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.
This morning the SEO industry was in panic when Google dropped the average position metric from the performance report in Google Search Console - it was a bug and fixed within hours. Google said it does not steal content and label it as its own for knowledge panels, it is the other way around. Google now lets you request removal of personally identifiable information in Google Search. Google has reduced the visibility of the Google Business edits it makes in local and maps. Google released version 10.1 of the Google Ads API. Google Merchant Center product data specification has been updated from 2022.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Google: No We Are Not Stealing Your Content & Citing Google As The Author
The other day Gianluca Fiorelli posted on Twitter that he felt Google was taking content from third party sites and placing that content on in the Google Search knowledge panels but sourcing itself, Google, as the author of that content and not the site it is sourcing it from. Well, Google said that is not true, that it is the other way around. - Google Reduces Visibility Of Business Edits With Color Changes To Updates
Google has recently changed how it shows what edits or updates were made to a Google Business Profile listing in Google Search and Google Maps. Prior, Google four different types of colored label notifications for edits, now it only has two. It now only shows data replaced by Google in blue and no updates from Google in black or white. - You Can Now Remove Personally Identifiable Information (PII) From Google Search
Google is now letting you make a request to remove personally identifiable information (PII) from Google Search. This includes information such as phone number, email address, or physical address, login credentials and more found in Google Search. - Google Ads API Version 10.1 Now Released
Google has released version 10.1 of the Google Ads API, which is an update from the major release of version 10 from early February 2022. The big additions in v10.1 include the addition of discover campaigns, campaign groups, local service campaigns and more. - 2022 Google Merchant Center Product Data Specification Updates
Annually, Google updates the Merchant Center product data specification and Google made some updates to it last night. Some updates went into place on April 27, 2022 and some go into place on June 26, 2022. - Google Search Console Performance Report Average Position Metric Goes Missing (It's Now Fixed)
Starting about an hour or two ago Google dropped the average position metric filter from the Google Search Console performance report. This seems to be a bug and Google's Daniel Waisberg is looking into the issue. Do not panic, I really think this will come back soon. - Lazy Doogler Returning To Google Office
I found a pretty funny video on Instagram of a Doogler, Google dog, who really didn't want to go back to the office. You can see the Googler pulling the Doogler to get the dog to go back to the office
Other Great Search Threads:
- Creators: Update regarding quality principles for made for kids content, Google YouTube Community
- Did someone get a bit wild with those top cutesy category buttons and muck up desktop SERP pages Google? That much open space makes me feel weird đź‘», Ashley on Twitter
- Does deleting content in bulk help #seo growth? If it done right, it can lead to explosive growth. But the key is determining when (and what) to delete... and when to avoid it. Here is one case study, exactly one year later!, Jared Bauman on Twitter
- Honored to speak @TheWebConf today https://t.co/hGWg7MzNUs on lessons learned from the lab to the engine room, and back #TheWebConf, Prabhakar Raghavan on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Google Ads API v10.1 is now available
- Google, Microsoft report strong search ad revenue growth
- SERP feature trends every SEO must know
- Is the Google Business Profile Manager going away for multi-locations businesses as well?
- Optimizing mobile sites: What’s the alternative to AMP?
- What 1,000 food blog audits has taught me about SEO
- How the Google Ads extensions upgrade may impact your accounts
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- How data-driven prediction is changing the face of remarketing, Brainlabs
- How To Set Up Google Analytics 4 | Free Checklist, Cypress North
- The Ultimate Guide to Report Types in Salesforce: 4 Reports Every Sales Pro Should Use, Databox Blog
Industry & Business
- Google’s Immunity Doesn’t Quite Hold, Wall Street Journal
- Alleged Russian Hackers Get Another Chance To Fight Google Suit, Bloomberg
- “Bait-and-switch” Search Engine Optimization Technique and Fair Trade Act Issues, Lexology
- Global tax overhaul will not slow Google's investment in Ireland, CEO says, Reuters
- Google has abandoned interview riddles but is asking frustrating 'gotcha' questions during hiring, employee says on Blind, Fortune
- Reforming the patent system to support American innovation, Google Blog
Links & Content Marketing
- Link Outreach - Creating Meaningful Connections, RankRanger
- New Competitive Research Suite: Actionable Data to Drive Real Results, Moz
- Are NFTs Something Content Marketers Should Care About?, Content Marketing Institute
- How AI Will Power the Future of Successful Content Marketing, Content Marketing Institute
- How to E.A.T Links, Majestic Blog
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
- Google Universal Search 2200 In a Digital Assistant, SEO By The Sea
- After statements by Google CEO Larry Page, the release of the Google Pixel 6a in May seems to be a foregone conclusion., Bollyinside
SEO
- 5 Lessons from interviewing in-house SEOs on working with development teams, The SEO Sprint
- Effective SEO Writing: 5 Steps, BrightEdge
- How to estimate your organic traffic potential for SEO, Semrush
- Query Categorization Based On Image Results, Go Fish Digital
PPC
- Google Ad Manager Builds A Bridge To Prebid – But Don’t Call It A Two-Way Street, AdExchanger
- Innovating for the modern consumer journey, Microsoft Advertising
- Simplify header bidding with Ad Manager, Google Blog
- Is the Google Ad Monopoly Real?, CMSWire
Search Features
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