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.
Over the weekend we saw a lot of volatility in the Google search results, maybe another unconfirmed update. Google launched pros and cons structured data support. Google Business Profiles now considered duplicate photos, posts, videos, and logos to be spam. The Google image preview overlay feature is no longer in testing, it is fully live. Google explained that a noindex in an hreflang cluster can impact the full cluster. And we posted a vlog today with Sarah Burke.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update On Saturday, August 6th - PRU Tremors Or Something Else?
On Saturday, August 6th, we saw a lot of signals that there was another Google Search ranking algorithm update. It is not clear if these are tremors for the finished Google products reviews update from July 2022 or if this is something new and different. - Google Local Spam Now Includes Duplicate Photos, Posts, Videos, and Logos
Google has updated its Business Profile posts content policy to specify that Google now considers duplicate photos, posts, videos, and logos as spam. If you have duplicate photos, posts, videos, and logos on your Google Business Profile, your posts may be rejected. - Google Now Supports Pros and Cons Structured Data For Reviews Pages
Google now supports new structured data for pros and cons of editorial review pages. This new markup can be validated in the Rich Results testing tool and other Search Console tools (I assume). Also, Google will prioritize supplied structured data provided by you over automatically extracted data that Google previously showed in Google Search. - Google: Noindex On One URL In An Hreflang Cluster Can Impact All The URLs In That Cluster
In the latest Search Off the Record podcast, Lizzi Sassman of Google asked Gary Illyes of Google about using a noindex on international URLs in an hreflang set. Gary said it can potentially lead to the whole cluster being noindexed. - Google Search Image Preview Overlay Now Fully Live In Web Search Results
Several days ago we reported how Google was testing a web search feature for the image pack that keeps you within web search when you click on a specific image. Well, this image preview pack overlay feature seems to be fully live for me and others. - Vlog #184: Part I: Sarah Burke On Data Analytics and Differences Between GA 4 & UA3
Sarah Burke is the Data and Analytics Manager at Cypress North, she has been with the company for seven years, starting as a digital marketing manager. Prior to that... - A Real Google Map - A Map Of The GooglePlex
Here is a photo I found on Instagram of a map of the Google headquarters, the Mountain View, California office, aka the GooglePlex. This is actually useful, for people who visit, it is often a bit ha
Other Great Search Threads:
- AdSense Earnings and Observations - August 2022, WebmasterWorld
- The product teams know the loss of query data can make it tough to know what's working, especially for lower volume accounts. I know it’s not the same, but privacy-preserving solutions like consumer i, AdsLiaison on Twitter
- The aggregate reports show a sample of the site's URLs, and that sample can change over time. I would focus on errors and, John Mueller on Twitter
- If anyone visiting your site gets such a bad impression that you're worried what would happen if Google were to visit, maybe the issue isn't that Google might visit., John Mueller on Twitter
- There's nothing currently in Search Console to cover that. Are you finding Lens useful as a user? I've found myself using it more & more :-). What would help you in Search Consol, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Bad website design: Bad for SEO, UX and business
- Google addresses Impression Share and Auction Insights reporting issue
- Google Keyword Planner gets a new feature
- Google adds structured data support for pros and cons on product markup
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- What Happened to Views in Google Analytics 4: GA4 FAQ, Measure Minds Group
- All you need to know about Google Analytics 4, Charity Digital
Industry & Business
Links & Content Marketing
- Keep Your Audience Top of Mind With the Simple Jobs-To-Be-Done Formula, Content Marketing Institute
Local & Maps
- Expansion of Microsoft Rewards to 40+ new countries, Bing Search Blog
- Waze suffers lag issues on CarPlay and Android Auto, 9to5Google
- It’s Not Just Google Maps: Waze Also Struggling With Bugs Nobody Knows How to Fix, AutoEvolution
- How to See Bike Routes in Google Maps, How To Geek
Mobile & Voice
- Google is testing Discover-style widgets for its desktop website again, Android Police
- Updated HomePod, new HomePod mini rumored for early 2023, AppleInsider
SEO
- How do HTTP Status Codes Impact SEO?, Know Agency
- Migration nightmare: how to define redirects at scale?, Antoine Eripret
- Avoid These Faceted Navigation Issues: SEO Best Practices for eCommerce & Listings Websites, Deepcrawl
PPC
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