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:
- Microsoft Bing May Be Having Search Indexing Issues
Over the past few weeks, I have been seeing some reports that Microsoft Bing is having their own indexing issues. Meaning, Bing is not indexing pages like it use to for its search engine. Some thought it had to do with CloudFlare being blocked, but it might be more widespread than just that. - Google: Suspension Of Request Indexing Unrelated To Indexing Bugs
As many of you know, Google suspended (temporarily) the request indexing feature in Google Search Console. This came during the time Google had numerous ongoing indexing issues with search. Google has fixed those indexing issues but the request indexing tool is still not active. Google said the two are unrelated. - Google Local Product Carousel Display Bugs
It seems Google has another bug, this one is with how Google displays some products on the Google local panel. Claire Carlile posted some examples of the product carousel showing a product carousel that looks like it is missing information. Others are noticing this as well. - Google Tests Green Bubble Header Display In Search
You know when Google shows you a colored header background in search for some queries? Well, Google is now testing a different interface for that where the header is a white background but instead Google uses buttons in bubble format that are colored. - Google Yogurt Doodle Honors Stamen Grigorov
Today's Google Doodle honors Stamen Grigorov, the man who discovered Lactobacillus bulgaricus bacillus, which is why we have yogurt today. Stamen Grigorov is a Bulgarian physician and microbiologist who was born 142 years ago today on October 27, 1878 in Bulgaria and died at the age of 67 on October 27, 1945. - Google Bike Pop A Wheelie
We've seen countless photos of those colorful Google bikes but I don't believe I've seen one doing a pop a wheelie - have you? Here is a photo I found on Instagram of someone doing just that.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Register for the 2020 Black Publishers Summit, Google AdSense Help
- Google doesn't use DR/TF metrics., John Mueller on Twitter
- If these are new pages, then it sounds like you're linking to them somewhere within your site incorrectly. That's a canonicalization issue, not an indexing issue in general., John Mueller on Twitter
- We don't make up those URLs. If your new pages are being discovered with the "wrong" version of the URL, then that's generally because you're linking there somewhere within your site. That's something you can, John Mueller on Twitter
- You can only use the change of address feature for migrations (from one host to another), you can't use it when combining things (subdomain -> part of another site). AFAIK it will check for this and block you, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- 4 ways to make your e-commerce experience engaging and bright
- Holiday 2020 is do or die for many SMBs
- Live, hands-on search marketing workshops… only at SMX
- Video: Mike Blumenthal on review attribution in local search
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Here's What's New for Marketers in Google Analytics 4, CMSWire
- How To Upload Cost Data Into Google Analytics, Optimize Goal
Industry & Business
- Fragomen, a law firm used by Google, confirms data breach, TechCrunch
- Google giving Maps 'Local Guides' reviewers 10% off Pixel 5, 9to5Google
- Our next steps on the journey to sustainable hardware, Google Blog
- Trump’s Google Lawsuit Could Prove a Poison Pill for Biden, Wall Street Journal
Local & Maps
- How to Win at Local Search with Service Area Businesses, Sterling Sky
Mobile & Voice
SEO
- 10 Ways to Improve SEO in 2021 (That Will Boost Ranking), SEM Rush
- Best practices for Black Friday and Cyber Monday pages, Official Google Webmaster Central Blog
- Why Long-Tail Keywords Are Valuable To SEO, Portent
- Why you need SEO to succeed in this year’s digital-first Black Friday, DeepCrawl
PPC
- Five Google Analytics Audiences to Sync with Google Ads, Clix Marketing PPC Blog
- Logical Position helps clients succeed, Microsoft Advertising
Search Features
- Following the 2020 U.S. Election with Google, Google Blog
