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 Updates Site Status Tool to Make More Precise & Easier
Google announced that they updated the site status tool with a "cleaner UI, easier-to-interpret language... - Google Warns YouTube Creators: Ad Revenue May Fluctuate Over Next Few Weeks
As you know, Google promised to make ad controls for advertisers as advertisers continue to leave Google over the controversy around their ads being shown on hateful, offensive and derogatory content sites and YouTube videos... - Google AdWords Tracked 4 Billion Store Visits & Aims To Improve Accuracy
Google announced yesterday that after two years of tracking store visits in AdWords, they have now reached over 4 billion store visits globally... - Some Chat Boxes Can Be Hit By The Google Intrusive Mobile Interstitials Penalty
Following up on questions around Google's newish mobile intrusive interstitials penalty. Yesterday we said that store locators that take up the whole screen can be an issue... - Google Local 3 Pack Removes City Names For Local Results
Sergey Alakov spotted another change to the Google local pack, this one is where Google is removing the city name from the local pack results when the results are nearby your... - Google Silence Box
Here is a photo from the Google Paris office showing a box where Googlers can simply have some peace and quiet. Yes, this is a silence box, designed to have phone calls in quiet without interruption.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @johnelincoln yeah, if we index the version without "#", that's the one. Links are seen as being between canonical URLs., John Mueller on Twitter
- DYK there are some changes coming to JavaScript dialogs in Chrome? If you're relying on them, check this out: https://t.co/ylhOOLy6Bn https://t.co/J5eYDg2F96, Gary Illyes on Twitter
- Today we’re celebrating you. 1 million data-savvy professionals who are a part of this community - thanks for all your great interactions! https://t.co/fdQwbtHy5a, Google Analytics on Twitter
- Three interesting "where is this?" Challenges. Given just the photograph, wha..., Google+ - Dan Russell
