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:
- Is Another Google Update Happening In May?
Mid-may we reported of a Google update brewing that led to more fluctuations around May 17th or so. Now I am seeing some chatter and signs from the tracking tools of an update happening today, May 24th... - Google Has A Bias Towards Scientific Truth In Search
Paul Haahr, a top lead Google engineer in search, said on Twitter that Google indeed has a bias, if you want to call it that... - Google Sues SEO Company Threatening To Remove Businesses From Google
Google announced yesterday that they are "taking legal action against Kydia Inc. d/b/a BeyondMenu, Point Break Media, LLC (and affiliated entities), and Supreme Marketing Group... - Google Trends Updated: SEOs/SEMs Should Check It Out
Google announced as I covered yesterday at Search Engine Land that they have updated Google Trends. If you don't know, Google Trends is an excellent resource for SEOs and SEMs... - Google: AJAX Crawling Scheme Going Away Sooner Rather Than Later
Here is yet another update on when Google will really be killing off the AJAX crawling scheme from 2009. Google announced its death in 2015 but then gave it a date of Q2 of 2018 last year and continued to tell us it is on the chopping block... - William Hollingworth - The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series - feel free to nominate someone over here. William Hollingworth is around 28 years old and lives in Stockholm... - Google TL;DR: Internal Office Video Newsletters
I spotted a photo on Instagram of a screen at one of the Google offices showing a TL;DR logo and explaining that Google has a weekly video that summarizes the key news internally from Google. it says
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Just wanted to say thank you..., Google Web Search Help
- Update to how videos are downloaded from Google Takeout (coming in October), YouTube Help
- Ad Grants team just had a live stream and live Q&A on the topic of KEYWORDS - vid..., The Google Advertiser Community
- Facebook Marketplace Now Has House Cleaners, Plumbers and Contractors, WebmasterWorld
- How do you choose the best keywords? How much should you bid on them? The Bing Ads Keyword Planner can help you conduct keyword research and identify the most effective ad groups and keywords to boost your campaign performance. https, Bing Ads on Twitter
- Should I use a Country Code Top-level Domain?, Google Webmaster Help
- Upcoming EU ePrivacy Regulation, WebmasterWorld
- Yelp Renews E.U. Antitrust Complaint Against Google, WebmasterWorld
