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 & Penguin Algorithms Aren't Updating Data Regularly
There has recently been a lot of confusion around the Panda algorithm, specifically if it is running monthly, in real time, or still manual. The answer, at least today, is that not only is the data for Panda manually updated but also Penguin... - Google: Brand Searches Unlikely Impacted By Mobile-Friendly Algorithm
So a question many folks have been thinking about in regards to the April 21st mobile-friendly Google algorithm was what if a brand is not mobile-friendly and someone searches for them after April 21st on their mobile device... - Google News Submission Status Now Showing Not Accepted Notices
Last week we reported that there was a bug with Google News submissions where Google was not showing when a site was rejected or not accepted into Google News after it was submitted for inclusion. That bug has now been fixed... - Google Can List Old Legacy URLs In Search Results When...
Rahul asked Google's John Mueller on Twitter if Google would display an old URL of a site in the Google search results even if it is redirected to a new URL and if so, could that be a duplicate content issue... - Google To Launch New Ad Platform For Plumbers, Electricians & Landscapers
BuzzFeed reports that they have a source within Google telling them that Google will launch a new ad product to connect home-service providers to searchers... - Android Texas BBQ
Who doesn't like a Texas BBQ? Who doesn't like the Android character/logo? How about an Android Texas BBQ? Richard Hay posted a picture on Google+ of just that, a Android BBQ character with boots,
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Google Meetings is coming. Login currently appears to be limited to Googlers,…, Google+ - Florian Kiersch
- Pierre Far From Google Changes Position, Cre8asite Forums
- Moving a boilerplate text from <div> to <h2> to emphasise SEO?, WebmasterWorld
- Your Wife is HOT! Google+ Local Descriptions that Grab Attention, localsearchforum.com
