This week we had another big Google algorithm update, Google did not yet confirm it. Google said all sites are impacted by algorithm updates, even ones that didn’t see changes. Google talked to one site owner that got hit hard but an algorithm update, it is something you might find interesting to watch. Google Search Console has reporting delays again. Google said things they don’t document can change. Google said there is a huge opportunity in SEO for technical SEOs that know JavaScript. Google may or may not support web content in noscript tags. GoogleBot may or may not be able to scroll down your web pages. Google said never to use hashtags in URLs to load content. Google said they render over 98% of all pages they crawl but the JavaScript pages take longer. Google has fully deprecated the AJAX crawling scheme. Google may have a GoogleBot just to crawl favicons. Google tests favicons in the search results snippets again. Google is really doing some wild things with people also search for, including in the local results. Google My Business added a quarter filter for data, and also lets you now filter by branded searches. Google My Business video upload is currently broken. Google local panels now show products and services. Google My Business added a way to clear all attributes. Google is showing large slideshow images for the local pack. Google My Business added the map near the address edit section. Google said 46% of queries have local intent. Google conversion answers now shoe the formula. I explained the reason I am wearing the tiara is because after I won the US Search Personality Award this week, which I am very grateful to the search community for, is because someone told me I had to - so I did. That was this first week in search at the Search Engine Roundtable.
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Search Topics of Discussion:
- October 16, 2018 Google Search Algorithm Update
- Google Search Algorithm Updates Impact Sites That Didn't Have Ranking Changes
- Google Listens & Responds To A Site That Lost 60% Of Their Traffic After An Algorithm Update
- Google Search Console Pipeline Issues Cause Reporting Delays
- Google: If It Is Not Documented, It Can Change Over Time
- Google: Huge Opportunity In Knowing JavaScript For Technical SEO
- Google Supports Noscript Tag For Images But Not Sure About Web Content?
- Is GoogleBot Able Scroll Down Your Page?
- Google: Do Not Use Hashtags In URLs
- Google: We Render 98% Of Crawled Pages But It Can Take Weeks
- Google Has Fully Deprecated AJAX Crawling Scheme
- GoogleBot Favicon: Google Has A New Favicon Crawler
- Google Again Tests Favicons In Search Results Snippets
- Google People Also Search For Changing Things Up
- Google People Also Search In Local Search Results
- Google My Business Insights Queries Report One Quarter Date Range Available
- Google My Business Insights Shows Branded Searches Now
- Google My Business Video Upload Not Working: Server Reject Error
- Google Local Panel Shows Products & Services Section
- New Google My Business Clear Option For Attributes
- Google Tests Large Slideshow Images For Local Pack Results
- Google My Business Dashboard Adds Map To Address
- Did Google Say 46% Of Searches Have Local Intent?
- Google Search Calculator Shows Formulas For Conversions
- Me Wearing A Tiara
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