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:
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: April 11, 2014
The big news this week was that Google announced AdWords would go not provided, i.e. not pass query via the referer data. There are some parts of the implementation that are hypocritical. Google’s Matt Cutts…
Google AdWords Not Provided Still Hypocritical
As you know, Google is now not passing referer data to AdWords advertisers log files, web servers and analytics packages. Hence, AdWords went Not Provided…
Google Now Flight Reminders Too Late?
Google announced yesterday on Google+ that not only will Google Now show you your boarding passes and flight status but also tell you when it is time to leave to the airport, so you won’t miss your flight. It has had this feature for a while, I believe…
Google Glass Opens Buying Glass For Any US Resident On Passover
Google announced on Google+ that they are enabling anyone who is a US resident to purchase Google Glass through the Explorer program for a limited time starting this Tuesday, April 15th, at 9am EDT.
Isn’t that tax day…
Percy Lavon Julian Google Chemistry Doodle
Today on the Google home page in the U.S. is a special Doodle, aka Google logo, for the 115th birthday of the late Percy Lavon Julian.
Born today on April 11, 1899, he lived until 8 days after his 76th birthday, passing on April 19, 1975 in Waukegan…
Google World Cup Soccer Ball & Caxirola
Some Google Partners received a gift from Google yesterday. The gift was a world cup soccer ball and three Google colored caxirolas, Brazilian percussion instruments. The box it came in was addresse
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Report: Net Advertising Rises To $42.8 Billion in 2013, With Mobile Ads Up 110 pct, WebmasterWorld
Yandex introduces link-free ranking for commercial queries, WebmasterWorld
