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 Algorithm Update Brewing? We Got Early Some Chatter.
I am seeing some really early signs from the SEO community chatter around a possible Google update. It is really early... - Google Shopping / Product Ads Tests Filters
Merkle spotted Google testing a new product / shopping ad listing format that adds filter buttons below the product carousel. I tried to replicate it myself but I did not get the filter icons... - Google Writes About AMP Logo Guidelines
Elena L. from Google posted a help thread in the Google Webmaster Help forums about how some publishers may not be using the proper specifications for implementing the AMP logos. She said Google noticed a nice number of publishers incorrectly implementing them... - DMOZ Redesign On 18th Birthday
Few people noticed and you can't blame them, but back earlier this month, DMOZ announced on their 18th birthday that they have redesigned their old and legendary web directory DMOZ.org - the open web directory. Here is the new look... - Google: Crawl Rate Change After Switching To CDN? Let Us Know.
Google's Gary Illyes posted a PSA on Twitter saying if your crawl rate changed after switching your site over to a CDN, that you should let them know about it... - I Love SEO Cookie
Dawn Anderson shared a photo of a cookie she was gifted by Kate Toon from Sydney, Australia. She went over to Sydney, Australia to speak on crawling and Kate made these cookies for some of the speake
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- so today we learned Google handles [<last name> <bad thing>] differently than [<first name> <last name> <bad thing>], Michael Gray on Twitter
- Microsoft to Acquire LinkedIn For $26.2 billion, WebmasterWorld
- Questionable Advice on recent Search Engine Land article, localsearchforum.com
- What happens when an AdSense account is disabled due to invalid traffic? When…, Google+ - AdSense
- I've been working on this for a while but as a follow up to the articles I have…, Google+ - Joy Hawkins
- Knowing how to analyze your AdSense reports is essential to improving your ad…, Google+ - AdSense
- New Mobile SEO Tool The new Varvy mobile SEO tool is live now. I think the…, Google+ - Patrick Sexton
- Quizzical Pursuit - A quiz on AdWords Bidding Stra..., The Google Advertiser Community
- Use the Universal Optimization Checklist to Manage.., Google Advertiser Community
- Why is the Google Doodle of Karl Landsteiner not seen in google.uk?, Google Web Search Help