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: Small Sites Don't Need XML Sitemaps
It is almost unheard of to build a new web site and not launch with a basic XML Sitemap for better search visibility. But most experienced SEOs know that it is not really needed for all sites, especially smaller sites. Today... - Google Webmaster Tools Web Results Vs. API Results
There are some reports via Google Webmaster Help forums that the Webmaster Tools API results do not match up always with the Webmaster Tools web console... - Google News Disapproval Of Taylor Swift
There are very few people who dislike the popular musician, Taylor Swift. But for some reason... - SMX Israel Speakers Announced: 3 Weeks Away
SMX Israel is now under 3 weeks away and today we have posted the full agenda with speaker names. Please register now before the price goes up! - Yahoo Christmas Celebration
Peggie Lee posted a picture of how Yahoo employees celebrate Christmas. The picture was posted on Flickr on December 22, 2011. As you can see, they really take this seriously. - Googlers John Mueller & Matt Cutts Working On Christmas
Googlers are known to work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day... - 2011 Christmas Logos From Search Industry
It is Christmas Eve and the search engines have their logos up already for the very special holiday. We posted on the interesting Google Holiday/Christmas logo yesterday and now I wanted to document all the logos from the whole search industry...
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- 3 days, 4 .edu backlinks, WebmasterWorld
- Google Requesting Server Command Line Files, WebmasterWorld
- Find out Santa..., Google Blogoscoped Forum
