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 :: May 8, 2015
This week in search I covered the cases of a Google update happening, but Google denied there was a Panda or other update happening... - Google: Priority & Change Frequency In Sitemap Doesn't Play Much Of A Role
Google's John Mueller was asked in a video hangout on Google+> this morning if priority and change frequency matter much in XML Sitemaps and John from Google said nope... - Google: Here Is Why The Mobile Friendly Algorithm Didn't Feel That Big
For many, the Google mobile friendly algorithm was a let down. It is fully rolled out but many still don't see any significant impact, nothing at the scale of Panda or Penguin from the SEO/webmaster point of view. Google's John Mueller was asked this by a webmaster (I think wearing a bathrobe) this morning at... - Even Huge Brands Like Walmart Seek Google SEO Advice Via Normal Webmaster Channels
There is this belief out there that really large brands get preferential treatment in Google's web search results either because they pay a ton of money in AdWords or they have some other connections that gives them such preferred treatment... - Google Adds Food Delivery From Search Results, Like Bing
Google announced on Google+ and Google Business Help forums that they launched a new mechanism for businesses that have food delivery, online appointment scheduling... - Google Sand Logo
Asaf Paz was at the Brand Re:imagined, a Google Event on the Beach in Tel Aviv, Israel and shared this picture with everyone on Facebook. It is a Google logo made out of sand in some sort of truck.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @Jumzler No. They might be useful for other things, but they're not a part of Google's ranking factors., John Mueller on Twitter
- The New Search Analytics (Beta) Thoughts - Seems Very Useful Tool, WebmasterWorld
- Google Forcing HTTPS Links In SERPs, WebmasterWorld
- Google shutting down PageSpeed Service, WebmasterWorld
