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 Search Console Adds Mobile-First Indexing Information To Reports & Tools
Google has added mobile-first indexing information including if you are on mobile-first indexing, if so, when you switched over and so on, to the toolsets and reporting within Google Search Console. This was announced on Twitter and aims at helping webmasters "understand how Google is crawling your website," Google said. - Google Search Won't Return Search Results For Some Searchers
Yesterday some searchers began complaining that Google search would not return search results for them. Instead, Google would return an error that reads "did not match any documents." - Google Possibly Testing Stackable People Also Search For Buttons
Dave Cain posted a screen shot on Twitter of Google showing him the people also search for buttons under a snippet but in this case they were stacked up on top of each other instead of a carousel format. - Businesses Can No Longer Specify Its Social Media Buttons In Local Panels
With Google deprecating the social profile markup, some businesses may be out of luck with being able to control the social buttons shown in their local knowledge panels. - Google Search Console Alerts: Change In Top Queries For Your Site
Google is now sending out newish, not 100% new, alerts for changes in your top queries for your site. This is an email from Google Search Console that will show you either large increases or decreases in your ranking positions according to Google Search Console data. - Google NYC Indoor Street Mirrors
Did you know that inside the Google NYC office they have street traffic mirrors, a lot of them, for decorations? Here is a photo I found on Instagram of these street mirrors. You can see the Google
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- @waybackmachine just launched their beta changes - a tool you can use to identify, and display, changes in the content of archives of URLs. Super cool & useful to monitor changes for SEO within a given URL 😀 cc: @rustybrick @Mari, Roey Skif on Twitter
- Hey, fellow #webdevelopers! Wanna learn how to make your websites more discoverable via Search Engines? @LizziHarvey wrote a bunch of cool stuff to help ya over at web dot dev! Learn the basics of dis, Martin Splitt on Twitter
- There's a new structured data case study! Monster India listed jobs on Google Search, leading to 94% increase in organic traffic on job details pages: https://t.co/BQGdAGt5BT, Lizzi Harvey on Twitter
- I suspect a more common query might be [windows 10 mouse not working] and when doing that, the results become much more mouse-specific because the confusing "what's a laptop mouse" aspect goes away. But interesting case! I'll, Danny Sullivan on Twitter
- Long press and preview web pages #iOS13 https://t.co/dVb8jOnZ8S…, Amit Agarwal on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Why search queries and location data could trump polling as political tools in 2020
- How much should we care about voice search? It depends on target audience.
- Google adding features for advertisers to promote deals, drive in-store purchases
- Searchmetrics: Google’s diversity update did impact search results
- Using structured data to create a semantically enhanced web
- Google Search Console adds mobile-first indexing features
- Spoiler: Rand Fishkin is keynoting SMX East!
- How to spin a bad site migration into higher traffic and conversions
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- At airBaltic, evidence-based marketing takes flight with Google Data Studio, Google
- Custom Templates Guide For Google Tag Manager, Simo Ahava's blog
- Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Requirements Gathering with Customer Journey Mapping, E-Nor
- How to compare two websites in Google Data Studio, Michael Howeely
- How to learn Google Analytics. Even if you don't like numbers., ONTRACK Digital
- Scroll Depth Heat Maps in Google Data Studio, Data Runs Deep
Industry & Business
- Google and the University of Chicago Are Sued Over Data Sharing, New York Times
- Alphabet's Plan for Toronto Depends on Huge Amounts of Data, Wired
Local & Maps
- Google Maps can warn you if your ride goes off-route, Engadget
- How to turn off Google Maps’ many notifications, The Verge
- Google starts prompting Google users to use alternatives to Google, Trusted Reviews
- Nearly 100 drivers followed a Google Maps detour -- and ended up stuck in an empty field, CNN
- [Update: Google says not yet] Android Auto's fresh new interface is finally starting to roll out, Android Police
Mobile & Voice
- Infographic: Voice Search 101 for Small Businesses, SCORE
- TripIt gets Google Assistant and Alexa support, The Verge
- Why businesses need to start optimising content for voice search, e27
SEO
- Site Diversity Update Analysis – Is Google Limiting Multiple Rankings?, Search Metrics
- Disciplined? How dailymail.co.uk got placed amongst peers, SISTRIX
- Google Scholar: Indexation & Ranking, Distilled
- Google Webmaster Hangout Notes: June 25th 2019, DeepCrawl
PPC
- CTR Impact from Recent Google Ad Label Change Still Unclear, Merkle
- Get your campaigns ready to reach the always-on deal seeker, Google Blog
- When to Graduate from Google Ads to Google Marketing Platform?, Bounteous
- Abortion clinic ads in Australia blocked in error, Google says, The Guardian
- Google Gallery Ads - Another Day, Another Ad Format, PPC Hero
- Researching negative keywords in Google Adwords, Hallam
Search Features
Other Search
- 150k Small Business Website Teardown 2019, Fresh Chalk
- 3 ways to improve video viewability and grow revenue, Google Blog
- Google Public DNS over HTTPS (DoH) supports RFC 8484 standard, Google Online Security Blog
