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.
It took 9 months, but Google finally fully did away with the Google Cache. Google fixed the Search Console product snippets reports. Google site command for images seems broken. Google Merchant listings gains new priceType property and sales price examples. Google is testing a from small business carousel. The Google Product Experts program is not going away.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
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Google Cache Is Fully Dead
Google has now totally disabled the Google Cache from completely working. Earlier this year, Google removed the cache link from the search result snippets. Then a couple of weeks ago, added links to the Wayback Machine. Now, the direct link to see the Google Cache has been fully disabled. -
Google Fixed Google Search Console Product Snippets Report
A couple of weeks ago, we reported a bug with the Google Search Console search performance report and rich results report when you filtered by the "product snippets" search appearance option. Google finally posted an update that the report has been fixed. -
Google Site Command For Image Search Wonky
It seems that Google made a change, intentionally or unintentionally, to the site command within Google Image Search. When you do a basic site command, without appending keywords to the query, then Google will return no image results. -
Google Merchant Listings Adds priceType Property & Sale Pricing Examples
Google has updated its Google Merchant Listings help documentation to add priceType property and then also give new sale pricing examples. Google said they did this to "make it easier for merchants to specify sale pricing through structured data and bring parity with price features in Merchant Center." -
Google Search From Small Businesses Carousel
Here is another Google Search treatment where Google is trying to promote small businesses. Google is testing showing a "from small business" carousel in the search results, that shows products from small businesses that matches your query. -
Google Product Experts Program Not Going Away
There was some speculation that Google may fold the Google Product Experts program but that is not true. John Mueller from Google responded to those concerns on Mastodon and said, "I don't see the product expert program going away anytime soon." -
Goat Standing On Googler
Here is a photo of a goat standing on a Googlers back. I am not sure exactly what is going on, but it seems Google had a travel farm come to the office because I see goats, chickens, bunnies, pigs and more in this photoset on Instagram.
Other Great Search Threads:
- An open letter to the folks in Google Search: Listen, I know you recieve a lot of criticism. No matter who you rank on top, folks are likely to complain. I also know you're fighting an army of spammers and over-optimized content that, Cyrus SEO on X
- Stale Google Maps satellite pics and Street View pics are alleged to be unfairly used by insurance companies to drop homes from being insured, Chris Silver Smith on X
- You’re not learning enougg. No I’m serious. I think most people’s problems in their careers is that they just do, and don’t grow. They do the job but don’t go above and beyond to learn how to do more, better, faster, m, Carrie Rose on X
- Yesterday, we won the appeal & all 800+ reviews are there. Today, someone moved the pin across the state again and all 800+ reviews are gone. We corrected the address & instantly suspended it again. What the heck is happening at Goog, Nate Louis on X
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Google Ads adds Video Enhancement for Performance Max
- How to plan a website to maximize SEO success
- 6 advanced (yet missing) Meta Ads KPIs to track success
- Google Search Ads 360 (SA360) starter guide
Other Great Search Stories:
Industry & Business
- Microsoft at the 79th Session of United Nations General Assembly, Microsoft On the Issues
- What Google announced at the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Google Blog
- United States and Eight Companies Launch the Partnership for Global Inclusivity on AI, United States Department of State
Links & Content Marketing
- 8 Content Repurposing Examples from Marketing Experts, WordStream
- Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): A Marketing Primer, TopRank
- How to Get Over the Fear of Creating Thought Leadership Content, Ahrefs
- How To Improve Data Storytelling and Gain More Support, Content Marketing Institute
- How Do We Anchor Content Marketing Efforts in a Multi-Platform Distribution World?, SparkToro
Local & Maps
- Google Maps getting sharper satellite imagery, more Street View , 9to5Google
- Google Maps update improves lane guidance on Android Auto, 9to5Google
- Tree service’s business slows down after Google profile deleted, NBC4 Washington
Mobile & Voice
- Google TV Streamer review: bigger, better, best, The Verge
- Let’s compare Apple, Google, and Samsung’s definitions of ‘a photo’, The Verge
- New on Google TV: sports hub, AI screensavers, smart home controls and more, Google Blog
- Rohit Prasad Helped Create Amazon’s Alexa. Now He Is Directing the Company’s AI Ambitions., Wall Street Journal
- Shazam features support for Apple Music Haptics, AppleInsider
- This is how much iPhone storage Apple Intelligence will require, 9to5Mac
- Apple enables Thread control for smart home devices in iOS 18, AppleInsider
SEO
- 5 Steps to Enhance E-E-A-T for Better SEO Rankings, Sitebulb
- Advanced SEO: My Top 8 Tactics Shared By 107 SEOs, Ahrefs
- Aggregation SEO, SEO For Journalism
- How to Compare SEO of Competing URLs, Practical Ecommerce
- I Asked 12 SEOs What Their Favorite SEO Books Are, Ahrefs
- New Cloudflare Tools Let Sites Detect and Block AI Bots for Free, Wired
- Website Rankings Loss Audit: Expert Guide To Recovering Lost Rankings, SEOSLY
PPC
- Ad Tech Judge Not Biting On Google's Market Metaphor, Law360
- Easier Switch from Individual to Organization Payment Profiles, PPC News Feed
- Google Ads or Microsoft Ads?: Which Platform Wins for Your Advertising Goals?, PPC Hero
- Personal branding in the AI age: how to elevate your ad career, Ad Age
- Vehicle ads have become available to advertisers in the United Kingdom, Google Merchant Center Help
Search Features
- Google AI Overviews (Formerly Google SGE): All You Need to Know, Ahrefs
- Revisit Google's 1998 Look with Blue Links Using These Steps, CNET
- Arc creator Josh Miller on why you should stop using Google Chrome, The Verge
Other Search
- I tried Google’s new one-click AI podcast creator, and now I don’t know what’s real anymore, TechRadar
- The Intelligence Age, Sam Altman
- Generative AI Hype Feels Inescapable. Tackle It Head On With Education, Wired
- Why Vinod Khosla Is All In on AI, TIME
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