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 Language Change: Content That Get’s Used & Shared, Not Linked To.
As I reported yesterday at Search Engine Land with Google Changes Ranking Advice, Says Build Quality Sites Not Links – Google made a change to their messaging on the ranking article help document. This was first spotted by @Baeumlisberger and it is an important change…
I Want To Delete My Discussion Forum: Should I 404 It?
In December 2005, about 7.5 years ago, I started a forum on this site. Truth is, today, I barely spend time there. I make it incredibly hard to sign up…
Google’s Matt Cutts Says DuckDuckGo Maybe Not So Private?
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, has a history of defending Google and pointing out misconceptions their competitor, DuckDuckGo, may insinuate on Hacker News.
He did so when talking about DuckDuckGo & robots.txt directives and he did so when talking about filter bubbles…
Google Health Related Search Results, Can You Find Them?
I am sure my readers will have a field day with this screen shot. Search for [treatment for ibs] and take a look at the search results.
By default you will see 3 ads on the top…
Official Google AdSense Score Card
Google announced a new feature within the AdSense console to help you compare your performance against other Google AdSense publishers, named the AdSense Score Card…
Google Pinwheels For Nooglers
Nooglers, new Googlers, always get some type of welcoming gift on their first day. I believe back in the older days it was ballons, cakes, and of course the hat. But they may have “upgraded” and now
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Amazon Cancels All Affiliate Accounts in Minnesota, WebmasterWorld
Google Analytics Now Breaks Down The Separation Between Clicks and Impressions, WebmasterWorld
Google is now seriously after *pure* spam in search, Threadwatch.org
See the impact of unclicked display & video ad impressions…, Google Analytics – Google+
A Resurgence of Interest For Independent Search Engines, WebmasterWorld
Charge a client a percentage of the sales you get them?, blackhatworld.com
Factors Makes On Page Optimization Better, HighRankings Forums
Impressed with google’s soft 404 detection, WebmasterWorld
Is W3C compliance taken into account?, WebmasterWorld
Loving My Job Today, HighRankings Forums
