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.
There are some signs that Google has listened to our feedback and is rolling out changes to the titles in the search results. Google said it takes about a day for the crawl rate setting in Search Console to kick in. Microsoft Bing is testing a new compact view toggle feature. Google has this weird one off pagination bug in search. Google said that it doesn't necessarily treat category pages or filter pages or search pages or tag pages from other pages differently. FYI, I am offline tomorrow for Yom Kippur, but I do have stories scheduled.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Google Titles Are Changing In Search But For The Better?
About a month ago, Google made a change to the snippet titles it shows in its search results, then confirmed that change a week after it was launched. The SEO community went a bit nuts about the changes and Google said, hold on, we are listening, we will adapt. Google may have begun to roll out some of those changes based on the feedback it has received. - Google Crawl Rate Setting Takes A Day To Work
Google's John Mueller said on Reddit that if you want to slow Google from crawling your site (or speed it up), it can take about a day from when you set the crawl rate setting in Google Search Console for it to kick in. The official documentation kind if implies it takes two to three days. - Bing Search Compact View
Microsoft is testing a new "compact view" in the Bing search results interface. It is a toggle you can turn on and off that makes the search results page, um, more compact. - Weird Google Search Pagination Bug
If you search for [bbc news] and some other queries on Google Search you might run into a weird bug with Google's pagination. Scroll down to the footer where you can go to the next page of results (like anyone does that) and you will see only a few pages, when there should be probably countless pages. - Google: We Do Not Differentiate Between Category, Filter, Tag Or Search Pages
Google's John Mueller said in a video hangout that Google Search does not specifically differentiate and treat differently category pages or filter pages or search pages or tag pages from other pages. John said it is not about the technical type of page it is, but rather what is on that page and how you link to it internally. - Google Search Advocate Team Meets Outside
Looks like some of the Google Search Advocates had an outside lunch or breakfast meeting the other day, in Zurich, Switzerland. Daniel Waisberg who posted the photo on Twitter said "I bumped into 3 r
Other Great Search Threads:
- FWIW I don't think disallowing crawling by Googlebot would affect Adsbot -- it doesn't follow the "Googlebot" or "*" user-agent entries. https://t.co/DvcEZQub6K has more, perhaps., John Mueller on Twitter
- I’m very excited to announce that our team is opening a new R&D center for WebXT focused on #Search & #AI in the beautiful city of Barcelona. Here you can see the press release which includes a more detailed description wit, Jordi Ribas on Twitter
- If you don't want a specific page showing up in Google News, I'd use the appropriate robots meta tag to block indexing of that page., John Mueller on Twitter
- In one #BrightonSEO talk there was a poll showing that ONLY a tiny 3% of our #SEO industry now work 5 days a week back in the office. My question to you is... How important is it for agencies and companies to offer 'at lea, Mark A Preston on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Signals21 – The award-winning virtual content series for marketers is back
- Exclusive agenda preview: What’s next in search marketing
- Your communications shouldn’t feel like marketing; Tuesday’s daily brief
- Drive revenue and relationships in a buyer-first world
- Google to enforce unique product identifiers on free merchant listings
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- How to Use Google Analytics 4 for Beginners [2021 Guide], Ahrefs
- Introducing Google Analytics 4 + Dual Analytics Tracking for WordPress, Monster Insights
Industry & Business
- Google hit w/ $177 million fine by South Korea over Android, 9to5Google
- Google’s explainer videos teach us about data centers, Google Blog
- Our Grace Hopper subsea cable has landed in the UK, Google Blog
- Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)-Reflex v. Luxy, Eric Goldman
Links & Content Marketing
- Solve 3 Puzzles in 1 Content Strategy [Video Series], Content Marketing Institute
- Unite with Might: 12 Top Ways Successful B2B Influencers Are Building Powerful Marketing Collaborations, Online Marketing Blog
Local & Maps
- Google Local Search Trends II: Verticalization, Street Fight
- Google Maps Driving Mode Updated with a New Feature Ahead of Public Launch, AutoEvolution
Mobile & Voice
- Apple reveals Apple Watch Series 7, featuring the largest, most advanced display, Apple
- Google Pixel 6 Pro adaptive display, camera sensors and battery details reportedly leaked, Tom's Guide
SEO
- Breadcrumb Navigation & How It Impacts Your SEO, Semrush
- Your Ultimate Guide to First Input Delay (FID), I Love SEO
PPC
- SEC charges App Annie with securities fraud in $10 million settlement, Protocol
- September 2021 update to Display & Video 360 API v1, Google Ads Developer Blog
Search Features
Other Search
- Google charts the course for travel’s big comeback, Vertical Leap
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