Wait. Google Now Monitors Social Media For Issues With Search?

Oct 22, 2019 - 7:43 am 6 by
Filed Under Google

Google Monitors

There was a tweet from Gary Illyes talk at PubCon where he possibly said that Google now monitors social media to find issues with Google search. Here is that tweet paraphrasing what Google's Gary Illyes said:

It just seems wrong - I mean, people like John Mueller, Danny Sullivan and others I believe partially do that as part of their job at Google.

Maybe Google made it more formal? Maybe Google set up specific tools to track social media that the company didn't have before?

It didn't seem to help Google spot that latest indexing bug before I spotted it?

Either way - it seems Google is saying it has stepped up how it tracks issues on social media. That isn't a bad thing...

Forum discussion at Twitter.

Note: This story was pre-written before the Simchat Torah holiday. I am currently offline for the holiday and unable to respond to comments on this site, social, media or other platforms.

UPDATE: To be clear, I am not sure what is new here. Google has always tracked social media, even back in the "GoogleGuy" days. Googlers are always monitoring what is going on in social media, so I am not sure what is new here with what Gary is saying...

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
- YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: September 17, 2025

Sep 17, 2025 - 10:00 am
Google

Google Discover Tests Showing X Posts From Just Your Followers?

Sep 17, 2025 - 7:51 am
Other Search Engines

OpenAI Updates Search In ChatGPT: Factuality, Shopping & Formatting

Sep 17, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google

Google: Searchers Want AI Summaries Over Links

Sep 17, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google Maps

Google Business API Q&A Feature Going Away November 3 (Changes Coming?)

Sep 17, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google Ads

New Google Merchant Center Suspension Video Verification

Sep 17, 2025 - 7:11 am
 
Previous Story: Google Webmaster YouTube Channel: Search for Beginners