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 Speed Update: Google Algorithm Designed To Downgrade Slow Mobile Pages
Google announced yesterday a new ranking algorithm designed specifically to downgrade the search rankings of really slow mobile pages. Google said "starting in July 2018, page speed will be a ranking factor for mobile searches... - GoogleBot Grows Taller: Reaches 12,140 Pixels High On Mobile & 9,307 Pixels High On Desktop
In August, we reported that Google via the fetch and render tool, can crawl pages with a rendering of 10,000 pixels high. Well, JR Oakes informed me on Twitter that GoogleBot can now go to even new heights... - Another Google Expandable Sitelinks Format
We've seen many flavors of sitelinks from Google including flavors of expandable sitelinks. Well, here is one more variation of that, first spotted by Kapil Chadha and posted on his Twitter account... - Google My Business Confirms Issues With New Video Uploads
As we reported, Google launched video uploads in Google My Business but we also reported even though it says the videos would show 24 hours after upload, those videos are still not showing... - Dawn Anderson - The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series - feel free to nominate someone over here. Dawn Anderson, 49 years old, lives with her husband and pooch in Manchester... - Who Broke The Google Logo?
I found a picture of a Google logo, a sign that should be hanging up at the GooglePlex, broken and laying on the ground at the Google campus. Who broke it? Which one of you SEOs did it? Common and fes
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @triblondon @igrigorik While I don't have insights on the actual reasoning, I think it is crucial not to send people towards over optimizing any one metric. Ideall… https://t.co/h3Msn4SgXx, Malte Ubl on Twitter
- Google Search Console Results, WebmasterWorld
- Is Facebook Monitoring Your Microphone, or is it a Coincidence?, WebmasterWorld
- Just a heads up that Moz tools, including Site Crawl, should now reflect our 300-character Meta Description length guidelines. You should se… https://t.co/yCecwMj1AG, Dr. Pete Meyers on Twitter
- Apple iPhone "Text Bomb" Crash and Reboot Bug, WebmasterWorld
- Continuous Bad Neighborhood Link Campaign, WebmasterWorld
- Report: Tim Cook Says User Will Soon Be Able to Turn Off iPhone Battery Throttling, WebmasterWorld
- This is pretty awesome - Gmail searches for text within images. o_O https://t.co/Dn8yno68l3, John Mueller on Twitter