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 Link Penalty Can Remove Rich Snippets/Results
Google has said they can issue a rich snippets or results manual action, removing the ability for the site from showing rich results in the Google listings. But do other penalties, like link penalties, also result in removal of rich snippets? It appears that may be the case. - Google: IP Addresses Don't Matter For Backlinks & Search Rankings
Google's John Mueller responded "nope" when asked if IP addresses matter for backlinks and search rankings. Like does it matter if some of your links to your US site come from Australia? Stuff like that. - Google My Business Cards In Google Maps Results
Google Maps is showing some people a card asking them to to take charge of their listings in Google My Business. Google is showing a "go to Google My Business" card where you can post updates and information about your business, directly in the Google Maps search result listings. - Bing App Doppelganger Camera Feature
I am not sure if this is new, but Bing posted on Twitter that the Bing app lets you take a selfie, a picture of yourself, and it will find a celebrity that looks like you. I tried it myself and I came up for myself, even though I am not a celebrity. - Google My Business Personal Account Migration To Organizational Account Tool
Google has posted a new help document that walks you through the process of migrating your Google My Business listings from a personal account to an organization account. Kara from Google wrote in the Google My Business Help thread "When we launched the agency dashboard in June, some agencies struggled to smoothly migrate listings to organization accounts. Thanks to that feedback, we've now launched a new tool to help streamline the process of transferring listings to organization accounts!" - Google Hardware Store
Google is testing Google Hardware Stores across New York City and Chicago now. These seem a bit different than the pop up stores they have been doing, although Google is also calling them pop up stor
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Happy 10th birthday @Android! Many thanks to all of our users, developers and partners around the world! #HBDAndroid…, Sundar Pichai on Twitter
- Thank you to creators around the world who continue to make YouTube an incredible source of creativity and inspiration. I've shared an update on my priorities for the creator community here and in a video on my channel: https:, Susan Wojcicki on Twitter
- YouTube Premieres is now available to everyone!, YouTube Help
- #GoogleAdsUpdates Launching New TV Screens Device Category for YouTube Ads TV screens are joining computers, mobile phones and tablets as a device type in Google Ads. Learn more here ➡ https://t.co/izYnrTofad… https://t.co/6KC, Google Ads on Twitter
- Password Breach? at WebMasterWorld, WebmasterWorld
- The holiday season is almost upon us, so be sure you are ready to greet new and existing visitors with #AcademyOnAir! Prep for the influx in traffic with Audience Solutions. Register here ➡ https://t.co/nNHA6m8WyZ… https://t.c, Google Ads on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Paid Search Tactics That Drive Quality Inbound Calls
- Google fixes the cache 404 issue with mobile-first indexing
- Marketers can now use LinkedIn category data for targeting through Bing search
- 6 of the best social listening tools for 2019
- Implementing full-scale cross-channel attribution for enterprise companies
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Analytics 101: A guide to Google Analytics reports, Marketing And Growth Hacking
- Matt Cutts gets the official nod for top spot at USDS, Fedscoop
- 10 Ideas to Kick Your A/B Testing Program Up a Notch, KoMarketing
Industry & Business
- A new approach to enabling abundant wireless connectivity, Google Blog
- Opening up opportunities in the UK, Google Blog
- Pubcon Pro 2018 Search Marketing Conference Wrap-up, Online Marketing Blog
- Video: Google's now 20 years old - what does the future hold, Majestic Blog
Links & Promotion Building
- What is Broken Link Building?, Vertical Measures
Local & Maps
- Google My Business Insights in One All-in-One Marketing Platform, RankRanger
- When Does Reserve with Google Show? Only Google F’ing Knows, Mike Blumenthal
Mobile & Voice
- Celebrating a Sweet Decade of Android, Google Blog
SEO
- The Fast Way to Build a Local Keyword List with Implicit Local Intent, SEM Rush
- The finer details of DeepCrawl: 20 features you may have missed, State of Digital
- The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Taking Full Control of Your Google Knowledge Panels, Moz
- Growing Traffic Outside the SEO Paradigm, Search Engine Journal
- Yoast SEO 9.0: A much improved SEO analysis, Yoast
PPC
- 3 Tips on How to Use Websites Wisely, PPC Hero
- A smarter way to target your audience with Bing Ads and LinkedIn, Bing Ads Blog
- Google tackles new ad fraud scheme, Google Online Security Blog
- Merkle Q3 2018 Digital Marketing Report Released, Merkle
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