Daily Search Forum Recap: January 31, 2019

Jan 31, 2019 - 4:00 pm 0 by

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:

  • 404 Sitemaps To Remove Them In The New Google Search Console
    Google's John Mueller was asked if there is a way in the new Google Search Console to remove old Sitemaps files. He said you can 404 them to remove them. Maybe Google will add a button to delete old Sitemap files there but for now, 404ing them will eventually get them to be removed.
  • Most SEOs Want Fetch As Google Even With URL Inspection Tool
    Google told us the Fetch as Google tool is going away and being replaced by the URL Inspection Tool. But some SEOs, well, seems like the majority of SEOs, want Google to port over the Fetch as Google tool as well. A Twitter poll with 88 results shows about 75% want both the Fetch as Google and URL Inspection tool.
  • Bing: 90% Or More Of Their Core Ranking Algorithm Uses Machine Learning
    Yesterday at SMX West, I did a panel named Man vs Machine covering algorithms versus guidelines and during the Q&A portion, I asked the Bing reps Frédéric Dubut and Nagu Rangan what percentage of the core ranking algorithm is AI or machine learning based. To my surprise, they guessed over 90%.
  • New Google Search Console Ports Security Issues Section
    Google has ported another feature from the old Search Console to the new, the security issues section. Google said on Twitter "We hope you don't need to use a Security Issues tab" but if you do, it has been migrated to the new Search Console.
  • Google Maps Street View Cars Fleet
    I guess this is where the street view cars live at Google. This photo was posted Instagram and the person said this is where the Google Maps cars fleet is.

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