Daily Search Forum Recap: December 7, 2018

Dec 7, 2018 - 4:00 pm 0 by

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:

  • Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Changes, Sticky Search Bar, Filter Bubbles, Livestreams & Holidays
    This week I covered the big monthly Google webmaster report for December. Google may have done a big search algorithm update last Friday. Google launched their sticky rounded search bar last Friday night. Google said they do not have a filter bubble...
  • Google Assistant Testing Audio News
    Google announced audio news for the Google Assistant. This is not speakable markup or YouTube videos playing on the Google Home Hub, this is real audio news, like broadcaster, podcaster, etc that produce audio form content.
  • Google Again: Do Not Worry About Words Or Keywords In URLs
    Google's John Mueller said it again, do not worry about words or keywords in the URLs. John responded to a recent question on Twitter saying "I wouldn't worry about keywords or words in a URL. In many cases, URLs aren't seen by users anyway."
  • Join Google's John Mueller In Zurich For A Webmaster Hangout
    Google's John Mueller rarely invites people to join him for his webmaster hangouts but when he does, it is a good opportunity to have some fun at a Google office. If you are in Zurich this December 21st, you can go to the next hangout at the Google Zurich office.
  • Google To Shut Down Many Old Search Console Reports December 13th
    Google has posted the date of December 13, 2018 as the date they will be removing some of the old Google Search Console reports. The reports are already replaced by similar reports in the new Google Search Console.
  • Hauling Google Bikes
    Here is a photo of a truck with a bunch of Google bikes stuffed in the back of it. I guess this trucks drives around the Google offices to relocated bikes left? Or maybe they are picking up stolen bi

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