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: Some Other Google Bugs May Be Related To The De-Indexing Bug
It seems like the past month or so has been a tough one for the Google engineers. We have seen bug after bug, many we haven't even covered yet over here. The question is, are they related and when will most of them be resolved. Of course, one thing we can expect, mistakes will happen in the future. - Google: No, You Can't Force Someone To Link To You Legally
Back in December we reported that Google updated their link schemes guidelines to disallow "requiring a link as part of a Terms of Service, contract, or similar arrangement" to link to you with a do-follow. The topic came back up when SEO personality Rand Fishkin said he thinks all websites should put a clause in their TOS requiring do-follow links when being quoted. - Google Fixing Another Indexing Bug With Google News
Google said yesterday they are aware of an indexing bug impacting a limited number of publishers and they are working to fix it. It seems like the fix has been rolling out, although Google has yet to confirm this issue has been resolved yet. - Google AMP Now Can Support Real Publisher URLs
We knew this was coming and at the AMP Conference in Tokyo, Google announced support for publishers to use their own URLs when serving AMP pages in Google search. This is powered through signed exchanges and supported with more modern browsers. - Google My Business Rolling Out Short Names & URLs
Google My Business is rolling out a new feature to let businesses define their short name and URLs within Google My Business. This way you can when you share your short name, customers can enter the short name URL in the browser's address bar, like "g.page/[yourcustomname]", to go directly to your Google business profile. - Google NYC Deck View
Here is a photo I found on Instagram from the Google NYC office, where it seems a fashion or beauty expert named Maiana Bonotoo is looking out from the Google office from one of the decks. I didn't r
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- New Dynamic BBB Logo, Local Search Forum
- Should I nofollow sitewide links between my sites?, WebmasterWorld
- They're all equivalent - use whatever works best for you :)…, John Mueller on Twitter
- We don't officially support it, so I wouldn't rely on any particular effect.…, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Building and scaling global SEO Centers of Excellence
- Google’s ‘Signed Exchange’ solution let’s publishers use their own URLs for AMP pages
- Google investigating a new indexing bug – this time with Google News
- Does Google owe us more than just an apology over de-indexing?
- SMX Overtime: Starting fresh with new match types and account structures
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- 197: Making Sense of Your Website Analytics with Jeff Sauer, Food Blogger Pro
Industry & Business
Links & Promotion Building
- Is Moz Domain Authority Important for SEO?, Portent
- Why You Need To Put Your Users At The Heart Of Your Content, Friday Blog
- Google Says You Are Not Entitled to Links, Search Engine Journal
Local & Maps
- Google Maps Is Ready to Transform the World of Superapps: A Skift Deep Dive, Skift
- Google Maps is asking commuters how crowded their trains are, Android Police
Mobile & Voice
- Check out the Google Assistant talks at I/O 2019, Google Developers Blog
- Google is making it easier than ever to get cricket updates via Google Assistant, Android Central
- New research shows how Android helps companies build a digital workforce, Google Blog
- AMP Conf 2019: Successful web experiences for everyone, The AMP Blog
- Google to police new app developers more closely, BBC News
- Here's yet another way to add Google Assistant voice control in your car, Mashable
- How to keep Alexa, Cortana, Siri, Google Assistant, and Bixby from recording you, VentureBeat
SEO
- 301 Redirects for SEO: Everything You Need to Know, ahrefs.com
- Reading Between the Lines - Three Deeper Takeaways from John Mueller at BrightonSEO, Distilled
- SEO This Week Episode 115 - Brand Audit, Advanced SEO, Google Currents, Digitaleer
- How Diverse Is the 'People Also Ask' SERP Feature? - Study, RankRanger
- International SEO: 4 Expert SEOs Give Advice, SISTRIX
PPC
- 7 Retail & Ecommerce PPC Copy Tactics to Give You the Extra Edge, Search Engine Journal
- Apply or Ignore Automatic Google Ad Recommendations, PPC Hero
