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:
Yahoo Directory Redirects To Yahoo Small Business Directory
A few months ago, Yahoo announced they will be shutting down the Yahoo Directory – yes, killing off history, a historic monument.
Well, that day came Saturday…
Google Webmaster Tools & Web Search Are Different Animals
Often you see people claiming that since Google Webmaster Tools shows X, that web search much show the same thing. Or because there is a concern in Google Webmaster Tools…
Google Tells A Webmaster To Trash His Old Site & Start Fresh
The topic of creating a new site versus fixing your old site after being penalized is not new. Even Google told us that sometimes it makes sense to start new versus fixing an older site…
Google: Rich Snippet Reviews Markup Not Meant For Customer Testimonials
Google’s John Mueller in a Google Webmaster Help thread stated that testimonials are not reviews and thus should not contain the rich snippet markup for reviews…
Penguin Appetizers
What would you do if you went to a wedding and you saw these Penguin appetizers being served. You’d think Matt Cutts was marrying off someone. 🙂 RaphSEO shared this picture with me on Twitter “happ
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Hey did Matt Cutts jump on the forums on Christmas day??, Google Webmaster Help
Report WebmasterWorld Bugs, Issues and Wish List WebmasterWorld, WebmasterWorld
