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: Panda Takes Into Account Site Quality Including Site Architecture
Google's John Mueller said in a video hangout on Friday at the 8:54 mark that Google's Panda algorithm takes into account site quality, including the site architecture... - Google Test Card Style Local Finder In Maps Results
Mike Blumenthal spotted Google testing a new format for the local finder results in the map results. Instead of a list view... - Bing UK Adds Hospital & GP Search Feature With NHS
Bing UK now lets you search for nearby hospitals or GPs, general practitioners... - Google: Web Directories Don't Generally Help With Rankings
Google's John Mueller said that generally, web directories do not help with SEO or rankings. Google has said in the past that directories aren't the right way to build links to your site and then early, Google warned not to use directories for link building purposes... - Google Assistant Now Rolling Out To More Android Phones
When the Google Assistant launched, it was primarily only available on the Google Pixel phones and Google Home. Well... - Google Mugs & Swag Galore
Here is a photo I spotted on Twitter of an event Google had at, what I believe is the Rutgers computer lab in New Brunswick, NJ. The picture shows a table filled with Google mugs, Gmail, Android, Chr
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Google Appending String to My Links in GMB, localsearchforum.com
- CloudFlare Leaked Passwords - CloudBleed Bug, WebmasterWorld
- Google to Close Group Sharing App, Spaces, WebmasterWorld
- RT @paudyheal: New test? Seeing a Flights tab in any location search this morning. https://t.co/E3Su1WE2If, Dan Sharp on Twitter
