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 Shutting Down Old AdWords Interface In 2018
Google announced that by the end of 2018 the old AdWords interface will no longer be available.
Squarespace Google Search Console Verification With One Click
Squarespace announced you can now verify your Squarespace site with Google Search Console with one click. I do not know anyone who uses Squarespace but I have read they have two million paying subscribers…
Google AdWords Bans Bail Bonds Services Ads
Google announced they are banning all bond bail services from using their ad platform…
Google Search Console Notices For Improve Discovery In The Google Assistant
Google sent a boatload of notifications to some of those who have verified properties in the Google Search Console that they can now improve the discovery of their content in the Google Assistant…
Google Dogfood Feedback Requests Showing To Non-Googlers
Google has this thing they call dogfooding where they test internally new features before they release it to non-Googlers, or the world. “These dogfood versions often have features unavailable to the public but may be less stable…
Aaron Dicks – The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series – feel free to nominate someone over here.
Aaron Dicks is only 27 years old but has been running his marketing company for over five years now…
The Google I/O 2018 Badges
Today kicks off the Google I/O event, where Googlers showcase to the world the new things they’ve been working on for the past year or so. There is always a lot of hype and excited around Google I/O
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Here’s my latest article about migrating from ccTLDs to a gTLD. It’s kinda long, because some amazing people helped me write it – Thanks to @msaezfern, @estevecastells, @Shelliweb, @Jammer_Volts, @AlexisKSanders and @tentakellady, Eoghan Henn on Twitter
GDPR (05/25); you are not ready, don’t worry you are not alone, WebmasterWorld
People from Google are in BHW, BlackHatWorld
That sounds like you’re not updating content, but rather more similar to removing the old page (404), and making a new one at the same time (new URL).… https://t.co/4N2MFt9Irf, John Mueller on Twitter
To better reflect our commitment to make AI available for everyone, we’re uni…, Google+ – Ian Lake