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:
- OMG: Google Tests Auto-Playing Videos In Search Results
Yesterday, Jennifer Slegg posted on Twitter and her site that Google is auto-playing videos directly in the search results. I will be honest... - Michelle Robbins & Ginny Marvin: Search Engine Land's New Leads
With all my focus around the negative news (which I tend to focus on a lot) with Danny leaving and Matt McGee leaving Search Engine Land as well - the amazing news around the new leaders of Search Engine Land have somewhat got brushed under the rug... - Google Now Rolling Out Carousel Based Sitelinks
It seems like Google is now rolling out the carousel based sitelinks they have been testing for over a year now... - RankRanger: 99% Of Google's Page One Results Have At Least One HTTPS Result
HTTPS in the Google search results continue to rise and rise. In fact, according to RankRanger's Google's feature tracker tool, 99% of the page one results they track have at least one or more HTTPS result within them... - Google Local Panel Tests Questions & Answers Box
Sergey Alakov spotted yet another test, this one is where Google is testing showing a questions and answers box in the local panel. - Google: Logos In People Also Search For Feature
Google has been messing around lately with the people also search for feature in the search results. Here is a new one, I believe... - This Google Thailand Room Is Out There
Here is a photo I found on Instagram uploaded by Rehour of a room in the Google Thailand office. This room seems completely overdone and out there. You see multiple chandeliers, a painted ceiling, r
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @NoSoyBraulio @JohnMu It depends. Do you like throwing money out the window? If that's your thing, then sure, take it!, Gary Illyes on Twitter
- Converting a site optimized for PageRank to BrainRank, WebmasterWorld
- Everyone's talking about Native In-feed ads. But, what exactly is a feed? htt..., Google+ - AdSense
- Page layout impacts on speed and indexability, WebmasterWorld
- Removing a Google Virtual Tour /See Inside from a Business, Local Search Forum