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 its continuous scroll interface on desktop after it being live for over a year on mobile search. Google keyword planner tool's feature to organize keywords into ad groups is now fully live in English. Google Business Profiles has a bug with uploading logos and photos. Google is testing short product reviews in the product image thumbnail. Google's Gary Illyes said using explicit and extreme curse words can filter your site by Google's Safe Search.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Official: Google Continuous Scroll Now On Desktop Search
Google has officially brought the continuous scroll feature from the mobile search results to the desktop search results. Google has been testing this for a while after bringing it to mobile in October 2021, and now it is live in the US English search results. - Google Search Tests Short Product Reviews In Image Thumbnails
Google seems to be testing showing a super short product review in the image thumbnail in the search results. So Google will overlay at the top of the product image reviews like "sturdy," easy to move," "well made," "easy to clean," and so on. - Businesses Cannot Upload Their Logo & Photos To Their Google Business Profiles
There is a confirmed bug with Google Business Profiles where you cannot upload your logo or other photos to their business profile. Google is aware of the issue and is working on a fix, but it seems to be impacting newly verified businesses. - Google Keyword Planner Organize Keywords Into Ad Groups Officially Live In English
Back in August that Google added a new feature to the Keyword Planner tool to organize keywords into ad groups. Ginny Marvin, Google's Ads Liaison, said last Friday (yes, months later) that this feature is now officially live for all English users. - Microsoft Advertising Gains Flyer Extensions, Retract & Restate Conversions, Ad Schedule Calendar View & More
Microsoft posted the monthly Microsoft Advertising news and new features and announced a bunch of new stuff. The new features include new flyer extensions, update (restate) the revenue value associated or delete (retract) the conversion, a new calendar view for ad scheduling and more. - Google Dublin Office Christmas Tree Is Up
Google's Dublin office has put up its Christmas tree in the lobby for the holiday season already. Here is a video a Googler made of it and posted on Instagram.
Other Great Search Threads:
- Do you include noindexed and 404/410 pages in your sitemaps?, Gary Illyes on Mastodon
- Missing Accessible Entrance Attribute?, Local Search Forum
- Site Dying or Economy?, WebmasterWorld
- The next Google Search Central SEO office hours is being recorded soon. Do you have a question on your mind? Let us know at https://t.co/yIpM28xx2o and you might see it covered there!, Google Search Central on Twitter
- If your *new* editorial strategy follows SEO best practices, but you have years of old content that doesn't... that can still have negative impacts on your site., Lily Ray on Mastodon
- AdSense Earnings and Observations - December 2022, WebmasterWorld
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Google brings continuous scroll to desktop search results
- Google shut down Duplex on the Web
- How to optimize underperforming content
- 3 last-minute Amazon optimization tips for the holidays
Other Great Search Stories:
Industry & Business
- Google’s Sundar Pichai Has More Direct Reports Than the CEOs of Meta, Amazon, Apple, The Information
- Meta And Google Will Emerge Stronger, Seeking Alpha
- Google SVP calls for more regulation of artificial intelligence, Fortune
- New Zealand follows Canada requiring Facebook, Google to pay for news, Regina Leader Post
Links & Content Marketing
- 80+ Content Marketing Trends for Success in 2023, Content Marketing Institute
Local & Maps
- It’s Not Google Maps: Here’s the App 911 Teams Say You Must Absolutely Install, AutoEvolution
- For the first time, Waze navigation is built in to your car, Google Blog
Mobile & Voice
- Google Discover bug causes empty feed in Pixel Launcher, 9to5Google
- New features have arrived for the Pixel family, Google Blog
- Amazon to End Support Next Week for Third Party Healthcare Alexa Skills with HIPPA Requirements, Voicebot
SEO
- A Guide to SEO Acronyms and Terms, I Love SEO
- How To Fix “Redirect error” in Google Search Console, Onely
PPC
- The Ultimate Google Ads Pacing Dashboard For 2023 (Free Looker Studio Template), Search Engine Journal
- Google Ads: 4 Strategies To Optimize Stale Evergreen PPC Campaigns, Search Engine Journal
Search Features
- Google Photos tests Search that enhances Lens, emphasizes faces, 9to5Google
- Google Lens replaces the camera tool in Google Translate, 9to5Google
Other Search
- A Radical Idea for Google's DMA Compliance: Focus on the User, Yelp - Official Blog
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