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:
- Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: December 4, 2015
This week in search at the Search Engine Roundtable, we learn that Google wonât be launching the Penguin 4.0 algorithm this year... - Google Not Launching Penguin 4.0 This Year; 14+ Months Since Refresh
Although almost everyone, including Google, expected the Google Penguin algorithm to be revamped and released as Penguin 4.0 this year - that is not going to happen... - New Google App Install Ads: One Streams Your App For 90 Seconds For Free
Google has announced two new ad formats for App Install ads, the first one is the coolest, the ability to test an app without downloading it using the app streaming feature we discussed earlier... - Google Place Actions Revealed: Place Orders, Make Appointments & Reservations
A few weeks ago, we covered that Google added help documentation links to Place Actions but those help pages 404ed and returned no details... - Google Drops Local One-Boxes & Pins From Search Results?
Yesterday, Google has reportedly dropped the local one-box results. So when you do a search for a specific business and Google would show you the local box for that business... - Mountain View Has Leaf Plows Not Snow Plows
Mike Brzozowski, Google's Senior User Experience Researcher, shared a photo of a leaf plow on Google+. He took it in Mountain View, California, where Google's headquarters the GooglePlex is located.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- 5 Ways Understanding Differences Between Map Maker & GMB Guidelines Can Help You, localsearchforum.com
- Adobe to kill off Flash in January’s Creative Cloud update, WebmasterWorld
- Airline Takes Legal Action Against Google Over Adverts, WebmasterWorld
- Facebook Adds "Messages" and "Events" to Page Plugin, WebmasterWorld
- Facebook Users In Belgium Must Now Log In, Following Cookie Tracking Ruling, WebmasterWorld
- Google quickly indexes and then removes new pages, WebmasterWorld
- Google Talks Up Its Renewable Energy Program, WebmasterWorld
