now be labeling upcoming events in your local area with a "today" label. Max Minzer spotted this and posted about it on Google+... - Google Testing Green Outlined AdWords Ad Label
As you know, last year, Google switched the AdWords ad label from yellow to green - well, maybe Google is bored with the green now. Matthew Barnes spotted Google testing the ad label in an outline green... - Google: We're Done With Big Numbered Penguin Releases & Updates
Gary Illyes from Google posted on Twitter that Google is now done with numbered Penguin releases. He said "we're not planning more numbered releases for penguin... - Plush Google Smartphone Holders
Here is a picture of a new years gift given by Google to some folks. It is a smartphone holder in plush Google branded small bean bags for your phone. This was posted on Instagram by Pattarakorn S.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- A short series of Challenges this week that make the point: Sometimes the bes..., Google+ - Dan Russell
- 📞 Hello, it's #GoogleVoice calling with a fresh look and new upgrades across..., Google+ - Google
- Our integration with Tock can help you get a table at some of the world's bes..., Google+ - Google Maps
- Plumber category changed to "mechanical contractor", localsearchforum.com
- Upgrading Forum to SSL - Please let us know if any problems, localsearchforum.com
- We've started trying out the invisible ReCaptcha in Search Console -- How does it work for you? https://t.co/Il1ZILy35b, John Mueller on Twitter
