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 Tests Navigation Slider For Mobile Search Results
Google is testing a scroll navigational slider for the mobile search results. Valentin Pletzer spotted this one showing screen shots of the slider in action. He told me the... - DuckDuckGo: Links From Wikipedia Help You Rank In Search Engines
A WebmasterWorld thread points to a DuckDuckGo, a search engine that competes with Google, help document that says that to rank well in all search engines can be done by... - Poll: Most SEOs Feel Bad Links Can Hurt Your Google Rankings
Cyrus posted a Twitter poll asking even without a manual Google penalty, bad/toxic/manipulative backlinks can (a) are 100% ignored, (b) can damage your... - Google Feed Is Now Google Discover
Google has renamed the Google Feed in the Google Search app to Google Discover. This was announced a week ago Monday at the search event and with it, more features are... - Google My Business "Located In" Feature For Address Information
We know Google Maps can list businesses as being in a mall or other locations. But did you know some businesses can set that information by editing their information in web... - Google Butterflies
Here is a random photo on Instagram from the GooglePlex in Mountain View, California of a couple of butterflies hanging out near the Plex. I assume butterflies are not... - Programming Note: Offline For Simchat Torah
I will be offline completely for the holiday of Simchas Torah on October 1st and October 2nd, Monday and Tuesday. Any stories published here will be scheduled and written...
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- The article is kinda misleading -- it's not JS that prevents a site from being mobile-first indexed, it's the Flash content (which doesn't work on mobile). JS-powered sites can be fine on mobile & for mobile-first indexing.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- I haven't checked in a while, but AFAIK that's correct.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- No, we don't give them more weight.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- johnmu comments on How often can a LSI keyword be repeated?, Reddit
- New FB Security Breach Hits Near 50 Million Accts, WebmasterWorld
Note: This story was pre-written and scheduled to be posted now, I am currently offline for a holiday.
