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: Add Two Verification Methods As A Failsafe
A Google Webmaster Help thread has Google's John Mueller recommending to one webmaster that it might be a good idea to verify your web site within Google Search Console more than just one way... - Google Maps Issue Didn't Show Store Hours For Some Businesses
A Google My Business Help thread has a business complaining that their store hours are not coming up in the Google local listing profile. Later on, Google said they fixed the issue... - Bing Sends Out Survey About Google Search Console?
As many of you know, Bing has their own Bing Webmaster Tools - they call it webmaster tools... - Google Maps Tests See Web Results Link In Local Results
Our maps sleuth spotted yet another test with Google Maps, Sergey Alakov posted on Twitter Google testing a "see web results" button in the Google Maps local results section. If you click on that button, you are taken to the web results and out of the local results... - Google Local Pack: Three Red Pins & One Blue Pin
We've seen the blue pins in the Google Maps results before but now Google is able to display three red pins showing off the local pack results and one additional blue pin... - SEOs Dress Up As Google Algorithms On Halloween
Here is an SEO agency that dressed up as various Google algorithms. We got a Panda, Penguin and a Hummingbird. They wrote on Twitter, "We turned your algorithm updates into our #HalloweenCostumes."
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- "After 7 days, per our published policy for actively exploited critical vulne..., Google+ - Niels Provos
- Adsense not showing on back button, WebmasterWorld
- New markets present new opportunities, especially for those who develop conte..., Google+ - AdSense
- Perceived Penalty / Filter - Google Local Purgatory, localsearchforum.com
