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 March 2019 Core Update Myth Busting From Google
I felt it was important to make sure you all read my article on Search Engine Land with statements from Google around the March 2019 core update that started on March 12th. In that article, Google responded do a number of questions we sent them and some questions they just saw lingering on the web. - Google My Business New Spam Form Response Time A Couple Weeks
Last month we reported Google launched a new form to report Google My Business/Google Maps spam. After a few weeks in, local SEOs are reporting how fast you can see action after a spam report is submitted. It seems it currently ranges from 1.5 weeks to a bit over 2 weeks right now. - Google: Our Algorithms Don't Get Angry
Emotions often get in the way of objective and clear thinking, that is why Google builds robots and algorithms to have no emotion. Well, at least not the emotion of anger. John Mueller of Google said Google's algorithms don't get angry at web sites. - Google Knowledge Panel Shows In Different Language Than Main Search Results?
I am hearing from some international searchers that the Google knowledge panel is showing up in a different language than the rest of the search results. So if you search in English, Google returns English search results, but the actual knowledge panel on the right side is coming up in the local regional language instead of English for them. - Google Survey On What Google Search Console API Features Do You Want?
Google has posted a survey asking SEOs, webmasters, developers, etc to let Google know which Search Console API features they want that is currently not available. Mariya Moeva posted the survey on Twitter and wrote "site owners, SEOs, and developers! What Search stats or functionality is your most wanted to get via API?" - First Work Day At Google Yoga Pose
I've seen many photos of Nooglers, new Googlers, joining Google on their first day but this is the first time I saw an aerial yoga pose to celebrate ones first day. Ida Mayer posted a photo on Instag
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Just spoke with the dev at @Adthrive about the iframe situation. Really glad he submitted a change request. All sites using prebid .js now have the iframes removed from the head and moved into the body. Big win for those publishers, Glenn Gabe on Twitter
- As long as we have signals for that URL (even if it's just a random link somewhere), we'll keep trying it from time to time.… https://t.co/2moFEJ7nFI, John Mueller on Twitter
- Another thing to consider is the purpose of your page; what's the user-intent you're trying to cover? If you're adding random information to a category page, is it still an ecommerce page for users with "shopping" intents? Make, John Mueller on Twitter
- Anyone want to be a quality rater? I'm guessing this is for Google since they want you to be an experienced Gmail user --> "Work from Home as a Rater for Lionbridge - Non-Phone Roles" https://t.co/H0g9cwrnZu #seo https://t.co/QZkP, Matt McGee on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- 6 Google Analytics Reports I love, and so should you, Side Hustle Rich
- How Google Analytics can help your Marketing Strategy, Cariad Marketing Limited
- Moving the Needle: 4 Metrics to Track and Measure for Effective SEO, Red Canoe Media
Industry & Business
- Antitrust case against Google similar to Microsoft's: Mississippi AG, CNBC
- Facebook and Google Aren’t the Only Ones Tracking Your Clicks, Bloomberg
- I'm joining G2 as VP SEO and Content!, Kevin Indig
Local & Maps
- 5 Google Business Profile Tweaks To Improve Foot Traffic, Moz
- Mayors In Iceland Are Complaining That Google Maps Only Shows Their Towns Covered in Snow, Travel + Leisure
Mobile & Voice
- Bringing new voices, and communities, to the world of podcasts, Google Blog
- Five years of Wear OS and we still can't recommend it, Android Authority
- Google Assistant can read your screen and offer contextual info, just make sure you want it to, Android Police
- How to use Google Assistant's interpreter mode, CNET
SEO
- March 8, 2019 - Google Help Hangout Notes, Marie Haynes Consulting
- Organizing Your Content To Drive SEO: Content Clusters and Content Pruning, BrightEdge SEO Blog
- User Click Through Rates and Search Result Rankings at Google, Go Fish Digital
- What was the Impact of Google's March 2019 Core Update?, RankRanger
- In Search SEO Podcast: Moving Beyond the Clichés of Enterprise SEO, RankRanger
PPC
- Registration open for Google Ads scripts 2019 workshops, Google Ads Developer Blog
- 3 Essential Excel Practices for Formatting, PPC Hero
- Google Ads import updates in Bing Ads Editor, Bing Ads Blog
Other Search
- Child-friendly search engines: How safe is Kiddle?, Naked Security
