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:
- Signs Of A Google Search Algorithm Update Over Weekend
There are some early signs of a Google search algorithm update over the weekend, around Saturday and Sunday. The chatter is still very quiet but it was the weekend and that might kick up over the next day or so... - Google: We Use ccTLD & Google Search Console Setting For Geotargeting
Back in the old days, Google used the location of the server and ccTLD to figure out if your site should be ranked in a specific localized version of Google. So if you had a .fr and your server was based in France... - Google Restaurant Local Panel Gets A Tab For Menu
Sergey Alakbov spotted yet another new tab being added to the local panel box. This one is for restaurants showing a "menu" tab where you can quickly load the menu. Google recently added the tabs to the local panel and expanded it to hotels and now restaurants... - Bing Search Results Snippets Adds "Popular Content" Box
David Iwanow shared with me on Twitter a new feature from Bing that shows a new search result snippet box named "popular content." It looks like an expanded and more visual version of sitelinks in the search results. The weird part... - Google Doodle: Eva Ekeblad, Swedish Scientist For Her Work With Potatoes
On Google's home page is a special Google logo, aka Doodle for Eva Ekeblad... - Google Indoor Running Track
Here is a photo from Instagram of the Google London office with their indoor running track. I guess this is part of the gym and maybe the gym is pretty big? The running track can go around the whole
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @emerikusz_ That *may* help in some cases, but really, i'd focus on improving those pages (for users, not for search. For panda that's super important), Gary Illyes on Twitter
- @ramesh_s_bisht @dawnieando @linda_tweet @methode Off-hand, it looks like you have sitemap index files in sitemap index files, which isn't supported., John Mueller on Twitter
- We are hiring! @BingAds marketing team is looking for a Sr. Brand Marketing Manager in Bellevue, WA. https://t.co/FjmC4bKVUf #ppcjob, cedric chambaz on Twitter
