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:
- New Google Search Console Finally Gets Link Report
Google has announced that the new beta Google Search Console is now getting the link report. Google said they are moving the Links to your site and Internal Links report from the old interface into the new Google Search Console under a single Links report. I do not see it rolled out yet but it should be live soon, Google says. - Google: We Do Not Favor Fresh Content
Google's John Mueller said that Google does not favor fresh content over I guess stale content. Although earlier this week, Google's John Mueller said they do crawl fresh content pages more often, but crawling and ranking are separate. - Google: Indexing API Not Coming Anytime Soon
A few months ago, Google introduced the Indexing API specifically for job posting URLs. It is hopeful to some that Google will open it up for more reasons. But Google's John Mueller said on Twitter "I don't think that's coming anytime soon." - Google Tests New Image Search Results Preview Design
Google seems to be testing a new design for how Google Image search shows you previews of images after you click on the result. The hard thing about tracking Google Images is that different countries and regions have different interfaces, I believe because of local laws. But I believe this is a new interface. - Google Local Panel: Browse Some Featured Items Sold Here
Google is showing yet another product/shopping related feature in the local panel. This one says "browse some featured items sold here" and has a link to explore those products in search. - Google: Sharing Same Image On Multiple Pages Is Okay
Google said that it is okay and even normal to have the same image placed on more than one page on your web site. This implies it does not hurt your rankings in Google to share an image, even if the image file name is different but the image is the same, on multiple pages throughout your web site. - Google Ski Rack
Here is a photo from a Google office that shows Google Cloud signage with a ski rack below it. I guess the cloud is up in the snowy mountains and if you get up that far, you can take those skis to tra
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- My guess is "way off" -- but it's cool to see analysis like these!…, John Mueller on Twitter
- Doing some "research" into the August 1st update, and would like to hear from winners / losers: do you know have better or worse rankings than you had before April 17 of this year?, Joost de Valk on Twitter
- Every great story deserves to be shared.…, Google News on Twitter
- Wondering how many other sites also received manual actions right when the 8/1 update was rolling out. It's also worth noting that some of the sites you think were hit by the 8/1 update might have been hit by a manual action instea, Glenn Gabe on Twitter
- Google penalizing Listing pages and serving Product pages since August Update?, WebmasterWorld
- I'd recommend focusing on what's relevant for your users & your business - sometimes that's more than just a single topic.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- It's not page speed. We would have given that guidance, if so. It was a broad core update, as we said.…, Danny Sullivan on Twitter
- IYDK: It’s totally OK for a page/URL not to have a Cache version in search results. It’s normal for Google to drop the cache for brief periods of time. It can happen with a Mobile-first transition, or simply changes to a page, Pedro Dias on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Google Analytics shows how to find Google Image search traffic when Google Images changes the referral URL
- Google Assistant will now find you ‘good news’
- New Google Search Console has added the links reports from the old interface
- Google marks 14 years as a public company
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Annelieke's Analytics: 3 exercises to have more fun with Google Analytics, Yoast
- Google Images data in Google Analytics, Google Blog
Industry & Business
Mobile & Voice
- Hey Google, tell me something good, Google Blog
SEO
- 15 Site Architecture Tips for Performance SEO: Master Guide, Zyppy
- NEW On-Demand Crawl: Quick Insights for Sales, Prospecting, & Competitive Analysis, Moz
- Ranking Patent Based on Large Data Sets Updated, Go Fish Digital
- Unwrapping the Secrets of SEO: Action Items to Overcome Roadblocks as an SEO Consultant, Searchmetrics SEO Blog
- What Is The Medic Algorithm Update? (Inc. Checklist To Fix It), Exposure Ninja
PPC
- Bing Ads Tracking Updates, PPC Hero
- 4 Steps to Map B2B Keywords to Landing Pages, KoMarketing
- 5 Essential Skills Every PPC Professional Needs to Have, Search Engine Journal
- Google Ads Strategies: Which Channels Are Assisting Conversions, Vertical Measures
- How To Transfer An Adwords Account Into Bing, Hallam Internet
- Upcoming changes to mobile placement targets and exclusions, Google Ads Developer Blog
Search Features
- A reminder about government-backed phishing, Google Online Security Blog
- Introducing the new Google Fit, Google Blog
Other Search
- DuckDuckGo vs Google: There is ANOTHER Way (To Search The Web), Know Your Mobile
- Searching for Bing: How Microsoft's search engine has lost its way, Reseller News
- Selling inventory is easier with Google Ad Manager, Google Blog
