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 Duplex Bookings Tested In Mobile Search
Google is testing bookings using Google Duplex, but I have yet to see how it looks as a user when they use Google search to book a reservation. Thibault Adda shared screen shots of this being tests on an Olive Garden in Florida. - New Google User Interface Updates: Refine Layers, Mini-Carousels, Shopping Toggle, Mortgage Calculator & More
There are just so many Google user interface tests that are going on now, some are live, some are being tested, I don't have enough time to put them into their own stories. So let me document some of them below, not all of them. In summary, the ones I am covering below are expanding the refine by layers to mobile, a mini-carousel for people also ask, a shopping box that lets you toggle between Google Shopping and comparison sites, a new mortgage calculator and more. - Google Search Console Missing Image Search Traffic Between June 5th & 7th
Google posted on the data anomalies page that due to an internal issue Search Console did not capture some image search statistics from June 5th through June 7th. - Google Doesn't Have A Fixed Time To Snapshot Rendered Content But...
The folks at Screaming Frog said on Twitter that their tests indicate GoogleBot is willing to wait about five seconds for its snapshot of rendered content. John Mueller of Google said that time sounds reasonable but they do not have a specific time because "it can vary significantly for reasons like caching." - Google Falafel Doodle
Today on Google's home page is an animated falafel. I'll be honest, I am not a huge falafel fan and yes, I've had my share since I visit the middle east (Israel) every now and then. But for some reason, today, June 18th, Google decided to celebrate the food. - Google Sofa Shrubs
Here is a photo from a Google event in Dublin with a sofa, a couch, made out of shrubs or bushes. I totally expect the Google office there to have some of these sofa bushes to be planted throughout t
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Apple Maps is so slow to correct errors, Local Search Forum
- No, generally not. The times I've seen them slower is when they're repeated (eg, "I removed 1 more link, what about now" or repeatedly getting a manual action / doing reconsideration for the same thing). That wastes time that, John Mueller on Twitter
- No, I don't think it has any special name -- I don't think we'd classify it as a rich result, it's more of a fancy way of formatting the snippet.… https://t.co/wRNNwcTc7p, John Mueller on Twitter
- Seeing service areas changing for SABs in GMB and reverting back to the radius in the account. Anyone else seeing this? @JoyanneHawkins @keyserholiday @DanLeibson @krystal_taing @corigraft @mblumenthal @CarrieHill @GuideTwit…, Matt Lacuesta on Twitter
- I wrote a bit on #javascript and #SEO now that the evergreen Googlebot is out and about for https://t.co/WQawTNvDNC: https://t.co/DaqbTXF184… https://t.co/Tgosra0EW0, Martin Splitt on Twitter
- I've analyzed them a bit. My notes (from May - things may have changed!): - makes medical claims without substantiating them w/ external citations - some health-focused authors don't have medical backgrounds - uses its own site as a, Lily Ray on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- 8 free keyword research tools for SEO (that beat their paid alternatives)
- Google Search Console image search reporting bug June 5-7
- Pinterest broadens e-commerce capabilities with ‘Complete the Look’ visual search feature
- Decode the science of SEO- Live webinar Tuesday!
- Google allegedly caught scraping lyrics from Genius
- What’s it like to be a Google Gold Product Expert?: An interview with Ben Fisher
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- 7 Google Analytics metrics that help in optimizing Website UX for higher conversions, UX Design
- How Google Tag Manager Trigger Groups Improve Analytics, CMSWire
- Top consumer insights to help shape your marketing strategy, Think with Google
Industry & Business
- Meet David Feinberg, head of Google Health, Google Blog
- The Google of China - on Sale, Nasdaq
Links & Promotion Building
- How to Prove Outreach ROI with Link Value Ratio, Siege Media
Local & Maps
- 99 Problems But GMB Category Dilution Ain't One, Sterling Sky Inc
Mobile & Voice
- Amazon sends Alexa developers on quest for 'holy grail of voice science', VentureBeat
- Introducing Cloudflare AMP Real URL, The AMP Blog
- Best Google Assistant Speakers and Smart Display, 9to5Google
- Google AMP Stories: Everything You Need To Know (Complete Guide), Samuel Schmitt
- Google is rolling out RCS messaging without waiting for carriers - here's what that means, The Next Web
SEO
- 5 SEO Mistakes Killing Your Content Performance and a Fix for Each, Online Marketing Blog
- 5 Ways You Might Mess up When Running SEO Split Tests, Moz
- Black Hat SEO Explained - Truths & Myths: In Search SEO Podcast, RankRanger
PPC
- Analyzing Keywords to Prioritize the Right Opportunities, Majestic Blog
- Google’s New Product Features and the Impact on B2B Search, Merkle
- Turn Your PPC To-Do List Into a Digital Strategy, PPC Hero
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