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 Algorithm Update Saturday July 21st?
Starting maybe late Friday and into Saturday there were signals of a possible Google search algorithm update. The chatter is a bit limited, more than the normal chatter, but the tracking tools mostly saw signs of an update... - Google: Having Rel Canonical Doesn't Guarantee Google Picks Up That Page As Canonical
Back to the advice of providing clear and consistent signals to Google - Google's John Mueller had to tell someone on Twitter that Google won't always recognize rel=canonical as the ultimate decision on which pages should be the canonical page... - Google Wants SEOs To Interview In Zurich This Thursday, July 26th
Google's John Mueller posted on Twitter that Google is specifically looking for local SEOs, those based near Zurich, Switzerland to interview about their help and developer documentation... - Google Hotel Search Tests Price Insights
It is like every day now that Google is testing some new feature with their hotel search results. Now... - Google: We Do Not Recognize Sentiment In Search Ranking
Danny Sullivan from Google has said on Twitter that there is no search operator for sentiment simply because Google does not recognize sentiment in search... - Mario Bros At GooglePlex
There is this Instagram feed of a toy Mario from Mario Bros traveling the world, visiting different places and companies. Here is that figure at Google at the iconic staircase of Google trends. It i
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- I love your recaps/snippets, as well as those from Barry & others (obviously :)). Seeing where you find the important tidbits helps us to shape & clarify our messaging (and fix mistakes we make / confusion we might, John Mueller on Twitter
- I *think* this is pretty new/rare - can't find anything else about it, Dan Shure on Twitter
- I'd love to check some of your pages that implement this -- my understanding is that these two (es-419 & es-xl) wouldn't have any effect (but it's always good to double-check).… https://t.co/sFETdyyjHB, John Mueller on Twitter
- I doubt it. I'd use the new Search Console features to dig into where those are coming from :).…, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Tomorrow, Chrome starts telling users HTTP sites are not secure
- Key Marketing Ops Capabilities to Boost Revenue
- Google hotel search results testing ‘price insights’
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
Industry & Business
- Advertiser’s Suit Against Google Loses for Third (and Final) Time–Abid v. Google, Eric Goldman
- Telegraph investigation: Google search exposes sensitive government files leaked online , Telegraph
- The Story Behind Google's Secret Offer to Settle EU’s Android Probe, Bloomberg
- Yelp Is Worth Billions More, Seeking Alpha
- Updating government access laws for the digital age, Google Blog
Links & Promotion Building
- Ask Yoast: Nofollow tags for Amazon affiliate links, Yoast
- Digital PR and Link Building Are the Perfect Match, Receptional
Local & Maps
- Reviewing the new Google My Business Query Insights Report, Brodie's Blog
Mobile & Voice
- Alexa, what's for dinner?: Why Campbell's is doubling down on voice, ClickZ
- The revolution will be vocalized: how voice is changing everything, Ad Age
- You can now video call people on Duo through Google Assistant, Android Police
SEO
PPC
- 15 Tips on How to Rock a Small PPC Budget, Search Engine Journal
Search Features
- Meet the Mind Behind Giphy's Best GIFs, Wired
- Microsoft Bing, Google Search Battle For Travel Segments, MediaPost
Other Search
- Why Is Google Translate Spitting Out Sinister Religious Prophecies?, Motherboard
- Privacy and user choice in AMP’s software architecture, Accelerated Mobile Pages Project
