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:
- Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Update, Google Assistant Ads, Indexing API, Reviews, Local & More
I went fast, covered a lot, really fast, sorry - I forgot to slow down but hopefully you can play this video in slow motion? I covered the Google search algorithm tremors from this week... - Google: Don't Break The Rules Even If Competitors Are
Google's John Mueller at least twice this week had to respond on Twitter suggesting that SEOs do not break the rules, go against the Google webmaster guidelines, simply because others are getting away with it. - Google Flights Search Results Box Drops
When you do flight related queries for travel, often you would see a search box at the top showing the vertical search feature from Google Flights. Well, it seems the number of times that box shows up has significantly dropped over the past 24 hours. - Google News Search Related Coverage Expandable Snippet Carousel
Here is a GIF of what I think is a new form of snippet feature in the Google News mobile search results. You can see how under the snippet, there is a link to expand to show "related coverage." When you click on it, it expands and shows more stories in a carousel interface. - John Mueller & Google Webmaster Office Hangouts Move Off Google+
With the closure of Google+ just around the corner, Google's John Mueller is experimenting with ways to communicate new up and coming webmaster office hour hangouts on YouTube Live. Previously he used Google+ to collect the questions, before that there was a feature called Google Moderator and now there is not much. - Google Valentine's Day Breakfast
Here is a photo from Instagram of Google's chefs cooking up some special treats for breakfast time yesterday on Valentine's day. Mariana Bechert said Just helping the Masterchef @sikor.36 to make an
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Those are more useful in browsers with interactive users. Also, there's no SEO effect at all for that.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- It's still a different URL, SEOs should know this by now :-)…, John Mueller on Twitter
- Via @johnmu: Seeing urls show up in GSC as "duplicate, submitted url not selected as canonical" (but the pages are different)? If Google can't render the content properly, this can happen. Google might not see the full content, or, Glenn Gabe on Twitter
- When will i recieve google traffic?, Google Webmaster Help
- E.U.'s Articles 11 and 13 Copyright Directive Survive and Head For E.U. Parliament Approval, WebmasterWorld
- Lots of well-ranking pages change regularly.…, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Bug with Ad Preview and Diagnosis Tool showing ad scores and more data
- Using Google Search Console to manage ‘search enhancement’ validation errors and employing the API
- Product card buttons pop up on desktop search
- Google drops mobile app properties from GSC, reminds site owners to remove G+ integrations
- Here’s a new script to find the best text for new ads using an n-gram analysis
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Designing for Conversions, An A List Apart Article
- 4 Ways to Improve Your Data Hygiene - Whiteboard Friday, Moz
Industry & Business
Links & Promotion Building
Local & Maps
- Google Maps accidentally reveals Taiwan defense, Taiwan News
Mobile & Voice
- Visual search: The future is now, Yoast
- Google Assistant regains carousel of suggested actions, 9to5Google
- Google redesigns Assistant’s built-in list of features, 9to5Google
SEO
- Google Shows Us How It Uses Entity Extractions for Knowledge Graphs, Go Fish Digital
- How to implement named anchors to improve your SERPs, Builtvisible
PPC
- Analysis: Search ads for men's Valentine's Day gifts see 82% more clicks than those for women, Marketing Dive
- How to Get Millenials to Trust and Respond to Your Advertising, Forbes
Search Features
