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 Search Console Search Analytics Let's You Combine Properties Into Sets
Six months ago, we reported that Google was working on letting you combine your Google Search Console properties into "sets." Well... - Google: It's Rare I'd Recommend You Start A New Site After A Penalty
We've covered Google giving webmasters advice after being hit by a penalty to start a new web site several times here. But John Mueller of Google said on that Google+ Friday morning hangout that "I'd say it is really rare that I'd recommend that people start up with a new web site... - Goodbye Content Keywords Report In The Google Search Console
Google's John Mueller said in a Google+ Friday morning that Google is likely going to kill off the Content Keywords report in the Google Search Console. He said this at the 32 minute mark citing it causes confusion around how Google ranks pages and thus wants to kill it off... - Google Testing Shadow Effect On Star For Local Reviews
Brian Barwig spotted a subtle test in the Google search results where Google was adding a shaded... - Google Updates Bulk Upload Addresses Global Format Requirements
Last week, Google has updated the address formats used for bulk uploads of your Google local listings. Google called this "improve data for your worldwide locations by following the new address guidelines and sample spreadsheet... - gBrau, The Custom Beer For Google Munich From Tilmans Biere
Jos posted a picture on Twitter of a beer named gBrau. He said this beer was "brewed exclusively for the Google Munich office." It is made by Tilman's Biere and I guess he custom ordered it? It loo
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Google AdWords: More Progress to Prevent Accidental Clicks on Mobile, WebmasterWorld
- Google Partners is now on LinkedIn!, The Google Advertiser Community
- Microsoft is Building a Bing Assistant Bot, WebmasterWorld
