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 Chatter, AdWords Shutting Old Down, AMP, Search Console, Bing, Assistant & More
There was even more chatter of Google algorithm and ranking changes this week... - Google John Mueller: Keyword Stuffing Should Not Warrant Removal From Index
Google's John Mueller said on Twitter that he doesn't believe things like keyword stuffing should lead a site or page to be removed from the Google search index. He said "IMO keyword stuffing shouldn't result in removal from the index... - Google: Using The Meta Keywords Tag Won't Cause A Search Penalty
We know that Google says you can spam and stuff the meta keywords tag all you want, it won't cause a penalty because Google simply ignore the meta keywords tag... - Google Assistant Gets More Natural "Continued Conversation"
Google announced yesterday that they have upgraded the Google Assistant to hold a conversation with you in a more natural way with "Continued Conversation... - Google Search For Your Account Privacy & Security Settings
Google announced yesterday they are rolling out on Android now and iOS later a new and improved way to manage your Google Account... - Octavia E. Butler Google Doodle - The Science Fiction Writer
Today on Google's home page in the United States is a special Google Doodle, logo, for Octavia E. Butler, the American science fiction writer... - Google This Is Family Pride Booth
Here is a photo of from the GooglePlex where they set up a booth of some sorts, that shows a house and a rainbow picket fence for pride month. I am not sure if the booth is still up or if this is an
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- 40% of people have left social media in the last year, WebmasterWorld
- Best SEO person in the world - what google knows @rustybrick @larrykim…, Sunny K. Ujjawal on Twitter
- Hey gang- I was able to replicate this today across 10 or so properties. It seems like you have to be logged into a google account for it to populate.… https://t.co/2bssd7TxGc, Taylor Berg on Twitter
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules States Can Force eShoppers to Pay Sales Tax, WebmasterWorld
- Join us as Google execs announce Ads, Analytics and DoubleClick innovations on July 10th at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET for #GoogleMarketingLive. Register for the keynote live stream: https://t.co/b7Yu6tvNpQ… https://t.co/IQ4RWOP, Google AdWords on Twitter
- No, we ignore things on a 404/410 page.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- US Trade War and Impact on Ecommerce, WebmasterWorld
- When Bounce Rate, Browse Rate (PPV), and Time-on-Site Are Useful Metrics... a..., Google+ - Google Analytics