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: Panda Takes Into Account Site Quality Including Site Architecture

Google’s John Mueller said in a video hangout on Friday at the 8:54 mark that Google’s Panda algorithm takes into account site quality, including the site architecture…

Google Test Card Style Local Finder In Maps Results

Mike Blumenthal spotted Google testing a new format for the local finder results in the map results. Instead of a list view…

Bing UK Adds Hospital & GP Search Feature With NHS

Bing UK now lets you search for nearby hospitals or GPs, general practitioners…

Google: Web Directories Don’t Generally Help With Rankings

Google’s John Mueller said that generally, web directories do not help with SEO or rankings. Google has said in the past that directories aren’t the right way to build links to your site and then early, Google warned not to use directories for link building purposes…

Google Assistant Now Rolling Out To More Android Phones

When the Google Assistant launched, it was primarily only available on the Google Pixel phones and Google Home. Well…

Google Mugs & Swag Galore
Here is a photo I spotted on Twitter of an event Google had at, what I believe is the Rutgers computer lab in New Brunswick, NJ. The picture shows a table filled with Google mugs, Gmail, Android, Chr

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

Google Appending String to My Links in GMB, localsearchforum.com
CloudFlare Leaked Passwords – CloudBleed Bug, WebmasterWorld
Google to Close Group Sharing App, Spaces, WebmasterWorld
RT @paudyheal: New test? Seeing a Flights tab in any location search this morning. https://t.co/E3Su1WE2If, Dan Sharp on Twitter