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 Tests 3.5 Listings In The Top Stories Carousel
Google is testing showing 3 and a half stories in the top stories carousel in search. We've seen tons of top stories user interfaces over the years and I believe I've seen this as well, but I can't find if I covered it before. So here it is. - Google Starmageddon vs Sept. 2019 Review Rich Results Update
The SEO community is thinking up names for the Google Reviews rich results algorithm update and what seems to be catching on is Starmageddon. But Danny Sullivan from Google chimed in and said Google internally calls this the "Sept. 2019 Review Rich Results Update." - Google: The Reviews Rich Results Algorithm Still Rolling Out
Danny Sullivan from Google said yesterday that the new algorithm to be more restrictive on when to show reviews rich results in the search results is still rolling out. He said if you see reviews showing up in the snippets that don't comply, they should go away soon. - Google Search Ad With An Emoji In The Display URL
Yesterday I covered how Google was showing emojis in the auto-complete search suggestions. Now, Google is also showing emojis in the display URLs of some Google Ads in the search results. - Crown Princess Victoria Of Sweden Was At Google Sweden
Several months ago, the Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée, stopped by the Google Sweden office. This was back in March but I forgot to include it in the Search In Pics s
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Search -- the team that makes our non-ads listings -- will make decisions based on what we think makes sense for people who interact with those listings., Danny Sullivan on Twitter
- Today, we're introducing a way to mark important video segments by nesting Clip properties in a VideoObject. Let us know if you want to participate in the Early Adopters Program: https://t.co/dodCxZLzWg Learn more about the, Google Webmasters on Twitter
- After receiving your feedback, we updated the blog post with some clarifications and answers to frequently asked questions: https://t.co/NwZ4unzoOF https://t.co/TkQP2lr3jk, Google Webmasters on Twitter
- Folks in Boston, MA area! I'll be in town next week for the International Search Summit! If you wanna ask me weird questions and you can't go to iss, come and have breakfast with me at 10am on Friday, 27th, at Ogawa, Gary Illyes on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- How to track traffic quality and boost conversions
- Organic search responsible for 53% of all site traffic, paid 15% [Study]
- Google can crawl AJAX just fine
- Meet and learn from 1,300+ search marketing experts at SMX East
- ‘Intent’ should be every marketer’s #1 obsession
- Video: Dr. Pete on why tracking Google ranking updates is important
- Noticeable drop in reviews showing in Google search results
- Microsoft Advertising’s product, similar audiences now available to more advertisers
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- PART 1: Google Analytics 101, Omaha Media Group
- Track Scroll Depth in Google Tag Manager, Clix Marketing PPC Blog
Industry & Business
- DeepMind’s health team joins Google Health, Google Blog
Links & Promotion Building
- Grey Hat SEO Link building Practices, Search Metrics
Local & Maps
- Is rank tracking by zip code an effective way to measure Local SEO success?, DealerOn
- Google Maps incognito mode may finally be rolling out really soon now, SlashGear
- Google Maps Incognito Mode sent to preview group for testing, Android Police
- Google Maps is about to receive a feature we’ve all been waiting for, BGR
- Tracking our progress on flood forecasting, Google Blog
- What’s new and improved in Apple CarPlay on iOS 13, CarPlay Life
Mobile & Voice
- New voices for your Google Assistant in nine countries, Google Blog
- Google is bringing Assistant to people without internet access, TechCrunch
- Google's phone line lets Indian users talk to Google Assistant without internet access, Android Central
SEO
- Google welcomes Rugby World Cup with a QDF, again., SISTRIX
- Quick ways to find and manage out of stock products at scale, Builtvisible
PPC
Other Search
- Organic Share of Traffic Increases to 53%, BrightEdge SEO Blog
