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.
Google's new Search Generative Experience doesn't show the result count. Google Search has a more details car comparison feature. Google sent out mass policy violation notices to Local Service Ads advertisers. Google updated its shopping ads policy center and free listing policy center. Google said you can't give charitable donations in exchange for local reviews.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Google Search Generative Experience Is Missing The Result Count
Google's new Search Generative Experience seems to be missing one thing that SEOs and reporters often look at: the number of results Google returns for that query. - Google Local Service Ads Mass Policy Violation Notices
Google sent out mass policy violation notices to some Local Service Ads advertisers. The notice is being sent via email and the subject line reads, "Your account has policy violations that need to be resolved." Google is giving these advertisers until June 12th to resolve the issue. - Google Says Charitable Donations In Exchange For Business Reviews Is Against Guidelines
Google has told Joy Hawkins that giving charitable donations in exchange for a positive review on your Google Business Profile listing is against its guidelines. - Google Updates Shopping Ads, Free Listings Policy Center & How Shopping Works Documents
Google had updated the Shopping ads Policy Center and free listings Policy Center to "better explain" the policies and how Google enforces those policies, the company posted. - Google Search Adds More Detailed Car Comparison Tools
Google keeps expanding its car search features, threatening the Edmunds and car websites out there. Here you can see Google showing you car comparison tools and charts to help you pick the best car for your needs. - Googler In Training Baby Clothing Gift
Mike Ryan shared a photo of a gift he got from some Googlers or Google team for when he had a new kid some time ago. One says "Googler In Training" which is cute.
Other Great Search Threads:
- Google has Updated the list of countries where the events search experience is available. After considering the announcement, the following countries are missing, Vijay Chauhan on Twitter
- We have some updated help pages that might help. This explains how language of results is determined & how we generally try to match the language entered, Google SearchLiaison on Twitter
- robots.txt is for controlling crawling, noindex is for controlling indexing., John Mueller on Twitter
- So... Google SGE. I've access and I'm testing it. I'm not going to repeat what other people like @aleyda , @rustybrick , @lilyraynyc , @garrettsussman and others already shared, but I think that this is something I didn't see talked about. Follow me , Gianluca Fiorelli on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- We turned Search Engine Land into a chatbot
- Google modifies shopping ads policies to enhance transparency
- Test driving Google’s Search Generative Experience
- Google Search Console Insights adds your growing content report
- Diversifying your B2B paid media portfolio: When does it make sense?
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Dear Google Analytics 4, Simo Ahava's blog
Industry & Business
- Biden Administration Split Over Policy on OpenAI as EU Pushes New Rules, Bloomberg
- Google's head of communications Corey duBrowa departs to serve as CEO of BCW, Axios
- 2023 Global Partner Award winners!, Microsoft Advertising
Links & Content Marketing
- 5 Steps To Better Brainstorming That Works, Content Marketing Institute
- What Is Anchor Text (And How To Optimise It), Keyword Insights
- SEO and Internal Links: Common Mistakes to Avoid, Koozai
Local & Maps
- How to Save Images From Google Maps, Make Use Of
- Waze vs. Google Maps: What's the Difference?, Lifewire
Mobile & Voice
- App Store developers surpass $1 trillion from sales in 2022, AppleInsider
- Apple touts $1.1 trillion in App Store commerce in 2022, with $104B in digital sales, TechCrunch
- Google Assistant 3rd-party Notes & Lists integration shutting down, 9to5Google
- How Google designed and built the Pixel Fold’s hinge, Google Blog
SEO
- Analyze Google Search data with BigQuery, Google Cloud Blog
- Get going with international SEO, SERP's Up SEO Podcast
- How Social Media Can Supercharge Your SEO, Moz
- How to Achieve Keyword Research Success in 2023, seoClarity
- How to check if my web page is indexed on Google?, Onely
- How to Implement How-To Schema Markup for Best Visibility, Hill Web Creations
- Are you not entertained? The third E in Google's E-E-A-T acronym, We Are Roast
- How to Gain SEO Experience & Improve Your Skills, Ahrefs
PPC
- How Google expanded its data clean room tools for post-cookie ad targeting, Ad Age
- Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs): A Beginner’s Guide, Portent
- Inside Google’s plans for improving paid search with generative AI, Marketing Dive
- 8 Key Digital Marketing Skills (Based on 15 Years in the Industry), Ahrefs
Search Features
Other Search
- Medical AI, ARDA, which detects diabetic retinopathy, Google Blog
- Zillow’s first ad from 72andSunny moves beyond home search, Ad Age
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