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: We Don't Skip Indexing Content That Is Over-Saturated On The Web
Someone asked Google's John Mueller if Google might skip crawling and indexing content that Google knows they have enough content around. So if you have a new blog post about title tags and SEO, will Google crawl and index that new post when Google knows they already crawled and indexed thousands of other posts about the topic. - Sundar Pichai: Google Has Over A Thousand People Working On Core Search
Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, testified before congress not too long ago (as you may remember) and one thing that he said that stood out to me was that Google has over a thousand people working on core search. It wasn't clear if those were just engineers or it also included contractors, designers, Doodlers, etc. - Google: The Trailing Slash Is Implied For Canonicalization
Google's John Mueller said on Twitter some time ago that the trailing slash after the domain name is an implied canonical. He said "The trailing slash after a domain name is always there, even if it's not shown." "It's always implied for canonicalization," he added. - Google: Don't Wait For Us To Change For Technical SEO
Google's John Mueller was asked on Twitter about Google's plans to upgrading their crawling to better support GoogleBot as Chrome 41. Basically giving GoogleBot the ability to crawl modern sites and JavaScript better. John said, don't wait for Google to change - you should deploy sites that work with what GoogleBot currently supports. - Flying A Drone Indoors At Google's Office
Here is a video posted on Instagram of a Googler flying a drone indoors around the cubicles at the Google Dublin office. It appears that no one got hurt but from what I hear, it is pretty dangerous to
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- The duration isn't explicitly defined. The date should be of the page, not the primary content (eg, should reflect the other content of the page as you mentioned too).… https://t.co/GE8j4sFPZ, John Mueller on Twitter
- Hello guys, I would like to make offer for you. Please buy my [link-building] services from [fiverr] or I will create negative porn backlinks to your website and get it removed from Google index." -- So if you don't pay $5, th, John Mueller on Twitter
- Via @johnmu: If you are moving your site (full or partial), DO NOT use the Remove URLs tool in GSC on the old site. It won't make the site move go any faster. It only impacts what's visible in Search so it could end up hurting you, Glenn Gabe on Twitter
- Interesting, YouTube is using OCR on videos to extract and crawl links in text. The user-agent, Google-YouTube-Links, is not listed in Google's support document for crawlers: https://t.co/EWC3TkDOrB via @Sudomemo & covered by @Nak, Glenn Gabe on Twitter
- Defense against the Dark Arts, WebmasterWorld
- Google Webmasters Blog: 2018, celebrating our global Webmaster community https://t.co/Msmq1hMWGp…, Pedro Dias on Twitter
- Events in our Knowledge Panel, not published by us..., Local Search Forum
- With help from our Product Experts, many users found answers and solutions in Google Ads Community in 2018. Here’s a toast 🍻 🥂 from us to thank YOU https://t.co/knG694xyyS!… https://t.co/KsGFIAlMip, Google Ads on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Year in Review: Top 10 expert PPC columns of 2018
- Ask an SMXpert: New approaches in customization can build better analytics reports
Other Great Search Stories:
Industry & Business
- Google And Facebook Reportedly Operated Ads On Child Porn Apps, Daily Dot
- The 18 Best SEO Podcasts (Listed by Level of Expertise), The HOTH
Links & Promotion Building
- Strategic vs. Tactical Link Building, Siege Media
- What Is a Local Link & How Local Business Can Get More Links, Search Engine Journal
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
- Google Home's 2018 in review: Owning the smart home, CNET
- How to use Google Assistant to identify songs, Android Central
- Novant Health accessible via Google Assistant, Triad Business Journal
SEO
- 9 Types of Content That Will Help Your Local SEO, Search Engine Journal
- Get Google and Get Clients: What to Look for in a Lawyer SEO Company, Search Engine Guide
