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:
- Small Google Algorithm Update On April 4th?
Over the past 24 hours, I've been tracking what I would call mild chatter in the SEO community around a potential Google algorithm ranking update on April 4th. I would categorize this at best as a small update... - The Google Mobile First Index Likely Won't Launch In 2017
So Gary Illyes from Google was at this event, which I was not at :), and he said at the event that the mobile first index might not launch in 2017. - Google Tests Local Knowledge Panels Without Maps
Google is testing, yet another, Google local knowledge panel user interface. This one is where the local knowledge panel is not even showing the map in the box. Yes, Google is testing not showing a map for local results in the Google search results... - Google: Use Disavow File When Threatened With Negative SEO
We've seen it before, negative SEO threats. Bill Hartzer recently got one and asked Google what to do. The advice given is similar to what Google said in the past - Was Ashley Madison Penalized By Google? Not Ranking For It's Own Name.
Was Ashley Madison's web site penalized by Google months ago? Maybe. Marie Haynes posted in the Google Webmasters Help forum examples showing - Dylan Schneider Joins Google Fiber For Music Wednesdays
Here is a photo I found on Twitter of the Google Fiber office taking a photo with Dylan Schneider, a musical artist, for their music Wednesday event. The photo was taken by @tallguytony
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Google is testing a different amenities filter in local finder. cc: @mblumenthal @rustybrick @jenstar https://t.co/WOFB4ZDbym, Sergey Alakov on Twitter
- You can now remove your custom URL, YouTube Help
- @i_praveensharma @methode AFAIK you can use Analytics to see how far people scroll on your pages, so I'd use that. Lots of sites have unnecessary cruft there..., John Mueller on Twitter
- Google Travel Guides - Where are they getting the info from?, WebmasterWorld
- Marketing Innovations Live Stream Thread - May 23rd, The Google Advertiser Community
