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:
- Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: October 16, 2015
This week, I tried to use my iPhone camera and a plug in microphone - I think it worked well for the most part... - Google: Mobile Search Volume Surpases Desktop Searches Worldwide
Last week, news broke that Google's search volume is now dominated by mobile searches. Over 50% of all of Google's queries worldwide is now done on mobile devices. This was the case in the US and several other countries back in May 2015 but now this is the case globally... - Google: Numbers In URLs Don't Matter For Rankings
Google's John Mueller said in a Google Webmaster Help thread that having numbers in a URL doesn't make a difference for ranking purposes. John said, "No... - Google: Your Site Can Have Both Manual Actions & Algorithmic Penalties
This is probably obvious to any reader here and I believe Google has said this in the past, but Gary Illyes from Google confirmed it is very possible a site can be impacted by both a manual action and algorithmic issue... - Google: We May Make Your 302 Temporary Redirects As 301 Permanent Redirects
Google's John Mueller in a Google+ hangout this morning said at the 22:15 mark into the video that Google may decide that at some point... - Android Ice Sculpture
Jordanna Chord, from Google's Kirkland office, shared a picture of the Android ice sculpture from the Grace Hopper event last night. We have shared many statues of Android but this is the first one t
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Google's Strange Sign Up One of my views shows a new report called "Audience…, Google+ - Tiaan Van ZylJourno
- Haha Want a Fake Google Local Location? Place a Classified Ad, localsearchforum.com
- Whether you’re a first time home buyer or a student looking to build up credit,…, Google+ - Google
- Your Site Layout Might Be Killing Your User Engagement, WebmasterWorld
- Hit by the recent Google update? Try this to recover your rankings and traffic., blackhatworld.com
- If you use an alarm to wake up in the morning, what time do you set it for? , Google+ - Julian Harris