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:
Major Google Loophole Let Anyone Remove Any Site From Google
Yesterday morning, James Breckenridge discovered a huge bug in Google Webmaster Tools that technically gave anyone the ability to remove any site from Google’s index.
I held off on reporting it here and on Search Engine Land until I know Google fixed the issue…
Link Building Through Old GeoCities Links?
A WebmasterWorld thread has interesting discussion around a link building strategy of looking for sites that link to old GeoCities web pages.
As you know…
Google Marketing Yellowbook’s AdWords Services?
A WebmasterWorld thread has AdWords advertisers complaining that they received emails from Google pitching the services of an AdWords reseller named Yellowbook…
Google Directory No Longer
Google has quietly dropped the Google Directory.
Now if you try to access it, you will get a message that Google has removed it because it is slow and not as fast as using Google search.
Google’s Pea Logo For Gregor Mendel
On most of the Google home pages today, you will see a logo that looks like a pea but with scientific annotation marks around it…
Wow! The GooglePlex.
Trey Ratcliff took a picture of the outside area of the GooglePlex, actually the backyard area. I have never seen such a nice picture of Google before. Would you agree?
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Are the ranking effects of new links changing?, WebmasterWorld
AdCenter email about advertising in Canada, WebmasterWorld
ECommerce Website Content For SEO – What is it and are you wasting your time?, Sphinn
Google To Back HTC In Patent Fight With Apple, WebmasterWorld
New interface Google Translate, Google Blogoscoped Forum
PageRank and now "BrandRank"?, WebmasterWorld
What to Do When Your AdWords CPCs Are Too High, Sphinn
Doodle Colombian independence day, Google Blogoscoped Forum
Google Boost Tip #1, Google Places for business Help
Update on Viewcount issues, YouTube Help
