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 Console's Index Status Report In Is Broken
Gary Illyes from Google has confirmed on Twitter that the index status report within the Google Search console is "broken right now." So Google is aware of the issues but the index status count may not be accurate for you... - Only Seeing One Organic Listing In Google; Likely A Bug.
Every now and then, I see someone complain that Google is evil because they are only showing one organic result for their query in the search results. The organic result is surrounded by four AdWords ads on top and three ads on the bottom... - Once Again; Google Testing Image Thumbnails In Mobile Search Results
Google seems to be testing, once again, image thumbnails in the web search results when on mobile. Dan Smullen posted on Twitter a screen shot of him seeing image thumbnails in the mobile search results for a search on [green car]... - Google AdWords Call-Only Ads Automatically Showing Business Name In Headline
Josh Leibner posted on Twitter that the Google AdWords call only ads is now automatically pulling in the business name into the headlines of the ads. I tested this myself and it seems to be legit... - Google AdWords Campaign Groups; Track Goals Across Campaigns
Google AdWords is testing a new feature named "campaign groups." Campaign groups let you set and track goals across multiple campaigns to track their impact on a shared or "common goal." Ariana Wolf first shared this finding on Twitter and shared these screen shots showing off the feature... - Just An Ordinary Google Folding Table
It is rare to see Google stuff that is plain and ordinary, so without any delay to the introduction, here is a ordinary and plain Google folding table. The only unique thing about it, as far as I can
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Google is showing wrong social channel for @Bitly in knowledge graph. @rustybrick https://t.co/27AuoA4loj, Hardik Oza on Twitter
- Join the News Lab and data visualization journalist and designer Alberto Cairo,…, Google+ - Google News Lab
- Google Search Console, Content Keywords listing the word "https", WebmasterWorld
- More than a third of smartphone shoppers, shop once a week from their #mobile:https://t.co/FfsYW9nT7R #marketing https://t.co/WKngkBOxYC, Bing Ads on Twitter
