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’s Targeted Penalty Webmaster Tools Notification
A WebmasterWorld thread has a webmaster sharing a notification message he received via Google Webmaster Tool. The interesting part is that this notification is very specific that although the site has a penalty…
Google’s “Big Memory” On 404 Pages
A Google Webmaster Help thread brings up a common question I see from webmasters…
Google: Be Careful Hiring An SEO To Manage Your Google Maps Listing
Jade Wang from the Google Maps Quality Team posted a thread in the Google Business Help forums with safety tips on how to protect your Google Maps listing for accuracy and ranking purposes…
Google 27 EU Locations Add Cookie Law Notice
As I reported yesterday at Search Engine Land via @chrisains, Google is now showing a cookie notice on the 27 localized versions of Google in the European Union…
The Google Non-Profit Knowledge Graph
It seems like Google has released a new form of their knowledge graph, one that shows non-profit information when you search for non-profit organizations.
It seems like the non-profit needs to have a Google+ page but once you have that…
That’s Not Google’s Brin On NYC Subway With Glass
Remember that picture of Google’s co-founder, Sergey Brin on a New York City subway wearing grungy clothing with his prototype Google Glass worth $1,500 or more? Well, one of his employees thought it
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Facebook Rolls Out New Open Graph Tools For Developers, WebmasterWorld
I think +Amit Singhal’s Twitter account got hacked, Pedro Dias – Google+
AdSense customization for everyone, WebmasterWorld
Enhanced Campaigns: Location Targeting & Ad Extens…, AdWords Community
Should A Firm Go In For Facebook Page Or Facebook Individual Profile?, HighRankings Forums