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:
April 2016 Google Webmaster Report
This past month we still didn’t get that Penguin update but we are still crossing our fingers. We did see some signs of updates this past month but it wasn’t Penguin – some think possible Panda shuffles…
Google My Business Expands Latitude & Longitude Bulk Upload For All
In November, Google enabled select countries to upload their latitude and longitude coordinates in their data upload process. But now…
Google: HTTP/2 Doesn’t Have A Direct SEO Benefit But Makes For Faster Sites
Google’s John Mueller wrote on Google+ that both browsers and crawlers support HTTP/2 web server configuration and he recommends that if you have a choice, you go with it. But he made it clear that going HTTP/2 with your server does not have a direct SEO benefit…
Google: Toolbar PageRank Won’t Flow With HTTPS Migration Because It’s Dead
We know that when you migrate from HTTP to HTTPS, Google does an extra special effort to pick up on the migration faster and pass all the signals…
New: Google Review Snippets In Local Pack
Pete Meyers posted on Twitter a new test Google is conducting in the local pack. Google is showing review snippets on some of the local results directly under the address of the snippet…
Last Night’s #GoogleSocial Party – Break The Internet
Google had a party last night that I wasn’t invited to in the UK named “Break The Internet.” The hashtag #googlesocial is floating around Twitter with fun pictures. The DJs performing last night wer
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
The answer… yes, there are many modifications that people do intentionally…, Google+ – Dan Russell
Today, people have higher expectations of ads than ever. It’s never been more…, Google+ – Google Ads
Yahoo Japan is going HTTPS. This is a huge move., Google+ – agektmr
Looks like we might need a Play Music update to get it working, but Google says…, Google+ – Ian Lake
Thanks for clearing that up Google. https://t.co/s70Cq7bQzL, TheLADbible on Twitter
When Should I Use Google My Business with AdWords?, The Google Advertiser Community
Which campaign type is right for you?, The Google Advertiser Community
Why Wordstream’s Larry Kim is on my ‘ignore’ list It started a long time back…, Google+ – Ammon Johns
