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: It's Easy To Read Between The Lines
As you all know from reading this blog, I try hard to read between the lines when it comes to what Google and Googlers are saying. I try not to stretch that too much but I do use my 15+ years of history of covering Google to kind of help me with those calls. I am not always right and John Mueller of Google warns of us being careful with that. - Google Defends Search Results: No Influence On Ads Or Google Analytics
Here we have Danny Sullivan, who now works at Google, defending Google's organic, free search results. He said again, Google's organic results are not influenced by ads, the Google Ad program and also Google Analytics has no influence on Google's organic results. - Google & Brackets - How Google Use Brackets In Search
I noticed over the past couple weeks, when Google announced the before and after search commands that some SEOs didn't realize that when Google uses brackets, it is there way of quoting a search phrase. Google can't really use quotes because people can search using with quotes but brackets are safer. - Google Emails Some Publishers About Google AdSense Changes
Google has supposedly sent out emails announcing upcoming changes to the AdSense platform in the upcoming weeks. I have not personally received such an email but there are some in the WebmasterWorld forums that received it. It covers changes to the "Your Ads tab." - 2019 Earth Day Logos From Google, Bing, Yahoo, Baidu & More
Today is Earth Day and for the special day the search industry has some special logos and themes. Google has an animated Doodle, Bing has a pretty home page, Baidu has a GIF logo, Yahoo even has a special logo. - Mortal Kombat Arcade Game At The GooglePlex
Most Google offices have arcade rooms, we covered the ones in Seattle and Boston already. The one in New York has one as well and this one includes the legendary game - Mortal Kombat.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Chitika shutting down immediately, WebmasterWorld
- EFF begs G to not hobble the web with Manifest Destiny V3, WebmasterWorld
- Sure -- anything you embed on your site can affect the speed it takes to show it to users.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- Thanks for surfacing this, Timothy. Could you please forward us the URL of the page where you noticed this? It'd help us to share your feedback with the relevant teams. Feel free to reach out if you have any additional feedback or, Google Ads on Twitter
- The robots.txt file would be on your website, it's not something that you need to change in Search Console. Depending on how your set up your website, there are different ways of adding the file, so you'd need to check with the, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Searching for facts, directions, local businesses are top digital assistant use cases, says survey
- Is link building dead? Depends on who you talk to
- 3 steps to signing more clients
- New customer acquisition vs. retention: 7 best practices for search
- Google Posts can now highlight customer testimonials in some countries
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- How to Take Search Console to the Next Level with Google Data Studio, Search Engine Journal
Industry & Business
- Googler Matan Ariel, double platinum kids' musician in Israel, Google Blog
- UK government adds '12,000 pieces of information' to Google Assistant and Alexa, Android Police
Local & Maps
- Google Lens may add translation and restaurant 'filters', Engadget
- Google Maps is asking some users how crowded their train rides are, XDA Developers
Mobile & Voice
- Apple could be adding Siri Shortcuts and Screen Time to macOS, TechCrunch
- Get radio broadcasts on Alexa, Siri and Google Home, Komando.com
- Google I/O: From Android to Assistant, here's what to expect, CNET
- John Legend Is Your New Google Assistant—Listen for Yourself, Wired
SEO
- Adjusting Keyword Strategy for Optimal SEO Results, Go Fish Digital
- SEO Hacks for Beginners: Quick Tips to Get Started Today, Search Engine Guide
- Structured data for SEO & winning Rich Snippets, Bitvero
PPC
Other Search
