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 :: April 3, 2015
This week in search, we skipped a day over April Fools but we did cover how it seems Wikipedia took a hit in Google, I blame the knowledge graph. Google says if your response time for a page is over two-seconds... - Google Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Will Not Impact Tablet Searches
Believe it or not, there is still confusion around the upcoming mobile-friendly algorithm that Google is pushing live on April 21st. The algorithm will only impact searches done on smartphones - only. This does not impact desktop searches and it does not impact tablet searches. Want proof? - Does Google's Pigeon Local Algorithm Impact Organic Rankings? Doubtful.
A thread at Local Search Forum asks a question most SEOs will ask themselves over time... Does your local ranking in Google's local algorithm at all impact the overall core Google search algorithm? - Google News URLs Can't Have Years As Unique Identifiers Except When...
Google News optimization fascinates me because it is a different algorithm and there are weird rules. I knew Google News had a rule about having 3-digit - Google: Make A Change To Your Web Page? We'll Find It.
A thread at Google Webmaster Help forums has a webmaster concerned that Google isn't allowing him to manually use the submit to index in the fetch in render tool in Google Webmaster Tools for all the URLs on his site... - Google Partners Allstar Invitation Via Airplane Flyer
joshredux posted on Instagram an invitation he received to the 2015 Google Partners Allstar event, this invitation was special, it was in the form of an airplane cutout flyer. He said "Google gave me
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Europe Ready to File Anti-Trust Charges Against Google, WebmasterWorld
- The #Google News & Weather app now has push notifications for important news &…, Google+ - Android
- The Easter Bunny Took My Traffic - I Think, Cre8asite Forums
- #AdWordsTip - Using automatic bidding in AdWords, AdWords Community
- Does Cutts April Fools Inadvertently Reveal Google Targets for Spam?, WebmasterWorld
