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 Algorithm Update Signals & Chatter
Just like last weekends Google update chatter, we are seeing similar levels of chatter and signs around a Google algorithm update in search... - Google Local Pack Shows Query Dependent Dynamic Business Categories
Google is now dynamically changing the service or business category they show in the local pack next to a business based on the user entered query in the search box... - Google Local Panels Can Show Return Policies
You may now see in the Google local panels a store's return policy. You can likely trigger them for large stores like Walmart or others. Sergey Alakov first spotted it and posted it on Twitter... - Did You Get Your Google Local Posters? I Did.
Last week, I received a massive envelope from Google with a bunch of posters and signs for my business. I got them for free by filling out the smallthanks.withgoogle.com web site... - Google Links to Your Site Metric Drops For Some
Last week, I saw some chatter within the industry of people complaining that their Links to Your Site report in Google Search Console has dropped significantly. In the old days, if this metric shifted significantly up or down... - Google Hosting In-Person Webmaster Hangout In Zurich On June 29
Google's John Mueller does webmaster hangouts all the time, it is a wonderful thing and a great way for webmasters and SEOs to speak to a live Googler about their issues. However... - Google Has IBM 2401 Magnetic Tape Units
Here is a photo I found on Instagram of a Google branded IBM 2401 magnetic tape unit. These are old fashion storage devices from back in the 1964 era. Google of course added their color to them but
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- AT&T Completes its Acquisition of $85.4 Billion, Time Warner Inc., WebmasterWorld
- UX Question for the Community at Large, Google Webmaster Help
- It's not possible to change geotargeting for country-code top-level-domains, but it's no problem to use these globally as-is (you just can't target another country). https://t.co/acuDxrUGgb… https://t.co/tFdAUAE5qC, Google Webmasters on Twitter
