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 Index Coverage Report Updated For Mobile-First Indexing
Google posted that they made a change to how the index coverage status report works around sites that have been migrated to the mobile-first indexing initiative. Google said now the error counts and new issues will reflect the status of mobile-first indexing. - Notice: Google Search Console To Replace Search Analytics With Performance Report
Google has posted an important notice in Google Search Console, above the Search Analytics report that it will "soon be replaced" by the new Performance report within the new Google Search Console. - Speakable Markup Is Now Supported On Google Home Hub
The Google Home Hub, the one with the display, now supports speakable markup. When the Google Home Hub first launched it did not support speakable markup, like the Google Home without the display. - Some Google AdSense Payments Delayed & Still Pending
Some Google AdSense publishers and YouTube creators are noticing that they didn't get paid yet in November from Google. Google issues a notice that they are working on getting payments out but there is currently a delay. - Fe del Mundo, Filipino Pediatrician, Google Doodle
Today on the Google home page in the United States, Philippines, Australia and some other countries is a Google Doodle, special Google logo, for Fe del Mundo. Fe del Mundo was a Filipino pediatrician and the first woman to be admitted to Harvard Medical School. - Google Madrid Gets Blowup Dragonfly In Protest
Here is a photo from outside of the Google Madrid office with a dragonfly balloon being placed at the company. I suspect it is in protest of project Dragonfly, the censored version of Google search fo
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- The old Triple Stacker Panel. Google Shopping, Knowledge Panel, and the Local Panel all on the one page. Haven't seen a combo like this before… https://t.co/PNbjjv0Qnb", Brodie Clark on Twitter
- Anything to help us with canonicalization is a good idea - the rel-canonical, updating the links to the page, submitting via sitemap, etc.… https://t.co/2UIBkOCYt, John Mueller on Twitter
- Consumer Groups File GDPR Complaint over Google User Location Tracking, WebmasterWorld
- Heads up: Removing Annotations, Ad-Supported Shows & Movies, Video Credits 2019, YouTube Help
- If you use 503's then a couple of hours is no problem.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- robots.txt is not a way to handle canonicalization. If they're duplicate, they should use the normal way to signal that (eg, rel-canonical). If they shouldn't be indexed, then use noindex. robots.txt is not for either of those, John Mueller on Twitter
- Sure, that can happen - when we can't crawl it because of robots.txt, we can still index the URL (without its content).…, John Mueller on Twitter
- Useful changes to your billing statement reports, Bing Ads Blog
- We generally don't have country-specific updates.…, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Is Google Image Search launching a new design for image preview?
- Back to basics: How to capitalize on site search insights
- 8 best online reputation management tools for your brand
- Google Search Console updates index coverage report for mobile-first indexing and warns about replacing old reports
- Technical SEO in the wild: Real-world issues and fixes
- Google facing fine in Russia for allegedly not purging banned websites
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Automate keyword rank reporting with Google Data Studio, STAT Search Analytics
- Google Analytics and BrightEdge: Powering Sites Together, BrightEdge SEO Blog
- Predictive vs prescriptive analytics | Data science for marketers Part 3, Vertical Leap
Industry & Business
- Google accused of abusing location tracking tools, Irish Times
- We are Google employees. Google must drop Dragonfly., Medium
- What to do before and after your biggest client leaves?, Medium
Links & Promotion Building
- NEW: Bulk Backlink Checker now has data on backlink context, Majestic Blog
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
- How to use Google's Duplex appointment booking tool for Pixel phones, Business Insider
- 10 things to know about Pixel Slate and Pixel Slate Keyboard, Google Blog
- Alexa can now help you donate to Toys for Tots and other charities, TechCrunch
SEO
- Volusion SEO Best Practices: [5 Traffic Boosting Tips That Work], Higher Visibility
- 3 Business Marketing Strategies to Win the War on Local SEO, Andy Beard
- How to Tell Google Your Content Has Been Updated, Search Engine Journal
- YouTube SEO: a 3-step process to do it the right way, State of Digital
PPC
- Disney and Google expand strategic relationship, Google Blog
- Smart Shopping campaigns are publicly available today, Google Ads Developer Blog
- Understanding B2B PPC Lead Flow, PPC Hero
Search Features
- Is Google About to Launch a Design Overhaul?, Brodie's Blog
