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 has rolled out a new slick design for Google Search Console. Google's sort by date feature in the news tab in search is not working right. Google Ads mobile app has added more explanations with Performance Insights, review Search trends and create campaigns. Google Search doesn't hold grudges for technical issues on your site. Google's structured data markup helper tool is outdated, said Google. And I posted another vlog today.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Google Search Console New Design Interface Now Live
This morning at about 5:30am ET, the Google Search Console team rolled out a new facelift and design for Google Search Console. The new design, according to Google's Daniel Waisberg is "much cleaner." Google said the design aims to improve "accessibility and user experience." - Google Ads Mobile App Gains Performance Insights, Review Search Trends & Create Campaigns
Google has added a few new features to the Google Ads mobile app. The new features work on both the iOS and Android app and include that you can see more explanations with Performance Insights, review Search trends and create campaigns. - Google Sort By Date For News Is Buggy
Danny Sullivan, the Search Liaison at Google Search, confirmed there is a bug with the sort by date feature in the Google Search news tab. Danny said on Twitter "if you're searching with date restriction in news tab, we found a bug we hope to fix soon." - Google Structured Data Markup Helper Is Outdated
In 2013, Google launched its Structured Data Markup Helper tool to help site owners mark up their content with structured data without having to know how to code. Well, the tool is outdated, as you'd imagine. Even Caio Barros from Google confirmed the tool is "a bit outdated" and any requested updates to it can take time. - Google: We Don't Hold A Grudge For Technical Issues
Google's John Mueller said on Twitter that Google Search does not hold a grudge for SEO technical issues you have on your site. When you fix those issues and Google reprocesses the affected pages or site, things should return back to normal. - Vlog #147: Bryan Cush On Health Consumer Searches, Doctors With The Same Name & Health Brand Defense
In part one, Bryan Cush, the co-founder of Tidal Health Group, and I spoke about how to use health data for content and search marketing and in part two we dug into using medical databases... - Googlebot Cleans The Google Office
This is not a joke, Google's parent company, Alphabet, has designed robots, essentially Googlebots, to physically clean the Google offices. Google wrote about it here and said
Other Great Search Threads:
- I'm curious -- would you prefer we just mentioned them afterwards, or not at all? I realize there's an aspect of "never change anything", but good things go up with updates t, John Mueller on Twitter
- No search engine ever index everything - that hasn't been the case since the start. I think what has changed is that sites are technically better than ever, but that doesn't remove the limits, nor make the pag, John Mueller on Twitter
- Twitter rolls back AMP support, no longer sends users to AMP pages, Hacker News
- We're really strict with that separation, and I think sites are generally happy that we do so (it would make tracking success much harder). In the past, some sites had their logs public, whic, John Mueller on Twitter
- Avoid premature optimization :-). IMO It's better to start with something, use it regularly, see if you need it, and grow from there, rather than to go overboard and let it go stale. (Assuming you aren't prima, John Mueller on Twitter
- Quotation marks should absolutely work. If you find an example that they don't, and you're OK to share, do ping me. Every time I look at a report of this, I find there is indeed an actual reference, Danny Sullivan on Twitter
- Once again, our service is being threatened by @Google. Our online visibility is being obstructed by a Google Core Update. This means fewer people are able to find our service in their search results if they need aborti, Women on Web on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- 10 reasons why email is more important than ever
- Google Search Console rolls out new design
- November 22: The latest jobs in search marketing
- Advertisers can adapt to supply chain issues without pausing campaigns
- Facebook’s topic exclusion controls test rolls out to more advertisers
Other Great Search Stories:
Industry & Business
- Google questions if the new Justice Department antitrust boss can be impartial, New York Times
- Australian mining billionaire to help publishers strike content deal with Google, Facebook, Reuters
Links & Content Marketing
- SEO Research: Which Software Best Determines the Percentage of Live Links?, Movavi
- How To Make Content a More Effective Part of Your Sales Funnel, Content Marketing Institute
Local & Maps
- 'Apple Car' will disrupt auto industry, says Morgan Stanley, AppleInsider
- Yet Another Device Turns Wired Android Auto Into Wireless, AutoEvolution
- How to use Google's travel tools and Maps to plan a trip, 9to5Google
- Google Confirms the First Android Auto Bug on Android 12, AutoEvolution
Mobile & Voice
SEO
- Enhancing Sitelinks With Creative Content, Go Fish Digital
- New Core Web Vitals Technology Report Shows Overall Pass Rate for WordPress Sites Decreases with Newer Versions, WP Tavern
- State of SEO: 2021 in Review and a Look Ahead to 2022, BrightEdge
- Structured Data | 2021 | The Web Almanac by HTTP Archive, HTTP Archive
- 99 Problems: Local SEO for Dentists Ain't One, Sterling Sky
PPC
- How the Privacy Sandbox keeps people’s information private, Google Blog
- Three Great Marketing Opportunities to Test When You Feel You’ve Exhausted Your Paid Media Strategy, Metric Theory
- Policy update: Misleading or unrealistic promotions policy, Google Merchant Center Help
- How To Show Ads To People Who Are Searching For Building Supplies, Koozai
Search Features
Other Search
- Everyday robots are (slowly) leaving the lab, The X Blog
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