This week in search, I covered what SEOs are doing about the Google Medic update, and how you can report issues to Google around it. Google said taking old content and relabeling it as new is not a good SEO hack. Google says content position is not that important, when they said the opposite not long ago. Google says they crawl pages that are more important, more often. Google seems to have fixed the video carousel swarm this past week. Google launched the expandable featured snippets. Google has ported over more features to the new beta version of the Google Search Console. Google added a troubleshooting section to the job posting structured data documents. Google Search Console is sending useful HTTPs notifications. Google manual actions are not over one bad link, ever. Google doesn’t always show the “more results” button, they sometimes show the “next” button. Google My Business insights expanded their query sources. Google local panels can now show your past visits. Google launched member pricing for Google One users. Google hotel location scores are now live. This is your last reminder to submit a story about how Matt Cutts has helped you. I am sad to report the SEO industry lost another member, Michael Streko. That was this past week in search at the Search Engine Roundtable.
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Search Topics of Discussion:
- Don't Flat Line After The Google Medic Update
- Poll: How Are You Going To Fix Your Rankings After The Google Medic Update?
- Google Medic Update: Many Are Looking Back To Google's Panda Advice From 2011
- Google: The Medic Update Is Global; All Categories Of Search, Not Just Health
- Did The Google Medic Update Make Search Worse? Show Google Examples.
- Google: Taking Old Content & Relabeling It As New Is A Bad SEO Hack
- Google: Useful Content Position On A Page Doesn't Matter
- Google Crawls Pages More Often If They Are More Important & Popular
- Google Fixes Video Carousels To Show Them Less Often
- Google Launches Expandable Featured Snippets
- Beta Google Search Console Adds Verify Sites, Manage Users & Mobile Usability Report
- Google Adds Troubleshooting Section For Job Posting Structured Data
- Google Search Console Sends Useful HTTPS Gone Wrong Notifications
- Google: Manual Actions Are Not Based On A Single Bad Link
- Google Doesn't Always Show "More Results" Button, May Show "Next" Button
- Google My Business Insights To Expand Query Pool
- Google Local Panel Adds "Your Past Visits"
- Google Member Prices In Hotel Listings From Google One?
- Google Hotel Location Scores & Tab Now Live
- Last Chance: Share A Story About How Matt Cutts Has Helped You
- SEO Industry Mourns The Loss Of Michael Streko, ORM Pioneer
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