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:
- Why Moz Didn't Publish On The March 2019 Google Core Update
Most of the data toolsets published some analysis around the March 2019 Google core update that took place on March 12th but not Moz. Want to know why? Well both Dr. Pete Meyers and Russ Jones from Moz shared why on Twitter after being called out for not sharing data around the update. - Google's Ranking Algorithm Allows SEOs To Be Unique
Google's John Mueller responded to a Reddit thread where the webmaster didn't understand why a competitor of his was outranking his site when the competitor had a page speed score of F. John Mueller responded saying "The nice part about using so many factors for crawling, indexing, and ranking is that you don't have to do everything exactly the same way as all of the other sites are doing." - Google To Close Old Search Console By Years End?
Google's John Mueller hosted a 100 or so person pre-SMX Munich talk with SEOs and developers the other day. Valentin Pletzer was there and he shared on Twitter that John Mueller said they do plan on closing down the old Search Console, it might be by the end of this year he said. - Google Knows When Its New Web Rendering Engine Will Be Released But Won't Say
For a long time now, Google has been teasing that they are working on closing the gap between how Chrome renders pages and how GoogleBot renders pages. The web rendering engine Google uses for crawling the web is going to get a lot more advanced but Google won't say when. - Google Ads Grants Program Celebrates 16 Years
Google announced in the Google Ad forums yesterday that the Google Ad Grants program has celebrated their 16th birthday - they've been in operations for 16 years. Over those years, Google has given over $9 billion in free advertising to over 115,000 nonprofits in 50 plus countries. - Google Paint Club
Here is a photo of a bunch of Googlers on the rooftop of the Google Dublin office after their Google paint club finished painting the view. I know it was from the Google Dublin area but I am not sure
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- I'm waiting for an article by @rustybrick any minute now - "Bing and Google engineers to meet secretly in NYC to make French the official language of the web." 😉… https://t.co/9kRCOuvo0J, Frédéric Dubut on Twitter
- Two interesting serps I saw today. 1. The full url and path was not shown but just the domain name 2. People also search with the option to compare products. If you clicked on compare it was a really long query and the page didn’t, elliott. on Twitter
- April 2019 AdSense Earnings & Observations, WebmasterWorld
- Facebook Introduces "Why am I seeing this post?", WebmasterWorld
- Is Google Attempting To Force Site Owners Into AdWords?, WebmasterWorld
- It's not just SEO.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- Moz is Mad! Spam score for Forbes is 33, BlackHatWorld
- Search will work for both same URL and separate URL mobile sites, when set up properly. However, same URL mobile sites (responsive or dynamic serving) make your life sooo much easier, so I'd strongly recommend that.… https:, John Mueller on Twitter
- Sourcing Movie Time Data on SERP, Local Search Forum
Search Engine Land Stories:
- How to conduct a content migration audit
- What the numbers tell us about the current voice search opportunity
- Google Ads API v1_1 out: Update client libraries for new features
- Build Brand Authenticity Using Customer Generated Content
Other Great Search Stories:
April Fools
Analytics
- How to Set Up Google Analytics Event Tracking, HootSuite
- Lucky Brand creates an insights-driven culture with Data Studio, Google
- What are Trigger Groups in Google Tag Manager?, GlowMetrics
- How to add Images to a table in Google Data Studio, Michael Howe-Ely
- Weekly Wisdom Tony Wright: Attribution Modeling and Weighting Part 2, SEM Rush
Industry & Business
- Google employees are calling for the removal of a conservative think-tank president from the company’s AI advisory council, Recode
- Inside the Google employee backlash against the Heritage Foundation, The Verge
Links & Promotion Building
Local & Maps
- El Metro teams up with Google Maps, KGNS
- How the GMB Guidelines Stack Up Across the Ecosystem, Sterling Sky Inc
- New Google Maps filter helps you see a location's most recent photos first, Android Police
Mobile & Voice
- Apple HomeKit seen 'gaining traction' in smarthome accessories towards 2023, Apple Insider
- How Voice Search Will Revolutionize Your Marketing, Martech Advisor
- Walmart and Google to offer voice-activated grocery shopping, CNBC
- When it comes to disclosing sponsors, your Google Assistant may be mute, Reuters
SEO
- Now Live for Your SEO Learning Pleasure: The NEW Beginner's Guide to SEO!, Moz
- In Search SEO Podcast: Is Organic Search, Social Media, & Branding Dying?, RankRanger
PPC
- Check your Google Ads account like a PRO with "PPC CheckMate" methodology, State of Digital
- Everything You Need to Know About Ad Extensions, Search Engine Journal
- Google Blocks Ads In China From Serving On Sites Bypassing Censorship, MediaPost
Search Features
- Google continuing to test new icons in search results, Brodie Clark Consulting
Other Search
- Startpage Voted Best Search Engine in Germany, Beating Google, The Mac Observer
