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 Maccabees Update Analysis: Sites Targeting Many Keyword Permutations
By far, the biggest bulk of sites that I saw got hit all had tons and tons of landing pages target massive arrays of keyword permutations. So for example... - The New Google SEO Starter Guide Missing Speed & HTTPS?
As you know, Google finally updated their SEO starter guide the other week after several years of it being stale. But one SEO wants to know why there are no direct... - Google "Rich Results" Testing Tool
Google announced yesterday that they (a) decided to rename all the "rich" related names into one name, Rich Results and (b) launch a new rich results testing tool... - Google Chrome To Block Ads Not Complying With Coalition For Better Ads
Google has confirmed that they will begin blocking ads from being served on their Chrome browser that does not comply with the Coalition For Better Ads standards. Google said this starts on February 15... - Jim Boykin - The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series - feel free to nominate someone over here. Jim Boykin, lives on Ballston Lake, New York... - Google's Indoor Velociraptor
Here is a photo I spotted on Instagram from Olivier Ansaldi of a large Velociraptor inside the Google office. Of course it is pretend but why put such a large dinosaur inside the office? Well, it is G
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Adsense plummeted in the last few hours, WebmasterWorld
- @martinibuster @screamingfrog That article is pretty misleading and wrong :-/. It's not an SEO issue, it's just how websites work., John Mueller on Twitter
- Good video on how machines learn, machine learning stuff https://t.co/IMMmgaIReO, Barry Schwartz on Twitter
- Is it time for longer Meta Descriptions in 2018? The short answer: Yes. Long answer: It's complicated -- https://t.co/lZrRkNkbFe via @moz, Dr. Pete Meyers on Twitter
- The long-awaited #AMP usage trend in SEMrush Sensor is here! Comparison across categories is available — give it a try 👉… https://t.co/jwFpZ69GlZ, SEMrush on Twitter
