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 Search Ranking & Algorithm Update Underway? Chatter...
In the past 24 to 48 hours I have been noticing an uptick in SEO and webmaster chatter around a possible Google search algorithm and ranking update... - Google: Number One Search Ranking Factor Is Awesomeness
Every wonder what the number one, most important, search ranking factor is in Google's algorithms? Is it links? Is it content? Is it a special hidden meta tag... - Google Analytics Better Tracks AMP Pages With AMP Client ID API
Since many of the complaints last year around how AMP and Google Analytics don't really work well together... - Google Featured Snippets Tests Related Query Refinements
The folks at RankRanger spotted and posted on Twitter Google testing a new form of query expansion for related queries under the featured snippets. We saw this before about a year ago but it hasn't come up much since... - Google Is Updating Their SEO Starter Guide For Mobile & More
Last month we reported that Google said their SEO starter guide is still relevant even though it was not updated since 2010. Well, I guess it was not relevant enough... - Google Officially Launches Editing Local Business Info In Search Results
Google announced this morning that they are officially launching the ability to edit your business details in search... - Yoga In Google Wishing Well
Here is a photo I spotted on Instagram of someone doing some sort of yoga pose outside of a Google office in a penny pond or wishing well of some sort. I think, but I can be wrong, that this is outsid
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Have a look #Bing testing "Questions? Ask InfoBot to search on https://t.co/m5CPKq3wKS" thorugh #Skype https://t.co/O74DPoITRF, Tauqeer Aziz on Twitter
- In the ad section of a hotel Local Panel (mobile) did Google always list hotel's site along w. booking sites? @sergey_alakov @rustybrick https://t.co/jOeYaOUev2, Mordy Oberstein on Twitter
- Do page footer in-site text links help SEO?, WebmasterWorld
- Update on monetization appeal and the appeals process, YouTube Help
