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: Featured Snippets, Link Building & My Google World Is Upside Down
This is the special Thanksgiving SEO video recap where I talk about the changes to the Google featured snippets. I also discuss the parameter handling tool in Search Console and how you need to think about that when you migrate to HTTPS... - Google: Anchor Text For Internal Links Do Matter
Some asked Google's John Mueller if the anchor text you use for your internal links matter for Google. Of course, John Mueller responding suggesting it does. He said "Most links do provide a bit of additional context through their anchor text... - Google Local Pack Tests Showing Knowledge Panel Tabs
Google seems to be testing merging the local pack with knowledge panel data into tabs across the top of the local pack. Sergey Alakov caught this test, although I cannot current replicate it, here is what he shared... - Google: Most Websites Rank Without Any Link Building
Did you know that most websites listed and ranking on Google rank without building a single backlink... - Google My Business Web Search Dashboard Now Ask You To Create Ads
Sergey Alakov spotted that the Google My Business web search dashboard that launched a couple months ago, now is asking businesses to create ads using AdWords Express... - Thoughtful Google Dublin Thanksgiving Cupcakes
Nicole Pruner, an American stationed in the Google Dublin office, showed off her special Thanksgiving day cupcakes her Google family gave her to cheer her up on the holiday. She wrote "Thankful for m - Thanksgiving 2017 Google Logo, Bing Theme & More
Google, Bing, and even Sogou have special Thanksgiving day logos and themes. Google has a turkey is an interesting one. Google wrote on their Doodle page...
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Broken Link Building, WebmasterWorld
- E.U. Ends "Geoblocking" of Ecommerce Across Member States, WebmasterWorld
- Intel Critical Vulnerability in Desktop and Server Chipsets, WebmasterWorld
