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:
- Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Snippets, Mobile Index, Site Quality, Yandex & AdWords
This week in search, I posted the monthly Google webmaster report for you all to catch up with. Some SEO think they saw a Penguin... - Google: Displaying Rich Snippets Doesn't Mean All Algorithms Think Your Site Is Quality
It is true, a site can lose their rich snippets over quality issues or never get the rich snippets in the first place. But what is not true is that if you do have rich snippets... - Google: The Sitelinks Demotion Tool Didn't Work For 6 Months Prior To Removal
As we reported a few weeks ago, Google removed the Sitelinks demotion tool from the Google Search Console. But did you know that the tool did not work for about 6-months prior to that... - You Can Disable Your Google AdWords Automated Ad Extensions
Cassie from Google said in the Google AdWords Help forums that you can now disable automated ad extensions directly from the AdWords interface. I guess this is a new feature and you were not able to disable the feature, the automated ad extensions... - Google Tests Clunky "Back To Top" Button In Mobile Search Results
Sergey Alakov, who finds all this crazy Google UI tests, reported to me on Twitter that Google is now testing a "back to top" button that floats over the search results... - Google Logo Highlights The Top Walter Cronkite Journalist Moments
Today on Google.com in the United States of America is a special animated Google logo, Doodle, for the 100th birthday of the American journalist, Walter Cronkite... - Google Zurich Low Ceiling Indoor Basketball Court
mr.anpa posted on Instagram a picture of the indoor basketball court at the Google Zurich office. The unusual part is that the ceiling is so low, so it looks like taking a short from afar would be pr
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @si1very If I follow your argument, you're manipulating search results to hide unfavorable content, and want Google to do that for you?, John Mueller on Twitter
- Google Hits Back Over E.U. Criticism Over Shopping Results, WebmasterWorld
- Improved search experience on the YouTube iOS app, YouTube Help
- Official Guide to Increasing App Engagement with AdWords You’ve pulled out al..., Google+ - Google Ads
- I'd be careful with handling duplicate content via robots.txt -- less crawling isn't always better for the site., John Mueller on Twitter
