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 Reconsideration Requests Documentation Adds Step-By-Step Instructions, Examples & More
Google announced quietly on Google+ that they've revamped the reconsideration request documentation in the Google Webmaster help center, to make it easier for those to understand and use... - Google AdSense Mute This Ad Now Moves The Content Up
Google announced a new feature for the mute this ad option on the ad units. When you click on the "mute this ad" button, it will ask you why you want to remove the ad and then it will count down from 3 seconds and hide the ad... - Google Answers Now Showing Action Links For Third-Party Web Sites
In November, we documented how Google began sprucing up their Google Answers boxes with answer action links. But the catch was, it only worked for Google specific content. I said... - Google Launches A Mortgage Calculator, Take That Publishers!
Truth is, we knew this was coming, they were testing a mortgage calculator for a few months now but yesterday, it went live to all... - Google AdWords Banned Over 200,000 Advertisers In 2014
Google announced they efforts to combat "bad ads," ads that are manipulative, spammy and sometimes illegal. Google said that in 2014 they've disabled more than 524 million bad ads and banned more than 214... - Google Analytics Android Toy
We've covered many of the Android figurines, mostly showcased by Louis Gray at Google. Well, now Daniel Waisberg from the Google Analytics team has his own, the Google Analytics Android Figurine. I
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Are unique images a ranking factor?, WebmasterWorld
- Google's Ssl Warnings Test Results, Cre8asite Forums
- StatCounter: Google US Search Share, January, 2015, Falls Below 75pct, WebmasterWorld
- Twitter Promoted Tweets Now On Syndicated Sites, WebmasterWorld