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 Search Ranking Changes, Top Ranking Signals & Dynamic Algorithms
First, I am offline, so this video and post was all created and produced on Wednesday, things may have transpired between now and then that I may have to catch up on... - Google: Fetch & Render Preview Not Used In Search
If you thought Google uses the preview you see in the fetch and render for search purposes, you would be wrong. Google's John Mueller said ... - Google: Responsive Sites Don't Need To Worry About Mobile First Index
Gary Illyes from Google said at the BrightonSEO conference that those with responsive sites don't really need to worry about the upcoming... - Google Tests White Knowledge Panels
Google is now testing white knowledge panels for local results. This was first spotted by our man Sergey Alakov and he posted a screen shot... - Googlebot Still On Hold On Supporting HTTP/2
John Mueller of Google said the other day in his hangout at the 1 hour and 13 minute mark that Googlebot still is not crawling in HTTP/2. The reason... - Google To Find E-Books At Your Public Library
Google shared a new feature in search quietly on Twitter this week, the ability to search Google for e-books available at your local public library... - Massive Google Antique Chair
I am not sure what is Google's obsession is with really big chairs but here is another massive chair at a Google event. It is one of those fancy... - Programming Note: Rosh Hashanah 5778 - Shana Tova!
Tonight is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and I will be offline the next two days. Specifically, I will be offline Thursday and Friday...
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @bhartzer Most of the SEOs I interact with are totally awesome and have the same goals as we do: make it easy for users to find & read/use/buy things. https://t.co/SWq974mdel, John Mueller on Twitter
- @Kartzke @methode Pretty much all of them, not just Googlebot for websearch. https://t.co/SqJWmRfaJu, John Mueller on Twitter
- Google is testing white KPs. @rustybrick https://t.co/9hccPjRhpp, Sergey Alakov on Twitter
- JG, the boss, talks about AI. You might want to listen, he is one of the few people who know what he's talking about when it comes to ML/AI https://t.co/ESXfb6w2AK, Gary Illyes on Twitter
- The subdomain fallacy is real folks, move good & useful content to subdirectory as much as you can. Wish @googlewmc be upfront about it 😐, Samuel Lavoie on Twitter
This post was scheduled to go live today but was written earlier - I am currently offline today.