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 :: February 7, 2014
Busy week in search, where Microsoftâs new CEO is Satya Nadella, a name most in search know... - Google Boots Large German Agency & Clients For Link Schemes
Last night, the spam czar of Google, Matt Cutts tweeted the expected, that they penalized a German link network. This time, Cutts did not call out which network, instead he said Google went after a Germany agency and their clients over their link network... - Possible Bug May Drop Your Whole Site With Google's URL Removal Tool
A webmaster posted an issue in the Google Webmaster Help forums with the Google URL Removal tool. In short, the site he is working on was hacked. He is using the tool to manually remove the hacked pages from Google, one by one... - Check Google To See If Your Name Triggers SafeSearch Before You Go With It
There is this ultra-orthodox religious Jewish magazine named Ami Magazine, I was actually profiled in it a few months ago. The interesting part is that when you Google the name, [ami magazine]... - Poll: If Google Dropped Links From Their Ranking Algorithm I Would...
WebmasterWorld moderator, Greg Niland, posted a thread at WebmasterWorld on the topic of Google dropping links from their ranking algorithm... - Protests & Hate Over Google's Olympic Charter Gay Pride Logo
Last night, as soon as Google posted their Olympic Charter logo to make a statement about the anti-gay laws in Russia, I wrote a story on the new logo. When I woke up this morning, there were over a hundred comments, mostly hateful, angry, hurtful, and completely inappropriate... - Google Mobile Barista
Daniel Waisberg from Google posted a picture of the mobile barista mobile that rides around the Google London office daily serving up coffee to Googlers in the office. Daniel said the coffee is actual - Google Sochi Olympics Logo For Olympic Charter & Gay Rights
Minutes ago, Google posted their first Google Doodle, aka Google Logo, for the The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics that kicks off tonight. The logo shows the colors of the Rainbow Flag, also known as the LGBT pride flag...
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Human Edited directories going nofollow, WebmasterWorld
- It’s National Weatherperson’s Day (yup, really). Even if…, Google - Google+
- Twitter Reports Full Year Earnings and Posts $645 Million Net Loss, WebmasterWorld
- Does link color affect ad clickability? Yes! Google AdSense, WebmasterWorld
