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 Search Console Stops Testing Domain Property?
Did Google end their beta test of Domain Property, the feature that aims at simplifying property sets in the Google Search Console. The help document Google had back when it was being tested now leads to a page not found message. - Unstable Drug Rehab Google Search Results
The SEO community is scratching their heads around the drug rehab niche and how it performs in the Google organic search results. In short, the results for some sites are unstable and all over the place. But it is not only for the drug rehab area, other niches have seen this unpredictability for specific sites as well. - Google's Nofollow Link Attribute Didn't Help Improve Blog Comments; Sorry
Yesterday at Search Engine Land I wrote how the Google blog turned off comments and how the nofollow link attribute wasn't able to save even that blog in terms of helping the comments become useful. I then went back in history covering why Google released the nofollow link attribute. - Google Site Command For 301 Redirect URL Shows The Origin URL
Google's site command will show the URL you put into Google for the site command, even if the URL itself has been redirected using a 301 redirect. I believe it has worked like this for years and years. But Google's John Mueller and Danny Sullivan are now defending why Google does this. - Google Doodle Celebrates Sake Dean Mahomed
Today on the Google home page is a special Doodle, a Google logo, for Sake Dean Mahomed. It is unclear when his birthday is, but he was born sometime during 1759 and lived until his young 90s. Sake Dean Mahomed was an "Anglo-Indian traveller, surgeon and entrepreneur who was one of the most notable early non-European immigrants to the Western World," Wikipedia says. - A Google Mega Super Rubik's Cube
Here is a photo from Google's Instagram channel with a mega super Rubik's cube with the G logo on it. Google is asking if you can solve this puzzle or not. Can you?
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Google Peacock Update, BlackHatWorld
- Rolling out this week on the YouTube iOS app (for 6S phones & above)! From your video player: 👈Swipe left for the next video 👉Swipe right for your previously watched video If you prefer, you can still tap for video player c, Team YouTube on Twitter
- Does Facebook identify which listings are ads?, WebmasterWorld
- I'm tempted to make a joke about ranking high :-), but ultimately, these are businesses like many others; sometimes the competition is high, making it harder to compete, sometimes it's users who have more expectations that you, John Mueller on Twitter
- Rising conversion rates and a huge ROAS: That’s what @casinosupply achieved with #BingAds. Learn how they did it in the latest success story. https://t.co/qWliPQVn6H… https://t.co/Kxnwb2yUfm, Bing Ads on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- DuckDuckGo map and address searches now powered by Apple Maps
- A quick and dirty guide to winning with Gmail ads
- Account-based marketing tools: What you need to know
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Data Studio: Q4 2018's best new features round-up, Builtvisible
- Weekly Wisdom with Ross Tavendale: Reclaiming Traffic, SEM Rush
Industry & Business
- Become a Google for Education Certified Innovator in 2019, Google Blog
- Google Japan hit with back taxes after failing to report ad income, Nikkei Asian Review
- Looking Back at Google’s Research Efforts in 2018, Google AI Blog
Links & Promotion Building
- 7 Questions You Need To Ask When Reviewing A Link Building Agency, Accuranker
- How to Build Links in 2019, Search Engine Journal
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
- No Home, no help: Google Assistant's shocking lack of customer support, Android Central
- The NYT's plan to make money from voice, Axios
SEO
- The Top 10 SEO Tools Marketers Want in 2019, WordStream
- EAT and YMYL: 5 Things You Need to Know, Know Agency
- How a top SEO agency works in Spain: Interview w/ Carlos Estevez, Internet Republica, Aleyda Solis
- How to check site speed, Yoast
- In Search SEO Podcast 10: Uncovering User Intent & Confirmation Bias Responsibility, RankRanger
- January 11, 2019 - Google Help Hangout Notes, Marie Haynes Consulting
PPC
- Bing Partner Program: New year, new beginnings, Bing Ads Blog
