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.
Google says it is often faster to see your pages return in Google Search after downtime than those pages being removed from Google Search. Bing has a new "did you know" search box. Yea, if you remove sections of your site from Google, it will impact your rankings. Google Discover is not in the Search Console API because there are no queries. SEOs are split on if they should use the rel sponsored attribute.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Why Is There No Discover Data In Google Search Console API? There Is No Query.
The Google Search Console Performance report API does not include Google Discover data. We've known that for a while. But the question is why? John Mueller of Google said the reason is "partially because there's no notion of "query"." - Google: If You Remove A Part Of Your Site, The Site Will Rank Differently
Here is one of those classic John Mueller responses, where the Googler said "So, asked differently, if you remove a part of your website, will that website rank differently? Yes, of course it will. It's a different website afterwards." Classic. - Poll: SEOs Split On How They Will Nofollow Sponsored Links
Aleyda Solis posted a Twitter poll last week after Google published its suggestions around the link spam update and nofollow vs rel sponsored attributes. The poll showed that SEOs are very split around how they will or will not handle sponsored links. - Google: Coming Back In Search Is Faster Than Dropping Out In Search After Downtime
John Mueller of Google said on Reddit the other day that generally speaking he has seen that it is faster for sites to return to the Google search results after experiencing site downtime than it takes for the pages to drop out of the Google search results. - Bing Did You Know Box In Search Results
Microsoft Bing has a box and section in its search results named "did you know." It seems Bing shows more study help sections in this box. Frank Sandtmann, a German based SEO, sent this to me but I can replicate it myself. - Google New York Barn Room
Here is an old photo from the Google New York City office. Sara Ziff who posted it said it is a visiting room but it kind of looks like barn doors (not that I know anything about barns) with comfy ch
Other Great Search Threads:
- A lot of folks that are brand new to SEO will invest in a tool suite and not understand which metrics are proprietary and have no real bearing on results. Sometimes their entire understanding of SEO comes from these tools. This, Joe Hall on Twitter
- Feedback / request: When we get this error for responsive display ads, please tell us which image is the problem. No images violate the policy & when I try to remove any I get the "Are you sure? This is a hi, Pamela Lund on Twitter
- Here's a sneak peek at the newest Google Phones powered by Google Tensor - the brand new chip designed by Google, custom-made for Pixel. Meet: #Pixel6 #Pixel6 Pro Both are coming later this year. We’ll tell you, Made By Google on Twitter
- Locking Down A Site To Only Registered Users, WebmasterWorld
- Probably best to do it in the publisher center, I don't think we support that markup. (I also don't know what would happen with a satire site in Google News / Discover, it sounds a bit tricky.), John Mueller on Twitter
- We don't differentiate between dynamic or static URLs. It sounds like you're just changing the URLs, in which case I'd try to get redirects set up. If you can't do redirects, then I'd at least use a rel-can, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- How customer-obsessed marketers succeed with personalization
- Google Ads Editor v1.7 brings support for Hotel ads and lead form extensions
- Google’s back-to-school shopping tips for local merchants; Monday’s daily brief
- Google math solver guidelines require accuracy
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- How Google Analytics Decides Attribution Tracking, Christopher S. Penn
Industry & Business
- Alphabet Board Beats Investors' Child Privacy Suit, For Now, Law360
- Google founders Page, Brin, have sold $1 billion in stock since May, CNBC
- New investment in Aotearoa New Zealand, Google Blog
Links & Content Marketing
- Your White Paper Tanked: 3 Common Mistakes To Avoid, Content Marketing Institute
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
- 'Google Tensor' is Made by Google 'Whitechapel' processor, 9to5Google
- Android Auto weather icon goes missing for some users, 9to5Google
- Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro phones announced with custom Tensor chips, The Verge
- Improving Your Site's Mobile Experience With Google Lighthouse Results, CMSWire
- Google Assistant adds 'Accessibility' settings on Android, 9to5Google
SEO
- 5 Absolutely Free SEO Tools I Use Daily, Business 2 Community
- How to Find & Support Entry-Level SEO Talent, Moz
- The 7 Most Effective WordPress SEO Plugins, Make Use Of
PPC
- 10 Holiday PPC Tips to Boost Sales & Revenue, Inflow
- Boost Your PPC Conversion Rate with Smart Landing Page Segmentation, Seer Interactive
- Twitter removes FLoC support in another blow to Google, TechRadar
- August product updates: Automated bidding, Microsoft Advertising
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