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:
- Webmaster See Spike In Google Zombie Traffic
Back in October was the first time I introduced many of you to the Google Zombie traffic phenomenon. The definition of zombie traffic from Google are users that act like Zombies... - Google Now Sending Webmasters Deceptive Site / Social Engineering Detected Warnings
Yesterday, Google posted a blog post on the webmaster blog that was actually posted months ago on the security blog, we covered it in February. So I was scratching my head as to why Google posted it months later on the webmaster blog... - Google's John Mueller On Redirecting vs 404ing Products That No Longer Exist
This is a topic we've covered a lot here, what to do with out of stock products and Google. Truth is... - Google My Business Enables You Set Special Hours In Card View
Google keeps adding more and more ways to add special hours to your business information. First it was via spreadsheet and the Google My Business portal and then via the apps. Now, you can add it via the "card view... - Gas Prices Come To The Google Local Pack
Pete Meyers spotted and posted on Twitter a screen shot of the Google local 3-pack showing gas prices. I cannot replicate it but it seems Google is showing real-time has prices of nearby gas stations. Here is a screen shot: Google has shown this data in their maps app and other... - Alphorns At Google Switzerland
Google Switzerland posted on Google+ a picture of these men playing the alphorn or alpenhorn or alpine horn outside of the Google office there. I am not sure why, what the occasion was, but they poste
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Manual backup and more in Google Photos for Android Save what you want, when…, Google+ - Google Photos
- Ryanair Fires a Broadside at Google Over Ads, WebmasterWorld
- Bidding for Beginners: Pick a CPC Bid Strategy for..., The Google Advertiser Community
- Facebook Messenger ChatBots and Send/Receive API, WebmasterWorld
- Google My Business Forum: Can't enter Website into Profile, localsearchforum.com
- Looks like I'll be on This Week in Google tomorrow. Are there any net-related or Google stories you want us to talk about?, Matt Cutts on Twitter
- New Best Practices: The Official Guide to Optimizi..., The Google Advertiser Community
- Not sure if search is gaining on the next level of algorithms, or if they're…, Google+ - John Mueller
- Starting today we're introducing Goals in Google Calendar. You add a personal…, Google+ - Inbox by Gmail
- Updated http: to https: and lost our ranking & home page completely - HELP, Google Webmaster Help
