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 Algorithms Cannot Judge The Realness Of An Author Name?
With all the E-A-T discussion, a lot of SEOs are into building up the authority of the authors that write on their sites. But what if your authors don't want their names out there? Asaf Bernstein asked John Mueller of Google about using the authors real name versus a pseudonym and John said "I doubt Google's algorithms would judge the "real-ness" of author names that you use." - Rand Fishkin's Mention In Congressional Hearing On Google
Congressman David N. Cicilline questioned Google on the Google's mission on getting people to go off of the search results page and on to a different site as quickly as possible. He then referenced a study Rand Fishkin published on SparkToro... - Google Shopping Box Displays Shops & Details Button
Claire Carlile posted on Twitter a screen shot of Google showing a shopping box but one that has buttons for more details about the item and a button to look up shops that sell the item. I think that terminology is new, but I do not cover Google Shopping and Ads closely, I think this is an ad, right? - Google May Ask Searchers To Submit Missing Knowledge Panel Data
Brian Freiesleben spotted Google possibly testing a new knowledge panel feature. The feature asks the searcher to enter in missing fact data it doesn't seem to have access to. Google asked "help others by suggesting these missing facts" and had a button for the specific missing fact. - Google Shows Product Labels On Images Within Web Search Results
Google in 2018 launched the product label for e-commerce sites using product schema in their image search results. But now, some are seeing these product tags in the web search results where Google includes an image carousel. - Backstage At Mozcon
Mozcon is a big show, it is keynote style talks all day, one speaker per session, no choices, you just sit back and listen to who is speaking. The production is pretty impressive and here is a photo
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- By using Connected Pages feature, you can get an overview of how many impressions and clicks you are getting not only for your main website, but also for each of these connected pages. For More: https://t.co/QA39UQ9qz0 #BW, Bing Webmaster Team on Twitter
- 🚲🚲🚲❌🚲🚲❌🚲 Now you can get real-time bike share information like where the closest station is 👀 and how many bikes are available. Read more here: https://t.co/Ll8a0jLw9e… https://t.co/8HdNeIa1nK, Google Maps on Twitter
- Google Confirms it Has Cancelled "Project Dragonfly" China Search, WebmasterWorld
- Never go without emojis. Anywhere you can put text on the web, you can use emojis. #Worldemojiday #Chrometips…, Google Chrome on Twitter
- No, the number of slashes doesn't matter.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- That sounds like it's just a matter of canonicalization. A redirect doesn't override everything else. Canonicalization needs to be consistent & stable, if you want something specific to happen.… https://t.co/P5PRaEqxTp, John Mueller on Twitter
- What is the best backlink checker tool, WebmasterWorld
- Write your content for your users. I have a hard time thinking of how a 100k-word page is useful, but ultimately that's up to you to decide.… https://t.co/7ISaZNIeV7, John Mueller on Twitter
- Duplicate content shouldn't be a problem, even if it's indexed. If it's just 2 pages, then I definitely wouldn't worry about it and just let them drop out naturally over time (even if it takes months).… https://t.co/CqdgNSOcF, John Mueller on Twitter
- I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest you won't be happy when I tell you it's algorithmic. There's nothing technical involved other than that we need to be able to recognize the page as a video landing page.… https://t.co/Y, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Ticket reseller Viagogo suspended from Google Ads
- Restaurants believe digital channels more important than consumers say they are
- Here’s how e-commerce stores can sell smarter on YouTube, Facebook and Amazon
- Why Google dropped Bing Discover pages from its index
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
Industry & Business
- Australian developer LendLease lands $15 billion project with Google; shares surge, Reuters
- Google, development ally ready huge Bay Area housing effort, Mercury News
- MozCon 2019: Everything You Need to Know About Day Three, Moz
Local & Maps
- iOS 13: New iMessage Feature May Give Users Cause to Pivot From Google Maps, Inverse
- Newly opened WestConnex tunnel missing from Google Maps, causing confusion in Sydney, The Guardian
Mobile & Voice
- The Real Impact of Mobile-First Indexing & The Importance of Fraggles, Moz
- When you can’t find the words, 65 new emoji are here for you, Google Blog
- Google Assistant on Feature Phones is Taking Off and Should Change the Way You Think About Voice Assistant Growth - EXCLUSIVE, Voicebot
SEO
- Google and the Case of Mistaken Identity, Five Blocks
- How to Do Change Detection with Screaming Frog and Google Sheets, Distilled
- How would Google Answer Vague Questions in Queries?, SEO By The Sea
- SEO Spring Bloom - Optimizing Content for Moms, Dads, Grads, Searchmetrics
- Three Strikes: UK Retailer WHSmith's Digital Visibility Issues, SISTRIX
PPC
- Google suspends ticket website Viagogo from paid-for global search results, The Guardian
- RSAs vs. ETAs: Stop Comparing CTR, PPC Hero
- The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Paid Social Media Ads – Part 3, Smokehouse SEO
- Webcast: Shopping Campaigns, Microsoft Advertising
Other Search
- Yandex SEO: An Interview with the Yandex Search Team, Search Engine Journal
