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: Scrapers Are Not A Google Quality Or Ranking Signal
Google's John Mueller had to say on Twitter that people scraping your content is not a signal that Google will rank your content better. John Mueller said "Scrapers copy all kinds of content without judging the quality, so I don't think that would be a really useful signal." - Google URLs In Search Results Snippets Now Clickable
After much testing, it appears that the URLs in the Google search results are now clickable. I noticed it last week, I assumed it was a continuation of the test but I still see it today as do others like Ari Roth. - Google Search Console AMP Errors Gets More General, Less Specific
Google posted on the data anomalies page that Google Search Console AMP error reporting starting today, December 10th, will become more generic in nature. Specifically Google said "AMP enhancement report will now combine some over-specific issue types into fewer generalized issue types." - Google Renamed Communications Manager To Site Manager In GMB
Google has renamed the communication manager to site manager in Google My Business. With that site managers can create posts to promote events, share news, and more, update business hours, address, and phone number and manage information about amenities. - Nelly Sachs, Jewish German-Swedish Poet, Gets A Google Logo
Today on Google's home page is a special typewriter looking Doodle, special Google logo, for the Jewish German-Swedish poet and playwright Nelly Sachs' 127th birthday. She was born on December 10, 1891 in Berlin, Germany. - Noogler Podium At Google
Here is a special podium at the Google office for Nooglers. Probably used for Noogler, new Googler, introductions and orientations. They hire so many people all the time, it just makes sense. This w
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Another component of the new design we're seeing in SERPs. Rounded corners on image thumbnails in mobile results. Much nicer looking IMO… https://t.co/D9wcFPJyVx, Brodie Clark on Twitter
- This week Duck Duck Go claimed Google had a filter bubble problem, because sometimes results were slightly different. Using its method, these screenshots of the same search on Duck Duck Go in normal and private browsing modes, Danny Sullivan on Twitter
- Google Advertiser Breaking the Double Serving Rules, WebmasterWorld
- Got a WordPress site? Sign up to beta test Site Kit: https://t.co/rKSolyU64m — our new free WordPress plugin that integrates essential Google products: Search Console, Analytics, AdSense, and PageSpeed Insights.… https:, Google Webmasters on Twitter
- If there's an update, that will go into the forum or I may tweet to you. I don't have any update yet.…, Danny Sullivan on Twitter
- More peculiar robots.txt behavior from Google, WebmasterWorld
- YouTube Desktop Release Notes [12/6], YouTube Help
Search Engine Land Stories:
- What’s a CDP? Does your company need one?
- Report: Google PLA antitrust remedy turning comparison engines into agencies
- 85% of consumers disregard local reviews more than 3 months old
- Google Maps’ ‘For You’ tab comes to iPhones and a whole lot more countries
- Google Search Console AMP enhancement report to combine issue types
- How do you optimize for Google Discover?
- Massive fake review attack has big impact on small businesses
- AI in action
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- 5 Money-Saving Google Analytics Alerts to Set Up, Snipcart
- How businesses use digital in the age of assistance, Think with Google
Industry & Business
- Google software engineer, 22, found dead at New York headquarters: report, Fox News
- Facebook, Google: ACCC digital platforms inquiry releases preliminary recommendations, News
- Google reveals North Bayshore Mountain View development plan , CNBC
Links & Promotion Building
- The Backlink Basics: What Makes a Quality Backlink and How Do I Get Them?, Search Engine Guide
Local & Maps
- Google acquires Where is My Train, India Times
- How to Fully Optimize Your Google My Business Listing, Red Canoe Media
- The For You tab comes to iOS and over 130 countries on Android, Google Blog
SEO
- Content Comprehensiveness - Whiteboard Friday, Moz
- PWAs & SEO: Best practices & validations to develop optimized PWAs, Aleyda Solis
- SEO Headline Checklist: How to Create Compelling Headlines for Readers and Search Engines, Search Engine Guide
- 5 Overused SEO Phrases to Nix & 5 Hot Phrases That Are In, Search Engine Journal
- Digital Marketing Improvement: Here’s Why You Can Always Get Better, Stone Temple
- How To Find The True Size Of Your Site Using GSC's Index Coverage Reporting (And Why It's Important For SEO), GSQI
- The Finer Details of DeepCrawl: 20 Features You May Have Missed, DeepCrawl
PPC
- Best Practices for Policy Compliant Growth, Inside AdSense
- We're Giving the Gift of Scripts – Unwrap Their Potential for Google Ads and More, PPC Hero
Search Features
- Expediting changes to Google+, Google Blog
Other Search
- This holiday season, keep calm and Google Fit on, Google Blog
- Why & how to secure your website with the HTTPS protocol, Official Google Webmaster Central Blog
