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 Slaps Mass Manual Actions For Outbound Links Over Free Product Reviews
As we reported yesterday, Google slapped mass penalties for outbound links over the weekend. Google's John Mueller commented on some of those threads last night... - Event When Former Googlers Reports Spam, It Takes A Long Time To Be Removed
Last week, I spotted former Googler Natalie Glance, who worked at Google as an Engineering Manager for almost 8 years, post on Google+ about spam in the Google search results. Her former colleague, Todd Underwood from Google... - Would Google Launch Penguin 4.0 With Gary Illyes & John Mueller On Vacation?
Despite telling John Mueller of Google that I wouldn't cover this, I now have to cover it... - Google: Log File Analysis Is So Underrated
I remember the days of prepping before client meetings by scouring through tons of log files to tell the client how much traffic they were getting from their web site. This was pre-Urchin analytics days. It was painful but truth was... - Google My Business App For iOS Available For Download
After a serious bug with the Google My Business App for iOS that started mid-last week, the new updated version is now available for download in the Apple App iTunes Store. Google submitted the fix before the weekend after removing it from the app store... - Google: In Real Life keyword Spam
Manas Tungare, a senior software engineer at Google, posted a picture on Google+ of keyword spam. But this keyword spam is in real life. He posted a picture of a retail store sign outside of a store
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Amazing! Thank you Webby Awards for nominating Google Store for Best Consumer…, Google+ - Google Store
- Financial Times says ... "both in terms of user experience and financial…, Google+ - John Mueller
- Google Consumer Surveys as a Platform for Developers We’re thrilled to…, Google+ - Google Consumer Surveys
- Learn how Progressive improves the mobile experience with the Google Analytics…, Google+ - Google Analytics
- Get Certified: Display Advertising, The Google Advertiser Community
- We’re happy to announce that from today AdSense supports content in Filipino, a…, Google+ - AdSense
