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 :: August 28, 2015
This week in search, Google officially brought Twitter to the desktop search results. Google said content mismatch errors might lead to not getting the HTTPS ranking boost
Google: HTTPS Content Mismatch Errors May Not Get Ranking Boost In Future
In this morning’s Google hangout on Google+, John Mueller said at the 18:30 mark that Google may not give HTTPS web pages the HTTPS ranking boost if the page serves up HTTPS content mismatch errors.
Google Bug With Showing Video Snippets For Pages Without Videos
The image above is of a snippet from a web page that does not have any visible video content on the page. Google’s search results show that there is a video, by displaying a thumbnail image with a play button…
Google News Publisher Center Adds Mobile Apps For App Inclusion In Google News
Stacie Chan from the Google News team announced in the Google News Help forum that they added a new feature to the Google News Publisher Center. If you have an app and you are a Google News publisher…
John Mueller of Google posted a note about spaces in the URL on Google+. You know…
New Look For Apps In Google Mobile Search
Google has launched a new look for the apps they surface when you do a search on your mobile device. Android users searching on their mobile devices have this new look, while iOS users do not yet see it…
Google Android Light Up USB Charger
Eric Gehler posted on Google+ a picture of a new present he got from the Google Partners Community. The present, a USB power charging stick, but when you plug it in, it actually lights up and shows An
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Facebook Testing a Virtual Assistant, “M”, WebmasterWorld
Is the color of the sky or the phase of the moon a ranking signal? For the…, Google+ – John Mueller
Real-Time Data Validation with Google Tag Assistant Recordings We’ve said it…, Google+ – Google Analytics
