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 May Skip URLs That Repeat The Same Path Many Times
Google's John Mueller said in a Google Webmaster Help thread that Google may decide to "skip URLs that repeat the same path element many times... - Google: We Like Breadcrumb Navigation Links On Your Site
Google loves a site with good navigation and good user experience... - Gary Illyes From Google Doesn't Have Manual Actions Clearance
Gary Illyes from Google said on Twitter that he doesn't have rights or clearance to apply manual actions to web sites. That means... - Google: Checkmark ✓ Characters In Titles Looks Spammy
So some one asked John Mueller of Google if it is okay to use checkmark characters, i.e. â", in your title tags. The question was would it make the title tag look more readable. John responded that no... - Matt Cutts Notepads Get Larger
Matt Cutts, former Googler, was always a huge fan of small bit-sized notepads. He took them with him all over the place, including conference. He was always writing in them after speaking to people.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Oskar Fischinger’s 117th Birthday, Google Doodle
- @Goran_Majic It's just core ranking. Publish content, make it somewhat viral, and you get a chance to get there. (This is oversimplified but you get t .), Gary Illyes on Twitter
- Google's Ad viewability live stream link, WebmasterWorld
- I love how people are rediscovering the https://t.co/5LuGAemjLA 418 error page I built ~3 years ago. Tilt or tap the #Teabot to pour tea!, Tony Ruscoe on Twitter
- Make sure your ads show up when shoppers are ready to buy. Get started: https://t.co/QcwkwnleQZ https://t.co/ZnBM4SMZQV, Google AdWords on Twitter
- Share positive write-ups, awards and third-party rankings in your ad text with review extensions. Watch to learn how https://t.co/fKzNdpmj73, Google AdWords on Twitter
