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:
- Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithms Count, Search Console Bug, SEO, AdSense & AdWords Exploit & More
This week is a shorter one where we covered how Google wonât share the number of algorithms they run. Google Search Console had a bug where they sent tons of verification emails to webmasters. Google published new documents on rendering and debugging for GoogleBot... - Google Won't Share The Number Of Search Quality Algorithms
Google's John Mueller was asked in this morning's hangout at the 13:05 mark into the video about disclosing the number of quality algorithms they have running in search today... - Google Search Console Sent Verification Emails To Webmaster By Accident
Over the past 48 hours, some webmasters who use Google Search Console may have seen a bunch of new verification emails sent by the tool to their inbox. Some have reported receiving up to a 1... - How Google Handles Canonical Pages With Noindex On The Page
In a hangout from this morning, Google's John Mueller was asked how Google handles a page that you applied a canonical to but also has a noindex on it. Does that page pass... - GoogleBot Doesn't Pass A Referrer; Generally Directly Hits URLs
Google's John Mueller confirmed on Twitter that GoogleBot, Google's web crawler... - Google Logo For Hip Hop History
Today on the Google home page is a pretty cool hip hop Doodle, special Google logo. It is an interactive Google Doodle that lets you use turntables where you can mix samples of tracks from legends in the hip hop industry... - Shiny Google Pool Table
Here is a photo of one of the many many pool tables Google owns and has at their various offices. This one is a shiny silver like color and looks pretty solid. It is a blue felt top with the new Goo
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @Patrick_Krzy We use a number of factors to determine which URL we pick as canonical, including redirects. But not just redirects., John Mueller on Twitter
- @_RGraph @methode No date for beta Google Search Console release. Probably in parts as they're ready (or ready for broader testing at least)., John Mueller on Twitter
- Hey SEOs, If you don't know about this dimension yet in GA, you're welcome. :) Sincerely, Your friendly neighborhood @AnalyticsNinja https://t.co/kp0NNZUOjb, Yehoshua Coren on Twitter
- Let's work together to improve Google for #smallbiz owners. Sign up to help s..., Google+ - Google Business
- Why don't you visit our forums and ask your AdSense approvals questions to our AdSense experts? https://t.co/mdLQUK34tI https://t.co/uOf3IUphUG, Google AdSense on Twitter