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 Can Now Index The Web Again
Yesterday we were the first to report that Google was having an issue indexing the web. Google then confirmed the issue a couple of hours later. It seemed it was resolved around 1pm ET yesterday. Google has confirmed two hours ago that it was indeed resolved. - Was There A Google Search Algorithm Update Around May 22nd?
Over the past couple of days there has been limited chatter around ranking fluctuations and changes to the Google search ranking algorithm. I am honestly not seeing a huge spike in chatter but the tracking tools are almost... - Google Shows Green Map Pins For Local Pack Ads
The folks in the Local Search Forums spotted Google showing green map pins in the local pack map for Google local pack ads. Can you see them? Here are screen shots from... - Google Mobile Search Redesign Live: Favicons & Ad Label Blending
For years Google has been testing placing the URL at the top of the search result snippet. Google also has been testing favicons near the URL as well for years. Google has also been testing a black ad label. Now it is officially all live in... - Google SEO Myth Busting Video On GoogleBot
Yesterday Google posted the second video in the SEO Myth busting video series, this one was on GoogleBot. It wasn't really a myth busting video, like the first, but it was very fun ... - Google Search Console Won't Be Impacted By The Latest Indexing Bug
So now that the indexing bug from yesterday is fully resolved, I had to ask if we should expect any ripple effect in Google Search Console or other areas. Gary Illyes from Google said he does not expect data loss in Google Search Console... - A Skype License Plate On Tesla At Google
Louis Gray snapped a photo of a Tesla at the GooglePlex, main Google offices. The license plate is SKYPE. Yep - the company Microsoft owns. What was it doing there? I have...
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Hi Kirk, we're sorry for the delayed response. Our Engineering teams have confirmed a technical issue that caused some advertisers to stop seeing certain conversion columns in their tables, as well as filters, saved reports, and c, Google Ads on Twitter
- Hi Kirk, we got an alert from our engineers this morning that from the 21st at 9:07 AM PST, Microsoft Advertising conversion data may have been delayed for some users. Our engineers are working on this as we spea, Microsoft Advertising Support on Twitter
- I'm the strongest Google employee in absolute numbers but only the 2nd strongest lb for lb. The strongest Googler ever lb for lb is a woman (Emily, left). The strongest human lb for lb in world history, is a woman (Marianna, mi, Mekka Okereke on Twitter
- If there's no description meta tag, then the site:-operator results can be a bit weird, since it's not a normal query. There are certainly things the site could do much better, but as far as I can tell, the framework isn't the, John Mueller on Twitter
- One of the problems with that site is that's barely crawlable. For example, https://t.co/E2bSO3FPYx (linked from the homepage) is blocked from crawling. We have to find the URLs linked from elsewhere on the web, it's quite inef, John Mueller on Twitter
- Yet another investigation for Google, WebmasterWorld
- We only display a limited number of rich results types at the same time, so while combining them is fine, I wouldn't assume they'd all be visible at the same time.… https://t.co/Tendbsqcag, John Mueller on Twitter
- WordPress sites don't necessarily rank worse than plain HTML sites. Lots of CMSs make great sites. Also, sites are much, much more than just their text-content.… https://t.co/58C0SbN23W, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Why has paid search been pigeonholed to the bottom of the funnel?
- Google rolling out mobile search redesign with black “Ad” label, favicons for organic results
- Google not indexing recent content?
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- How to do a one-page analysis in Google Analytics, Yoast
- The Ultimate Guide to Google Data Studio in 2019, Hubspot
Industry & Business
- Europe talks: helping Europeans get to know each other better, Google Blog
- Irish data privacy watchdog to probe Google over potential GDPR breach, CNBC
- SMX London 2019 Recap- All Slides and Summary, Liraz Postan
- The San Francisco 49ers spend a day at Google, Google Blog
- Google (GOOG) Buys NYC Building in Chelsea, Bloomberg
Links & Promotion Building
- Five ways in which Twitter can help with link building, Builtvisible
Local & Maps
- How to Optimize Google My Business for Multiple Locations, Pure Visibility
- Amy Iverson: 4 awesome Google Maps features you never knew existed, Deseret News
Mobile & Voice
- Google’s Duplex Uses A.I. to Mimic Humans (Sometimes), New York Times
- Mobile UX: 75 Best Practices for a Masterful Mobile Web, iPullRank
- Google launches Assistant referral contest for free Home Max, 9to5Google
SEO
- Google Discover; A new Angle for SEO, Wellspring Search
- How Duplicate Content Affects SEO & Google Rankings, The Complete Guide
- Podcasts in SERPs: Is Audio SEO The Next Frontier?, Moz
- Rural Local SEO: A Marketing Package Strong on Education, Moz
- Should you keep old content?, Yoast
- Google's URL Parameter Tool Does Not Remove URLs From Search Results, Search Engine Journal
- Why has traffic dropped to my website?, Hallam
PPC
- 3 PPC Techniques to Strengthen your Brand, PPC Hero
- Announcing v1_3 of the Google Ads API, Google Ads Developer Blog
- Apple Plans To Make Ads More Private, But Give Advertisers Data, Attribution, MediaPost
Search Features
- Privacy-preserving instant loading for all web content, The AMP Blog
- Tools to help you vote in the EU elections, Google Blog
