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 Automobile Knowledge Panel
Steve Seeley notified me that Google is now showing a new knowledge panel and search result interface for car related keywords. So if you search for a a make and brand and year, you get this neat packed up search result with all the details on that specific car. - Google's Gary Illyes PubCon Presentation Was Image Search Focused
I was not at PubCon yesterday for Gary Illyes of Google's keynote but I was watching the Twitter stream and to me, it seems his presentation was mostly focused around image search. This was not a surprise based on Google's recent communication efforts around image search being important for SEOs to look at. - Google Assistant Can Book A Restaurant Reservation In Most US States
No wonder Google kept turning on the Google Assistant call feature in your Google My Business account - Google just announced that they are rolling out the ability for the Google Assistant to book tables at restaurants in 43 US States. - Google Video Describes What Sites Need Help With SEO When Using JavaScript
As you know, Google's Martin Splitt has been producing a series of videos around JavaScript and SEO. So far we saw an introduction video and how Google indexes JavaScript. The next video is also basic and describes what type of sites with JavaScript Google has no problem with and what types might need some extra TLC. - Olga Ladyzhenskaya Google Logo Partial Differential Equations
Today on Google's home page is a special Doodle, Google logo, to remember the life of the Russian mathematician Olga Ladyzhenskaya. She was most well known for her work on partial differential equations and fluid dynamics. The Doodle was posted on her 97th birthday - she passed at the age of 81 on January 12, 2004. - Double Rainbows At Google Again Again
We've seen numerous double rainbows at the Google office, we even posted photos of them back in 2014 and also last year in 2018. But here is yet another double rainbow shot at Google I found on Insta
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- I'm seeing pretty major falloffs in the number of mobile SERPs that have a places pack in a lot of international markets. Brazil, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland, India, Russia, and Germany look hardest hit. Have manually verifi, Eric Hedekar on Twitter
- New updates to Google Tag Manager triggers. Please make a note of it., Google Analytics on Twitter
- This is relieving and confirms many suspicions I've had about the algo over the yrs, but was too embarrassed to voice publicly. #GoogleChocolateUpdate (cc @rustybrick)… https://t.co/dWnwu8aJ5O, David Farkas on Twitter
- Google visits drop after implementing Cloudflare, WebmasterWorld
- Hey @searchliaison the new Google Search Console doesn't work to well on 1366px by 786px. Cannot execute filtering. Breakout box is too big. What can I do about it? @rustybrick @methode… https://t.co/XmOVT92xo0, Chris Lever on Twitter
- So, after all the weekend craziness, we're seeing 0% In-depth Articles this morning. No sign of 3-packs that inflate page-1 counts to 12 (as we've seen for 1+ years now). Either this is a test, too, or they're fully blending, Dr. Pete Meyers on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- The future of search engine marketing is full funnel
- Duplex-powered Google Assistant restaurant booking expanding to more states and users
- Embracing automation and maximizing SEO performance
- Using JavaScript to publish content? Here are 6 ways to view rendered HTML via desktop and mobile
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- How to build a Mobile-Friendly Google Data Studio report, Michael Howe-Ely
- How to use Google Data Studio to track your brand’s performance, medium.com
- Using Data GIF Maker to compare data and tell stories, Google Blog
Industry & Business
Links & Promotion Building
- Google’s Gary Illyes: on Real-Time Penguin, Negative SEO & Disavows, Search Engine Journal
Local & Maps
- Everything You Need to Know About the New Google My Business Site Manager Role, Sterling Sky Inc
- Google Street View Adds CERN's Large Hadron Collider, Times of India
- NASA teams with Google to create huge, stunning visual universe, CNET
- Which Google My Business categories should a car dealer choose?, DealerOn Blog
Mobile & Voice
- Book a table with the Google Assistant across the country on more devices, Google Blog
- Encouraging more voices in AMP, Accelerated Mobile Pages Project
- Mobile SEO: The latest usage trends and content strategies for maximum impact, Search Metrics
SEO
- A Technical SEO Guide to Lighthouse Performance Metrics, Search Engine Journal
- Ecommerce SEO: What to do when items go out of stock, BrightEdge SEO Blog
- Google Webmaster Hangout Notes: March 5th 2019, DeepCrawl
- Introducing a new JavaScript SEO video series, Official Google Webmaster Central Blog
PPC
- Bing ads and Samsung launch 3D Search ads, Netimperative
- Simplifying programmatic: first price auctions for Google Ad Manager, Google Blog
- Powerful Moments Success Story Challenge: Winners, Bing Ads Blog
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