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's Matt Cutts: Bing It On Challenge Was Obviously Flawed
A little over a year ago, Microsoft launched this campaign named the Bing It On Challenge, which was basically a blind-search taste test pinning Bing against Google... - Here Come The White Google Navigation Bar Complaints...
In September we predicted Google would launch a new white navigation bar and they indeed announced they would a week or so later. Very few have seen it since... - Google AdSense Publishers Blaming Government Shutdown For Earnings Drop
A WebmasterWorld thread has Google AdSense publishers complaining about a decline in AdSense income starting yesterday. Some are blaming the decline in the government shutdown happening right now in the United States... - iGoogle's 30 Day Warning Before Closure
Over a year ago, Google announced they are closing iGoogle 16 months later on November 1, 2013. Well, November 1st is about 30 days away and to remind iGoogle users... - Why Aren't My Questions Being Answered This Week In The Google Forums?
This week, the people who answer most of the questions in the various Google forums, are at Google for a special event called the Top Contributor Summit... - Google 15th Birthday Cake
Last week was Google's birthday, an important birthday, a 15th year birthday. Katie Watson, a Senior Manager, Communications at Google since 2006, posted a picture of a birthday cake someone made for the special day.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Do You Think I Should Go With An In-House Seo Guy?, HighRankings Forums
- Google Web Designer beta now available: Build beautiful…, Google Ads - Google+
- Good places to sell links?, blackhatworld.com