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 June 2019 Core Search Algorithm Update Now Rolling Out
As expected, Google told us yesterday afternoon that the June 2019 core update has started to roll out. It may take several days to roll out to all of Google's data centers but the process has started yesterday afternoon. - June 2019 Google Webmaster Report
It is always nice to look back at the month and see how much has changed over the last 30 days, that is why I like doing these monthly Google webmaster reports. This month was super busy as well with a confirmed core update with many unconfirmed updates - and Google hinted there was a Medic update. Evergreen GoogleBot launched, we had more indexing issues, a new quality raters guidelines was published, more structured markup and Search Console features were released. Oh yes, and the Favicons redesign that is getting a lot of attention. - Google Rich Results Test Adds Mobile vs Desktop Feature To Compare Page Parity
Google announced on Twitter yesterday that they added a new feature to the Rich Results testing tool to allow you to pick if you want to see how Googlebot mobile or Googlebot desktop sees the structured markup on the page. - Google Logo Celebrating Pride : 50 Years
Today on Google's home page is a video Google Doodle from Google for Celebrating 50 Years Of Pride within the LGBTQ+ community. - Google: View My Manual Actions History
Google sometime in September 2018 added to the manual actions report help document a section named "View my manual actions history." It talks about how Google will retain the old manual actions for up to a year for a specific property even if it changes ownership. - Googler Wearing DuckDuckGo T-Shirt At Google
Here is a Googler, a Google employee, wearing a DuckDuckGo t-shirt while working at the Google Dublin office. His name is Maggie Danger an SRE Site Reliability Engineering at Google.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Yeah, sorry for that :/ We're working on improving the stability of these tests!, Martin Splitt on Twitter
- Ah, well we've got MFT and URL inspect showing the rendered DOM as well :) Anyway, IIRC all three render with the same backend.. not 100% sure about RRT tho.… https://t.co/fau8xHFPhw, Martin Splitt on Twitter
- It’s not every day you turn 10! Celebrate Bing’s tenth birthday with us at https://t.co/pwPslJs6aX as we share a decade of innovation, inspiration and internet awesomeness. #BingIs10 https://t.co/U4eXMcu7kW, Bing on Twitter
- TBH crawling 18k pages over time shouldn't be a big deal (over 3 months that's 1 URL every 7 minutes), and if the server is the limiting factor, then users will be seeing severe issues too.… https://t.co/qJhx73Cgvk, John Mueller on Twitter
- When Google Search crawls your site, it has to find the balance between quickly crawling all your pages but not too many as that may put your server into trouble. 🤖So how does this work? What is crawl budge, Martin Splitt on Twitter
- Yext Class Action Suit?, Local Search Forum
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Local Inventory ads rolling out of beta in Microsoft Advertising
- The North Face gets a thumbs down from SEO community after manipulating Google image search results
- Google begins rolling out June 2019 core update
- 4 Steps to Operationalize Modern Marketing
- Answers to common questions about YouTube Ads
- Google adds Googlebot desktop vs. mobile selector for Rich Results test
- Updated: A visual history of Google ad labeling in search results
- 4 website actions you can track with Google Tag Manager
- Reports: Google, Amazon to face new antitrust inquiries in changed political climate
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- 4 June - North America 11 AM PST - A/B-testing and Google Optimize, YouTube
- Improve your website UX with Google Analytics, Anton Yakushin - Medium
- The Most Important Social Media Metrics to Track, HIV
Industry & Business
- Bing is 10!, Microsoft Advertising
- Bing turns 10!, Bing Search Blog
- Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2019, VentureBeat
- Stonewall Forever: Honoring LGBTQ+ history through a living monument, Google Blog
Links & Promotion Building
- How to Get Backlinks with Resource & Links Pages, Search Engine Journal
Local & Maps
- Apple CarPlay redesign puts multiple apps side-by-side, Engadget
- Apple Maps is getting its own version of Google Maps’ Street View, The Verge
- Apple updates CarPlay with new home screen and Siri Suggestions, TechCrunch
- How to respond to Google reviews of your business, Business Insider
- Stay informed about local bus and long-distance train schedules, now on Google Maps, Official Google India Blog
Mobile & Voice
- Siri gets a better voice and new AirPods and HomePod features, VentureBeat
- Google Discover removes topic bubbles for compact feed, 9to5Google
SEO
- Email Marketing and SEO: Precision Funnel Targeting, BrightEdge Blog
- How to Crush Your Competitors With TF-IDF, Moz
- Why You Must be Prepared for Visual Search – Here’s Why, Stone Temple
- Google June 2019 Core Update: New Google Update Is Live, Search Metrics
- Google Search Winners & Losers, Media Spotlight: NYT, CNN, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & more, Search Metrics
- In Search SEO Podcast: Tips on The Right Language for the Right UX, RankRanger
PPC
- 3 Key Elements of Form Optimization, PPC Hero
- Sunsetting the creation of target spend field for Maximize Clicks strategies in Google Ads API, Google Ads Developer Blog
- Campaign creation with Local Inventory Ads, Microsoft Advertising
