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: Disavowing A Site Won't Hurt The Site
Gary Illyes from Google said on Twitter in one word that "no" adding a disavow to a site won't necessarily hurt that site from ranking... - Google: Shadow DOMs Should Work Fine
Carrie Haggerty asked Google's John Mueller a question I've never seen before, asking if shadow DOMs are okay with GoogleBot and if Google can index the content... - Bing Featured Snippets Direct Answers You Can Edit With Bing Distill
Bing offered their form of direct answers years ago but now I noticed those boxes allow you to actually edit them. Also the answers seem to be coming up more often as a WebmasterWorld thread seems to imply. Here is one result that has this direct answer... - Google Tests Topics For Search Refinements
Andreea Calin shared a photo with me on Twitter of a new Google search feature. The feature looks to pull other topics around your query... - New Google Rendering & Debugging Docs
On Friday afternoon, Gary Illyes from Google posted on Twitter that Google has published new documents on rendering and debugging. The new docs... - Google Double Decker Digital Garage Bus
Here is a double decker bus in the UK from Google where they offer workshops "digital skills training" for those who want to stop by. It is the Google Digital Garage Bus and it travels around Sheffie
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @brysonmeunier @rustybrick @stonetemple Yeah, we should update it, it's just that thing is so damn long..., Gary Illyes on Twitter
- Should we add "typo" or "misspelling" domains that redirect to the canonical to the Search Console?, Google Webmaster Help
- 1/ search for "bakery" surfaced hotel i am at in list https://t.co/PbFIqciLQB", Mike Blumenthal on Twitter
- Tu Be'av 2017, Google Doodle
- Changing Ad Type Simultaneously on Hundreds of Ads?, WebmasterWorld
- What percent of content hits should come from google ?, WebmasterWorld
