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 Panda Update On September 5th
On Friday, I saw dozens of threads in the Google Webmaster Help forums with people complaining about major traffic loses. But the automated tracking tools from Moz, SearchMetrics, Algoroo, SERPS.com and others didn't really show any signs... - Google: Even After Algorithm Update, Your Rankings Changes May Not Be Immediately Visible
In response to our story on Google confirming a Penguin refresh is needed to recover from Penguin, Google's John Mueller added more context to his answer in the Google Webmaster Help thread. In short, he made a few important points... - Google: Responsive Design Is Not A Ranking Signal Boost
We know Google demotes non mobile friendly web sites in smartphone search results. But for some reason, there is a debate if Google gives a ranking boost to responsive design sites over other mobile formatted sites that deploy Google's best practices... - Twitter With Buy Buttons Within Tweets
Twitter announced they are getting into the e-commerce space with buy buttons in tweets. Today we are beginning to test a new way for you to discover and buy products on Twitter. For a small percentage of U.S... - Google On Mobile Redirection: Now Use 301s, Not 302s
Back in June, Google updated their site moving documentation drastically but webmasters questioned why Google specifically recommended using 302 redirects to communicate separate smartphone URLs from desktop URLs. Well that has changed... - Google Logo For Leo Tolstoy's 186th Birthday
Today on Google's home pages worldwide is a special Google logo for Leo Tolstoy, a novelist most well known for his works named War and Peace, Anna Karenina, A Confession, The Kingdom of God Is Within You and Resurrection... - Google London Office Has A Posh Lobby
Google's Aygul Zagidullina spent some time in London the other week and snapped pictures of the Google London office while she was there. One picture that stood out was this lobby that looks incredib
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Microsoft Previews Completely Revamped MSN.COM, WebmasterWorld
- XE21 ROLLING OUT NOW!!!, Explorers Community
- Big List of SEO Tips and Tricks for Using HTTPS on Your Website…, Google+ - Cyrus Shepard
- I am Fili Wiese - SEO Consultant SearchBrothers.com - AMA : bigseo, Reddit
- Seller Rating Extensions - A Week's Worth of Wonde..., AdWords Community
- [Video] How to use the keyword planner, AdWords Community
