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:
- Okay Google "Who Won" & Google Says "Donald Trump"
This is too cool, ask Google on mobile, desktop or voice, [who won] and you won't get the basketball or football game but rather who won the elections... - Did You See The Google Analytics Vote For Trump Analytics Spam
Over the past few days, before the election, many webmasters were complaining that in their analytics... - Confirmed: Google Removed The Knowledge Graph Snippet Overlay
Last week we reported that Google dropped the knowledge graph snippets overlays. Well, last night Google confirmed this is not a bug but instead, it was intentionally removed. Google told us they will "confirm that due to low usage... - Google Kills Off Google Map Maker By Adding Some Features To Google Maps
Google has killed off their Google Map Maker product and has told people the features have "graduated" to the Google Maps app... - Google To Force 30-Day Penalty Status For Repeat Offenders Of Safe Browsing
Google announced last night that they are enforcing their safe browsing violations to protect their searchers from landing on dangerous web sites. This is the malware, unwanted software, phishing... - Google Earphones
Here are earphones that have the Google logo and branding on them. These are white earphones with the Google logo on the ears. This seems to have been a gift from Google to their Google Partners. Th
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @seobybrett Changing to a new URL structure is a big change, it will take a bit of time to settle down, I wouldn't do it for vague reasons., John Mueller on Twitter
- YouTube iOS App Update, YouTube Help
- @CaitlinBoroden ah OK, thank you. We don't support that in hreflang currently, and I don't think we will anytime soon, Gary Illyes on Twitter
- Facebook Tests New Job Postings Feature For Page Administrators, WebmasterWorld
- Twitter's Vine May Yet Survive With Bidders Interested in its Acquisition, WebmasterWorld
