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 Search Ranking & Algorithm Update Underway? Chatter…
In the past 24 to 48 hours I have been noticing an uptick in SEO and webmaster chatter around a possible Google search algorithm and ranking update…
Google: Number One Search Ranking Factor Is Awesomeness
Every wonder what the number one, most important, search ranking factor is in Google’s algorithms? Is it links? Is it content? Is it a special hidden meta tag…
Google Analytics Better Tracks AMP Pages With AMP Client ID API
Since many of the complaints last year around how AMP and Google Analytics don’t really work well together…
Google Featured Snippets Tests Related Query Refinements
The folks at RankRanger spotted and posted on Twitter Google testing a new form of query expansion for related queries under the featured snippets. We saw this before about a year ago but it hasn’t come up much since…
Google Is Updating Their SEO Starter Guide For Mobile & More
Last month we reported that Google said their SEO starter guide is still relevant even though it was not updated since 2010. Well, I guess it was not relevant enough…
Google Officially Launches Editing Local Business Info In Search Results
Google announced this morning that they are officially launching the ability to edit your business details in search…
Yoga In Google Wishing Well
Here is a photo I spotted on Instagram of someone doing some sort of yoga pose outside of a Google office in a penny pond or wishing well of some sort. I think, but I can be wrong, that this is outsid
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Have a look #Bing testing "Questions? Ask InfoBot to search on https://t.co/m5CPKq3wKS" thorugh #Skype https://t.co/O74DPoITRF, Tauqeer Aziz on Twitter
In the ad section of a hotel Local Panel (mobile) did Google always list hotel’s site along w. booking sites? @sergey_alakov @rustybrick https://t.co/jOeYaOUev2, Mordy Oberstein on Twitter
Do page footer in-site text links help SEO?, WebmasterWorld
Update on monetization appeal and the appeals process, YouTube Help
