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 Sending Mass Scale Warnings To Non-Mobile Friendly Web Sites
Google is sending mass scale notifications via email and Webmaster Tools warning sites that are not mobile-friendly that it will cause issues for them if they want to rank well for smartphone users.
This is the first time Google is sending these notifications to these webmasters…
Google Maps Reviews Has A 4,000 Character Limit
Did you know that there is a max character limit of 4,000 characters when leaving a review on a business or organization within the Google Maps local pages…
Google City Experts Now Known As Local Guides
Google’s Aygul Zagidullina announced on Google+ that they have rebranded, renamed, the Google City Experts as Google Local Guides…
Yahoo Search Testing Google Search User Interface
Ruben Gomez spotted a user interface test by Yahoo Search which looks almost identical to the Google search interface.
Here is a screen shot of the test interface captured by Ruben:
You can click on these to enlarge…
Google’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Logo
Like every year, Google and Bing have a special logo or theme up in America to celebrate the life and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Google Pool Table At San Francisco Office
Loic Le Meur was at Google’s San Francisco office, where he was relaxing and playing pool. Here is a picture of the custom felt on the Google pool table at that office. Yea, the Golden Gate bridge
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
A new year, a new you, and even more opportunities with Google Shopping To…, Google+ – Google Ads
Home address or company? Realtor Agent, localsearchforum.com
This week in search, we reached peak awards season. Also, glitter.…, Google+ – Google
Facebook at Work App Collaboration Tool Released For Limited Test, WebmasterWorld
Facebook Tests Voice Clip Transcription, WebmasterWorld
