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:
- Search Buzz Video Recap: Google June 2019 Core Update, Domain Diversity Update, DailyMail Slammed, Rich Results, Bing Bribes & DOJ
What an insane week, we first recapped the changes over the last month with Google for webmasters. We then talked about the big Google June 2019 core update that began rolling out on Monday... - Bing: Our Organic Results Not Influenced By Microsoft Advertising
Just like the Google speak around how what you spend with Google Ads has no influence on your Google organic results - Bing is the same. Bing's Frédéric Dubut said they to do not allow what you spend with Microsoft Advertising (former Bing Ads) to influence your organic rankings in Bing. - Google Change Restricts Two Listings From Same Domain For Most Search Results
Google announced last night, as I covered in detail at Search Engine Land, that they released another update earlier this week that finished rolling out yesterday. This update restricts how many times a search results listing can show in the Google search results for most queries. - Google Organic Results Merging Local Knowledge Panel For Branded Queries?
The folks in the Local Search Forums are noticing that Google is now blending or morphing the organic search results interface with the local knowledge panel interface for branded queries - so when you search for that specific brand. - Google Posts JavaScript SEO Myth Busting Video
Google's Martin Splitt posted another SEO mythbusting video, this one on JavaScript and SEO. He did it with well-respected technical SEO Jamie Alberico. The video basically says JavaScript is not the devil ð. - Google Women's World Cup 2019 Logos
Google has launched its Women's World Cup 2019 Doodles, home page logos, with a series of Doodles designed locally by many different artists. - SMX Golden Tickets
Here is a photo or two of the chocolate bars the SMX team gave out at the last session at SMX Advanced. Two golden tickets were given out at the end of the day, the winners got a free pass to an SMX
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Choose which conversion actions to bid for at the campaign level, Google Ads Help
- Google Files Appeal Against $1.7 Billion EU Antitrust Penalty, WebmasterWorld
- Google to Acquire Analytics Firm, Looker, for $2.6 Billion, WebmasterWorld
- When I look, anecdotally, at sites impacted by the last three core updates, I see what looks like a pattern of incremental refinement. Google rolls out a substantial change (or dozens of changes) and then adjusts based on the, Dr. Pete Meyers on Twitter
- Hey, y'all! @LizziHarvey and I wrote a bit on https://t.co/FByPO2HwkW about the #javascript #SEO session we had at #io19 and what it means for web developers. Check it out https://t.co/DaqbTXF184â, Martin Splitt on Twitter
- User declared canonical for 404ed page is homepage?!, WebmasterWorld
Search Engine Land Stories:
- A quick and easy guide to understanding search intent for SEO
- Google exec shares 5 steps to SEM success in the age of machine learning
- Google search update aims to show more diverse results from different domain names
- Daily Mail SEO says site lost big after June Google update, asks community for help
- Google and Bing talk web spam and penalties
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Track All The Things!! The "Fire Hydrant" Approach to Requirements Gathering, E-Nor
- Troubleshooting Missing Acquisition Sources & Campaigns in Google Analytics, Bounteous
Industry & Business
- Google in talks to sign lease at Toronto office development, BNN Bloomberg
- Google's German jobs product anti-competitive, says Springer unit, CNA
- Google flags U.S. national security risks from Huawei ban: FT, Reuters
- Google Scores Partial Win in Search Result Manipulation Case, Bloomberg
Local & Maps
- Google Maps can now tell you your speed in real time, The Verge
- Google Maps' new features for India just made my commute a lot less painful, The Next Web
Mobile & Voice
- Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri will get smarter this year. Here's how, CNET
- Germany Debates Bringing Voice Assistant Data to Courtrooms, Voicebot
- Nokia's new budget phone has a dedicated Google Assistant button, Engadget
SEO
- A Simple eCommerce SEO Tactic We Used to Help Drive 46% More Traffic to Category Pages Over 18 Months, Go Inflow
- A video series on SEO myths for web developers, Official Google Webmaster Central Blog
- Hreflang: The Easy Guide for Beginners, Ahrefs
- Is there such a thing as too much high-quality content?, Yoast
- 7 ‹Title Tag› Hacks for Increased Rankings + Traffic - Whiteboard Friday, Moz
- Global SEO Tech Talk - Expanding your website into international markets, Search Metrics
PPC
- Amazon's Coming After Google With Its Latest Acquisition, The Motley Fool
- Google and Facebook are great at selling ads. It's terrible for journalism, CNN Video
Search Features
- Kick off the Women's World Cup with Google, Google Blog
