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:
- Search Buzz Video Recap: Google About This Result, Googlebot Enforcing Cart Prices & Google Discover Chrome Data & Google Match Types Expand
This week in search, I posted my monthly recap of the Google Webmaster Report, I must say it is an excellent way to catch up on all things Google Search in a quick way. Google launched the "about this result" snippet feature that most... - Google Ads Phrase Match Expands To Cover Broad Match Modifier Traffic
Google is making some changes to its match types again, this time phrase match will expand to cover additional broad match modifier traffic. However, Google said this will continue "to respect word order when it's important to the meaning." This change will start rolling out over the next two weeks. - Google Video On Duplicate Content From AdSense To Search
Google's Aurora Morales in her latest video spoke about duplicate content from the view of not just organic search but also from publishers who want to monetize their websites. She started off saying that your site needs to add value, value more than what you can find elsewhere. - Google Image Search COVID Warning & Notice
Some of Google Image search results may show you a notice at the footer of the image results. The notice reads "Information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) is constantly evolving. The rest of the results might not be what you're looking for. See more anyway." - Apple Maps Showing Restaurant Menus From Yelp
Apple Maps both on iOS devices and desktop seem to now be showing menus from some restaurants. The menus seem to mostly come from Yelp, a partner of Apple. - Google Ads Rolls Out Portfolio Bid Strategies For Manager Accounts
In July 2020, Google Ads announced portfolio bid strategies, an automated, goal-driven bid strategy that groups together multiple campaigns, ad groups, and keywords. Now, Google is saying this feature is available to all manager accounts. - Google Android Claw Machine: Chrome, YouTube & Google Maps Pillows
Here is a photo I found on Instagram back in 2016 of an Android claw machine game. The Android bot can be lowered to grab you some Google pillows. The pillows are Chrome, YouTube and Google Maps
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Saw a new sort field or two in desktop "See all" screen for GMBs. Clicking does nothing, but interesting! https://t.co/jy4tx87rHD, Amy Toman on Twitter
- Google Launches News Showcase in Australia, WebmasterWorld
- GSC (@Google search console) 500 error in #India Not open search console below image error display @JohnMu @rustybrick https://t.co/NnyjdSO9zY, divyesh dharaiya on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Google expands phrase match to include broad match modifier traffic
- Google Ads Auto Applied Recommendations: Every setting, explained
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- GA4: the future of Google Analytics, The Drum
- Google Analytics 4: Who, what, where, when, why?, Burning Red
Industry & Business
- Google News Showcase launches in Australia, Google Blog
- Open source: Google wants new rules for developers working on 'critical' projects, ZDNet
Local & Maps
- Apple Maps 'Look Around' Feature Now Available in San Diego and Portland, MacRumors
- Google Releases Several New Google Maps Updates for Android and Android Auto, AutoEvolution
Mobile & Voice
- 'Apple Glass' may be able to tell when you're distracted, or paying attention, Appleinsider
- Here’s an easy way to use Google Assistant on iOS, The Next Web
- Microsoft Debuts Synthetic Speech Platform 'Custom Neural Voice', Voicebot
- Take a pulse on health and wellness with your phone, Google Blog
SEO
- New Website SEO: 6 Steps to Future Success, HigherVisibility
- Rich results, structured data and Schema: a visual guide to help you understand, Yoast
- SEO for Google Web Stories: a comprehensive guide, DeepCrawl
- Using STAT to Identify Featured Snippet Opportunities, Moz
PPC
- Changes to phrase match and broad match modifier, Google Ads Developer Blog
- Google Explores Alternative to Apple’s New Anti-Tracking Feature, Bloomberg
- Is Apple Giving Its Own Ad Network An Unfair Advantage?, AdExchanger
- Standardizing conversion attribution across all Video campaigns, Google Ads Help
- The Invoice Service of Google Ads API is out of beta, Google Ads Developer Blog
Other Search
