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:
- Alert: Google To Release September 2019 Core Update Later Today
Google just announced that it is releasing a new core update later today. Google wrote on Twitter "Later today, we are releasing a broad core algorithm update, as we do several times per year. It is called the September 2019 Core Update. Our guidance about such updates remains as we've covered before. Please see this blog for more about that." - Google May Ignore Nofollow Link From Publishers That Default It
Gary Illyes from Google said it is possible that Google may start counting links from publications that blanket nofollow all outbound links. He said Google isn't sure yet, he has nothing to announce on this yet, but anything is possible. - Evergreen GoogleBot Now On Chrome 77
GoogleBot is now running Chrome 77, yes, the evergreen GoogleBot is staying evergreen with the latest stable release of Chrome. - Reminder: Google Ads Sunsetting Average Position September 30th
This is just a reminder that Google Ads will be sunsetting the average position metric this coming Monday, September 30, 2019. Google told us about it in February and now we are a week away from this metric going away. - Blogger Having Google Indexing Issues?
There are numerous reports that those using Blogger, Google's blog platform, are having issues with getting their content into the Google Index. - 15 Years Of Google In Zurich Window Decal
Martin Splitt from Google posted a photo on Instagram of a window decal at the Google office in Zurich. It is to celebrate 15 years of Google in Zurich, Switzerland. I didn't realize Google had a pre
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- I decided to leave the previous agency I was at. I'm taking nothing. I'll be documenting the journey every week on how I'm building a new agency using nothing but what's inside @BlueprintTrng . Videos posted only to my Instag, Ryan Stewart on Twitter
- Nobody at Google counts the words on a page. Write for your users., John Mueller on Twitter
- Not necessarily., John Mueller on Twitter
- Seeing Google test small image thumbnail in mobile Knowledge Panel. 1st image is from two days ago.... The 2nd is from today and is what I normally see. Cc: @rustybrick #serp #seo https://t.co/qSZPHTaDa9, Mordy Oberstein on Twitter
- They will be just as effective as they were in the past, don't worry!, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Google September 2019 core update to roll-out later today
- Getting started with a terminal emulator for SEO programming
- 12 common questions marketers ask about call tracking answered
- How a content audit can improve your organic SEO performance
- What’s a CDP? Does your company need one?
- YouTube ‘Video Reach’ campaigns let advertisers upload multiple videos for single campaign
- Google Search Console speeds up data in performance reports
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Analytics 360 Integrations We Love, Seer Interactive
- Google Data Studio: Open Your Eyes To Reporting Automation, Biddable Moments
- Learn to do data journalism and visualization using free tools in new trilingual MOOC; Register now, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
Industry & Business
- Our commitment to ensure a sustainable future for all, Google Blog
- Europe’s top court rules that ‘right to be forgotten’ only applies in Europe, TechCrunch
- Google village neighbors ally to ease downtown San Jose impacts, Mercury News
Local & Maps
- Waze can take commands from Google Assistant anywhere in the US, Engadget
- Are Coworking Spaces Against the Google My Business Guidelines?, Sterling Sky Inc
- Bing Maps team contributes Uganda and Tanzania building data sets to OpenStreetMap, VentureBeat
- Google Maps adds cute little UFO icon to Area 51 searches, CNET
- Google Maps reporting features are overdue on Android Auto, 9to5Google
Mobile & Voice
- Ex-Workflow employee publishes library of 150 Siri Shortcuts, Apple Insider
- Google Apologizes for Sparking Voice Assistant Privacy Concerns, Announces Policy Changes, Voicebot
- You will soon be able to make it harder to trigger Google Assistant, XDA Developers
- [Update: Beta] Google app, Assistant dark theme rolling out, 9to5Google
SEO
- Ecommerce SEO: Best Practices & Common Mistakes When Redesigning, Pure Visibility
- Best Ways to Use SEO Automation: In Search SEO Podcast, RankRanger
- Publishers Report Possible URL Removal Tool Bug - No Word from Google, Search Engine Journal
- Weekly Wisdom with Ross Tavendale: Technical SEO Framework, SEM Rush
PPC
- AdSense now understands Marathi, Inside AdSense
- New Features: Bulk Create RSAs & Examine Ad Text Heatmaps, Adalysis
- How to Work with the Latest Google Ads Match Type Changes, Adalysis
- Is Your Google Display Remarketing Campaign Struggling Lately? This Sneaky Setting Is Why., ZATO Marketing
- User feedback for the first half of 2019, Microsoft Advertising
Search Features
- Google tweaks Search definitions to elevate synonyms, 9to5Google
- Score big and try Google News for the Rugby World Cup, Google Blog
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