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 Penguin 3.0 Done Rolling Out
Late Friday night, Google began rolling out Penguin 3.0. Google's John Mueller said in a video hangout minutes ago that the roll out is now complete and fully done. So the rankings should stick around Penguin until they run another Penguin refresh. - Confirmed: Google Penguin 3.0 Released Late Friday Night
I am working on getting confirmation from Google but I have never seen the forums light up as much as they are now. Update & Confirmed: Google Sunday afternoon has confirmed they have done a Penguin update. I am trying to get more details at this moment... - Google To Update DMCA Algorithm After 26-Months
In August 2012, Google introduced the DMCA algorithm, also known as the Piracy Update... - Bing Cortana Adds Location Based App & Concert Cards & Evening Data
Bing announced several updates to their Cortana engine (i.e. Microsoft's answer to Apple Siri and Google Now). The updates include evening data, location aware cards for concerts in your area and apps based on your location... - Google Manually Adjusts Stephen Colbert's Search Results Box
On Stephen Colbert last week, he ranted on TV about Google attacking him by showing incorrect information about his height in the Google knowledge graph box. This is a must watch: - Google: Best To Use Both XML Sitemaps & RSS/Atom Feeds With PubSubHubbub
Google announced that if you want to do content discovery right by Google, do not just use an XML sitemap file but also submit an RSS/Atom feeds. Google's Alkis Evlogimenos wrote, "for optimal crawling... - Google Sukkahs Found At Mountain View, NYC, Pittsburgh & Dublin
Last week, I shared a picture from a Google Sukkah from years and years ago. This year, Google had Jewglers (Jewish Googlers) build Sukkahs on not just the GooglePlex campus but several other Google
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Introducing #Android 5.0, Lollipop, and the latest #Nexus devices: Nexus 9,…, Google+ - Google
- Bing just got really dumb, WebmasterWorld
- Google Revenue Up 20% Over Yr- From the Same Period Last Year, WebmasterWorld
- No one’s got time for traffic. Our last Glass update brought +Waze integration…, Google+ - Google Glass
- It took 33 years to build St. Paul’s Cathedral in London but today, on our…, Google+ - Google
- Sidebar (Guide) on iPad is too wide in landscape after updating to v.2.13 of the YouTube iOS app, YouTube Help
- Why use the Display Network?, AdWords Community
