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:
- Limited Chatter: Google Search Algorithm Update This Week
For the past week or so, I've been seeing chatter within the community about Google search algorithm updates. Truth is, the chatter is very limited but those who are complaining are seeing huge changes for their sites in Google search. But again, it does not seem very wide spread. - Google: More On When To Ignore Bad Links
The other day I reported that Google said in most cases it is perfectly safe to ignore, not act, on bad links pointing to your site. That caused a bit of a ripple through the link building, well, the nofollow, SEO industry. John Mueller from Google has since added more details on what he meant. - Google Hotel Highlight Overlays Now Live
A month ago, Google began testing putting the hotel highlight details in an overlay window instead of a normal web page window. Well, today Google is rolling out that change. - Google Rolls Out Image Thumbnails In Related Searches
In August we caught Google testing showing thumbnails or icons in the related searches options in the mobile search results. Well now it seems to be fully live for all searchers on mobile. Not for all queries and related searches but for many. - Geminid Meteor Shower Google Logo
Today on the Google home page is a Google logo, a Doodle, for the Geminid Meteor Shower. The Geminids are a meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a "rock comet" orbit. So technically, today's Google logo is out of this world. - Monopoly Man Trolls Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai
Here is the Monopoly man who sat for over 3.5 hours in the Google congressional hearing two days ago. He positioned himself so that the cameras would see him while Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, would
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- I think this first came up when CSS was introduced, a looong time ago. We've had practice with a lot of weird tricks over the years. I suspect we've all done some things on websites that haven't aged that well :).… https://t, John Mueller on Twitter
- Apple to Build New $1 billion Campus in Austin, Texas, WebmasterWorld
- Google 'Images' results don't work well with keyboard arrow up/down keys, Google Web Search Help
- Hey, there. Thanks for the flag! The issue has been fixed if you update your app to the latest version. Please reach out if you're still experiencing this.… https://t.co/yqgC4ySzph, Bing on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Google updates related searches to show image thumbnails, featured snippet-style results
- YouTube sunsetting call-to-action overlays in favor of new ad extension
- New ways to approach SEO in 2019: Accountability and customer experiences
- Conductor Actions turns search, SEO data into ‘voice of the customer’ intelligence
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Google Data Studio Updates Calculated Fields to Improve Data Exploration, CMS Wire
- How to improve landing pages with the Google Optimize service, Travel Payouts
- New Google Marketing Platform connectors available in Data Studio, Google Blog
Industry & Business
- Fears about artificial intelligence are ‘very legitimate,’ Google CEO Sundar Pichai says, Mercury News
- Google and Facebook to push hard against proposal for regulatory body, The Guardian
- Google's caste system is bad for workers—and bad for Google, too, Quartz
Local & Maps
- Google Maps can find you a nearby Lime scooter or bike, Engadget
- Google Rolls Out Overlays for Hotel Highlight Icons, Sergey Alakov
Mobile & Voice
SEO
- 12 Tips to Write Better SEO Content, KoMarketing
- 5 Smart Design Tips for Mobile First Web Design That Benefit Your SEO, Search Engine Guide
- E-commerce SEO: guide on when to create and optimise new categories pages, Distilled
- International SEO Considerations with Aledya Solis [PODCAST], Search Engine Journal
- Technical SEO Roundup November 2018, Merj
- Why Ranking Above The Fold Matters More Than Ever - Experts Respond, RankRanger
PPC
- Ad Extensions: To Automate or Not to Automate?, WordStream
- Your Local Search Holiday Checklist, DAC Group
- Make your shopping easier and simpler with our new Google Shopping search experience, Official Google India Blog
- Utilizing Site Search Data to Improve Awareness Campaigns, PPC Hero
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