Daily Search Forum Recap: March 1, 2017

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:

• After 18 Years, DMOZ, The Web Directory, Is Closing Down
  DMOZ, one of the oldest and most trusted web directories announced on their home page yesterday that they are closing up shop. The site is going offline March 14, 2017. DMOZ launched on June 5, 1998…
• Screen Shot: Reduce Load Time & Increase Google Crawl Budget
  We’ve been talking a lot about Google crawl budget recently but here is a tweet that Google’s John Mueller retweeted from Twitter Rasmus Soensen where he said he was able to reduce his load time on his server by 50% which resulted in his crawl budget “exploding…
• Report: Google Answers, Knowledge Cards & Live Results Reach 50% Of Google’s Results
  RankRanger, an SEO platform, reported yesterday via Twitter that their SERP features tracking tool has found that Google Answer related boxes…
• Google AdWords Price Extensions Now On All Devices Including Desktop
  When Google launched price extensions for AdWords last year, it was just for mobile devices. Shortly after…
• Google Official Tips On Closing A Site For Days (For Maybe Shabbat)
  We’ve talked a lot about sites that close down once a week or more for religious purposes, specifically closing on Shabbat…
• A Google Cake Hat
  Here is a photo I found on Instagram of a cake but in the form of a hat with the Google logo on it. There is also a cartoon character on top, in a dog costume with a frog next to it. Oh and don’t fo

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