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:
OMG: Google Tests Auto-Playing Videos In Search Results
Yesterday, Jennifer Slegg posted on Twitter and her site that Google is auto-playing videos directly in the search results. I will be honest…
Michelle Robbins & Ginny Marvin: Search Engine Land’s New Leads
With all my focus around the negative news (which I tend to focus on a lot) with Danny leaving and Matt McGee leaving Search Engine Land as well – the amazing news around the new leaders of Search Engine Land have somewhat got brushed under the rug…
Google Now Rolling Out Carousel Based Sitelinks
It seems like Google is now rolling out the carousel based sitelinks they have been testing for over a year now…
RankRanger: 99% Of Google’s Page One Results Have At Least One HTTPS Result
HTTPS in the Google search results continue to rise and rise. In fact, according to RankRanger’s Google’s feature tracker tool, 99% of the page one results they track have at least one or more HTTPS result within them…
Google Local Panel Tests Questions & Answers Box
Sergey Alakov spotted yet another test, this one is where Google is testing showing a questions and answers box in the local panel.
Google: Logos In People Also Search For Feature
Google has been messing around lately with the people also search for feature in the search results. Here is a new one, I believe…
This Google Thailand Room Is Out There
Here is a photo I found on Instagram uploaded by Rehour of a room in the Google Thailand office. This room seems completely overdone and out there. You see multiple chandeliers, a painted ceiling, r
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
@NoSoyBraulio @JohnMu It depends. Do you like throwing money out the window? If that’s your thing, then sure, take it!, Gary Illyes on Twitter
Converting a site optimized for PageRank to BrainRank, WebmasterWorld
Everyone’s talking about Native In-feed ads. But, what exactly is a feed? htt…, Google+ – AdSense
Page layout impacts on speed and indexability, WebmasterWorld
Removing a Google Virtual Tour /See Inside from a Business, Local Search Forum
