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 Updates, Featured Snippets, SEO, AdWords & More
This week in search I covered some search algorithm rumblings. Google's Danny Sullivan wrote a comprehensive explanation of featured snippets. I explained the confusion around ranking versus indexing. Some SEOs are aligning their content around searcher intent... - PSA: Google Doesn't Use Content On Non-Canonical Pages
Google's John Mueller wrote on Twitter "remember that the content on 'non-canonical' versions generally doesn't get used." Meaning, if you point page A to page B using a 301 or canonical tag... - Google AdWords Adds Insight Cards For Impression Shifts & Changes
Google quietly announced on Google+ and Twitter that they have added two new insights cards to the AdWords overview page that shares when your ad impressions shift significantly from one device to another... - Google My Business Lets Restaurants Add & Edit Menus
Google announced in the Google My Business Help forums and on Twitter that now restaurants can add and edit their menu listings directly in the Google My Business console... - Google Search Console Issues & Validating Email Notifications
As many of you know, Google's new Search Console was redesigned around helping webmasters discover, fix and validate those fixes... - Ian Lurie - The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series - feel free to nominate someone over here. Ian Lurie, 49 years old, lives in Seattle... - Together Again: Danny Sullivan & Barry Schwartz (That's Me) At Google NYC
It is always weird posting pictures of myself in this place but hey, this is a search in picture for the day and is relevant. I went to Google yesterday to give a talk to search engineers about SEOs a
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- For GDPR @googleanalytics is building a feature in the UI to allow you to delete cookie IDs and associated data #spwk, Charles Farina on Twitter
- @rustybrick I have noticed non-https links in knowledge graphs links can trigger impressions in non-https search console profile. Example aggregated links from Wikipedia. Don't think Google have fixed that yet.… https://t.co/cN, Chris Lever on Twitter
- eBay to Make PayPal Optional, With New Agreement with Adyen, WebmasterWorld
- February 2018 AdSense Earnings & Observations, WebmasterWorld
- The path to takeoff just got a little easier. With machine learning, Google Flights, Google+ - Google
- "The 2018 Global Bing Partner Award nominations are open. Learn more and get started today: https://t.co/KfcwoQTMf3 #bingpartner… https://t.co/XSDm3PNQSM, Bing Ads on Twitter
- Another great opportunity for acquiring paid links: https://t.co/OVihr1hZkL No risk of penalty. Google also buys sponsored links there. CC: @rustybrick Via @aral #seo #linkbuilding, Tadeusz Szewczyk (Tad Chef) on Twitter
- Apple Q1 2018 on Revenues up 13pct of $88.3 billion, WebmasterWorld
- Bringing the power of YouTube to more countries with YouTube Go, YouTube Help
