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 Core Update News, Icons In Search Bar, Bing Bulk URLs, Google Conferences & My New Vlog
This week I am testing out a new camera, not sure if I will use it for this format but I will for the new vlog. Google finished rolling out the June 2019 core update on June 8th... - Sudden Spike In Google Search Console Errors & Google My Business Suspensions
I am hearing reports of two separate increases or sudden spikes across both Google Search Console and Google My Business. Some are reporting that within Google Search Console there has been a sudden spike in errors within the error reports. And some are reporting massive increases in suspension notifications within Google My Business. - Google Top Stories Full Coverage Button
I am pretty sure the "full coverage" button for the Top Stories section is new but it is not exactly what was demonstrated at Google I/O a few months ago. Glenn Gabe spotted this yesterday and I can replicate it - where Google shows a larger Top Stories with a big Full Coverage button that takes you into Google News. - Google Officially Launches New Search Menu Bar With Icons
After a few months of testing, Google has officially launched the new icon based top menu search bar on desktop search. So instead of it just showing text for the search categories or verticals, i.e. news, videos, images, maps, shopping, finance, etc - there are cute little icons that accompany those text links. - Reports Of Google Traffic Loss After Implementing FAQ Schema
A month ago, Google launched their FAQ schema which essentially gave you a way to markup your FAQ content and Google would show those FAQs in the search results snippets. Well, as expected, it seems to result in less traffic to your web site. Which may or may not be a good thing. - Google On Why You Can't Fix Core Update Issues Or Can You?
We all know that Google has said numerous times that you cannot fix core ranking algorithm updates. But John Mueller from Google this morning said in a webmaster hangout that there is a reason for this - he said it is not just one thing to fix but many fundamental issues you need to fix or improve on your site so Google can trust the site. - Mr. Scrappy's Google Food Truck
Google has a number of places to eat at their offices, actually a ton of places to eat at their offices. They also have a food truck named Mr. Scrappy's Luncheonette and here is a picture of it at the
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Do things deliberately - don't just do them because they're possible. (Also: it's good to experiment and see where your assumptions are right or wrong :))… https://t.co/NmXO5vB4dc, John Mueller on Twitter
- That sounds like a good idea - one tells us about the video, the other tells us about the textual content.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- Wow so close to 300k subs... check out our Webmasters YouTube channel and subscribe too if you enjoy the content! https://t.co/1lIecNlVgp @googlewmc… https://t.co/86q5mcpGfu, Giacomo Gnecchi on Twitter
- Make sure that you're monitoring what's in the blocked list? You can also automatically do reverse dns and whitelist hosts that you trust (at least that's what I've been doing)… https://t.co/M0eVFNI7ux, Gary Illyes on Twitter
- Subfolders vs Subdomains, Mark Williams-Cook on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Build your PPC campaigns with this mini campaign builder script for Google Ads
- Google launches new search menu with icons
- Marketers spending 43% of budgets on Google, Facebook, Amazon, want ‘alternatives’
- Is voice over-hyped? A new survey suggests lower adoption than previously thought
- Here’s how you align marketing strategy with your customer’s journey
- Google Maps displaying redirect notice alerts when users click on business website URLs
- Google tests showing weekly site visits in automated ad extension
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Data-Driven Marketing: Using Google Analytics to Optimize Your Strategy, Hawke Media
- How to measure Page Scrolling in Google Data Studio, Michael Howeely
- Linking Analytics and Ads: The solution to today’s marketing challenges, Google
Industry & Business
- EU Seeks Feedback on Google's Attempt to Avert New Probes, Bloomberg
- Google policy head retools team for global lobbying push, Reuters
Links & Promotion Building
- Content design: a great way to make user-centered content, Yoast
- White-Hat Link Building: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?, Portent
Local & Maps
- 5 Reasons Why You Should Embrace Bad Reviews, iPullRank
- Hands-on with CarPlay in iOS 13: New apps, light mode, more, 9to5Mac
- Google Test More Tabs in Branded Local Packs, Sergey Alakov
Mobile & Voice
- 5 Google Home commands you'll use daily, CNET
- Dutch Google Assistant Voice SEO Research 2019 Shows Different Results Between Google Home and Assistant on Smartphones, Voicebot
SEO
- How to Strategically Think About Technical SEO - Whiteboard Friday, Moz
- What’s behind Google's “Fake News” Algorithm Update?, Search Metrics
PPC
- 1-800 Contacts Takes Fight Over Search Ads To Appellate Court, MediaPost
- Google says Chrome isn't killing ad-blocking extensions, CNET
Other Search
- Chrome 76 Beta: dark mode, payments, new PWA features and more, Chromium Blog
- Create 3D games with friends, no experience required, Google Blog
