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: Our Quality Algorithms Don't Use Machine Learning In A Targeted Way
John Mueller from Google answered a question about if Google's search quality algorithms, such as Panda, Penguin and others... - Gary Illyes: Don't Hug Me Or Google Will Manually Review Your Site
Here is a PSA for those who will be seeing Gary Illyes at SMX Advanced today or at an upcoming event. Do not hug him... - Gboard For Android Update: Draw Emojis, Phrase Suggestions & More Google Results
Google announced new updates for Gboard for Android. You can now draw on the screen and Google will find matching emojis. Google is also better at helping you type fast with phrase suggestions to predict what you plan to type next... - Google's Two Pronged Approach To Search Spam: Ignore vs Penalize
We've known for some time now that Google sometimes selects to ignore spam and sometimes selects to penalize the spam (i.e. devalues vs demotes). The topic came up again when we covered how Gary from Google talked about how they ignore Forbe's link spam... - Google Animated Logo For ICC Champions Trophy 2017
You can now play cricket on the Google home page in the United States. It is for the ICC Champions trophy and it is pretty fun. Truth is, I never played cricket and I have no clue what to do outside of just swing the bat, but it is fun nevertheless... - Google Lion Chair Swing
Here is yet another must have at an office, a lion chair swing. This photo was taken at the Google London office and posted on Instagram by Giulia. She wrote "alternative meeting space," that is for
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- First time I've seen this warning. (For a past client.) It's confusing though...too many redirects, or pages w nofollow meta index tag? https://t.co/a6IC6g7H7I, Marie Haynes on Twitter
- Negative SEO - image links from hacked websites, BlackHatWorld
- Instagram Clamps Down on Bots and The Companies Running Them, WebmasterWorld
- Is referral link program bad for a business and how to avoid manual penalties, WebmasterWorld
