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 :: October 28, 2011
I have not done the video in about three weeks due to holidays, but I am back and here is the recap of 3 weeks of news all in 10 minutes. Google made two “minor” updates to Panda, one on October 20th and the other on October 13th…
Google Links Algorithm Gone Haywire?
A WebmasterWorld thread has one webmaster who claims that the Panda 2.5.2 update which happened around October 14th was more about Google’s link algorithm being a bit buggy.
The niche he follows…
Google Keyword Tool Replaces Green Bar With High, Medium & Low Indicators
The Google Keyword Tool has replaced the green bar indicator displayed in the competition column of the results with a text label of either “High,” “Medium,” or “Low.”
Visually, it will look different but technically, you are not losing much information…
Google Drops “Not Visited Yet” Search Filter
Two years ago, Google had launched a search feature for filtering search results by sites you have not visited yet. The option showed up on the side bar, most recently…
Dress Up Your Profile Pic For Halloween Using Google Creative Kit
Halloween is coming up this Monday and a Google Webmaster Help thread has Googlers and frequent forum users dressing up their profile pics for the holiday…
Louis Gray’s Google +1 License Plate
Louis Gray, the new Googler and famous blogger, posted a picture of his new license plate. The plate reads, GOOG +1. Pretty cute! You can see more pictures on his Google + profile
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Buying Dropped Domains in 2011 – Works?, WebmasterWorld
How to help new link builders evaluate a link prospect, Sphinn
Minor algo changes right now – Google tweaking constantly, WebmasterWorld
In regards to numerous emails received to put more ads on our pages, WebmasterWorld
Google shopping seems to have been hijacked by retailers who falsely advertise low prices, Google Web Search Help
Known Issues: Display ads directing to a DoubleClick error URL when clicked through the Ad Preview link, Google AdWords Help
Our eBay store outranks the actual ecommerce site, WebmasterWorld
