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 Medic Update, Local Ranking Update, Google Search Console Data, Google Signals, Bing Search & More
This week we uncovered a lot of interesting things about the confirmed Google core broad search update from August 1st. First, we noticed it had a huge impact on the health... - Google: We Do Not Have A Page Partially Moved To A New Location Directive
Google's John Mueller said they do not have a directive to tell Google part of this page or content on this page moved to a new location. So if you split up a page's content into two different pages, you will need to wait for Google to figure it out. - Google "View Previous Posts" To Highlight Old Google Posts
Google showing âview previous posts on Googleâ for some local panels that trigger older Google Posts. It is really hard to find the link, but it is at the footer of some Google local knowledge panels. - Google Ads Report Editor Now Supports Chart Time Comparison Data
Google Ads Report Editor has added the ability to let you compare data in a chart or graph view. A year ago you were able to compare data by date as well, but not in a chart view. - Google Analytics Signals - Cross Device Capabilities
Google is beta testing a new Google Analytics feature named Google Signals. It lets you track and report on your visitors across devices. - Google Can't Recommend SEOs To Hire; It's A Conflict Of Interest
Google said it would be a conflict of interest for them to suggest which SEOs you should consider hiring. Instead, Gary Illyes shared his list of SEOs he follows and you can learn more from Google on how to hire an SEO. - Google DC Hallway - Serious Without A Suit
This is one of the hallways at the Google Washington, D.C. office that is designed in a super warped manner - on purpose. It is pretty cool to look at and even more so, it says serious without a suit
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- The 16 months of data limitation is just from the infrastructure, not driven by GDPR. The data in Search Analytics is already aggregated / anonymized.… https://t.co/jMyEO05w7k, John Mueller on Twitter
- Want to play a fun SEO game? Check out my first Google Action: "Why my Web Traffic Dropped" - it's an SEO quiz that will assess your SEO analysis skills to identify the cause of a site organic search traffic loss. Check it out:, Aleyda Solis on Twitter
- Cut those impossible hills out of your route with elevation graphs üòÖüö¥‚ôÄÔ∏è Now on iOS.…, Google Maps on Twitter
- Hello. As for your example, it is not weird since the site is very famous as “Á≠ã„Éà„ɨ" for a long years. ( I don’t know if the site should be top.) and it has been top and this is not related to the latest u, éáëè°· æ¦æòé Takeaki Kanaya on Twitter
- Chrome 68 Now Supports Native Notifications in Windows 10 Action Center, WebmasterWorld
- Have you subscribed to the AdSense YouTube channel yet? Have you subscribed t..., Google+ - AdSense
- Let's Encrypt Root now trusted by all major root programs, WebmasterWorld
- Little tip on testing responses to an If-Modified-Since header in the SEO Spider. Go to 'Config > HTTP Headers > Add', select & input date. Crawl away, & view the response code (304, for a not modified).… https://t.co/pIRLXM, Screaming Frog on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Cameos on Google: How famous people get their video answers into Google search
- State of Local Marketing Report 2018
- Search in Pics: Android Pie statue, IE logo Post-it notes & Google’s yellow submarine
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
Industry & Business
- Fighting for elephants one ad at a time, Bing Ads Blog
- Google Alphabet restructuring reaches third anniversary , CNBC
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
- Whitepaper: Voice & Visual Search - How to reach your customers in the evolving search landscape, Hallam Internet
SEO
- Ask Yoast: Hreflang for sites with different domains, Yoast
- How to Use "Freshness Distance" to Improve Rankings, Siege Media
PPC
- Announcing the Mediation Test Suite Beta, Google Ads Developer Blog
- How to Customize PPC Ad Copy Using IF Functions, Metric Theory
- Is AI the Secret to Google Ads Success?, PPC Hero
- Google brings DoubleClick to OOH, Business Insider
- Making Money with PPC: The Benefits of Pay Per Click Marketing, Search Engine Guide
Search Features
Other Search
