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: We're Working On A Solution To Refresh Penguin Faster
We know webmasters, especially those impacted by Penguin 2.1 are getting really anxious. It has been 11 months and 6 days since the last complex to refresh Penguin and it is taking them time. Google confirmed a few newish items around Penguin and what the engineers at Google are working on with the algorithm this week. Google is working on speeding it up because... - Google Indexing & Ranking Google Search Results
Google is pretty clear about not wanting to have search results listed in their search results, they have been since at least 2007. So why is Google indexing and ranking their own search results... - Google Webmaster Academy Now With 22 Languages
Just a few months ago, Google revamped Google Webmaster Academy as a resource for new webmasters to get acquainted with Google. Now, Google is bringing that content to 22 other languages. Google announced this on Google+ saying: Today... - Rejected From Google News? Must Wait 60 Days Before Applying Again.
This is probably old but I've never heard it before... If your news web site is rejected from Google News, you cannot resubmit it for inclusion again for a 60-day period. A Google News Help thread has Google's Stacie C. saying that in the thread... - Google AdWords Editor 10.6 Now Available
Google quietly announced on Google+ that the Google AdWords Editor has been upgraded from version 10.5 to version 10.6. Currently, the release notes do not have any documentation on version 10.6... - GoogleBot All Tied Up
Gary Illyes from Google's Webmaster Team, posted a picture of GoogleBot all tied up, unable to move and crawl around. The poor little fella. Normally GoogleBot is use to being able to jump from plac
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- One Reason Google Authorship Failed: Low Adoption by Sites and Writers +Eric…, Google+ - Mark Traphagen
- Apple Moves Into Mobile Payments With Apple Pay, WebmasterWorld
- Google Web Designer (GWD) - Frequently Asked Quest..., AdWords Community