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's John Mueller Shares His SEO Related Podcast List
A Reddit thread asks folks to share their favorite SEO related podcasts. I spotted John Mueller of Google share his list of his favorite SEO podcasts as well... - Google: You Should Redirect HTTP Even With HSTS Configured
Google's John Mueller said this morning on Reddit that even if you have HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) which kind of by default forces a domain to go from HTTP to HTTPS, that you should still set up the 301 redirects from HTTP to HTTPS as well... - Google Tests New Location Tab & Scores For Hotel Listings
As I reported on at Search Engine Land based on Sergey Alakov spotting another test, Google is testing a new location tab that not only shows you location specific information around a hotel listing but also scores the location based on factors such as proximity to top sights... - Google May Still Add Voice Query Filters To Google Search Analytics
This might sound funny by now because we've been talking about Google adding voice query data and filters to the Google Search Console Search Analytics report a lot last year... - Bing Ads Strongly Recommends You Use HTTPS URLs
Bing announced 10 days ago that they are now strongly recommending that you switch all your ad URLs from HTTP to HTTPS. "Bing Ads strongly recommends you update your URLs to use the HTTPS protocol instead of HTTP... - Google Building More Offices Near GooglePlex
Here is a photo of the area near the GooglePlex, in Mountain View, California by Charleston and Shoreline. You can see they are in the early stages of putting up new buildings to handle the increasin
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Big milestone for AMP The 10000th commit to our open source repository just landed https://t.co/Kb5quTP4I6, AMP Project on Twitter
- Google Invests in Its Own Transatlantic Cable, Dunant, WebmasterWorld
- I did a search in SF. Funny that my onebox result says Sponsor Ad in black text. It’s pulling the text from the ad unit on the page, but makes it looked like a paid ad in the SERP. 😭 cc: @rustybrick… https:/, Eric Wu on Twitter
- I don't see that page having existed at all, even https://t.co/DusIkyCibB shows a 404 for it. Maybe some quirky redirect from previous times? Oh well :)… https://t.co/RPeUka6IGf, John Mueller on Twitter
- Yes, we know of issues with video results. I'll add this to our report.…, Danny Sullivan on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- SEMPO announces new board of directors for 2018-2020
- How to implement an Account-Based Marketing strategy
- Apple Maps takes a step in the right direction
- The last of Siri’s original bosses leaves Apple, as does ex-Topsy search exec
Other Great Search Stories:
Industry & Business
- International Conference Travel Tips From the SEMrush Speaking Team, SEM Rush
- SEMPO Members Elect New 2018-2020 Board of Directors, SEMPO
- Siri’s Last Remaining Cofounder Is Out at Apple, The Information
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
SEO
- 3 Issues an SEO Audit of Your Website Could Unc over: Part 2, Marketing Mojo
- A Complete SEO Checklist for Website Owners, Search Engine Journal
PPC
- Announcing The Art and Science of Bing Ads bid and budget optimization, Bing Ads Blog
- Merkle Q2 2018 Digital Marketing Report Released, Merkle
- The PPC Impact Of The Google Speed Update, PPC Hero
- Updating Bids and Monitoring Changes with AdWords Scripts, PPC Hero
Search Features
