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 Search Console Add Rich Cards Section
The Google Search Console added a new section under the Search Appearance section named “Rich Cards.” Rich Cards seem to be a section where Google will show you data about your rich snippets, schema, AMP…
Google Search Console Adds AMP To Search Analytics
As expected, Google has added a feature to the Search Analytics report within the Google Search Console to filter out how your AMP pages are doing.
Google Now Lets You Search Using Emojis
Back in October 2014, we reported that Google was unable to accept emojis to search, so if you searched using an Apple Emoji [Apple] Google would show no results found. Well, now Google can search using emojis…
If you go to Google and search for [bmi calculator] you will find a new interactive answer box at the top that let’s you enter in your weight and height…
Google App Indexing Replaced By Firebase App Indexing
Today is Google I/O and I am spotting a some changes to the Google docs that have not yet been announced. It seems Google has renamed it’s Google App Indexing to Firebase App Indexing…
Bing Launches Bing Ads Editor Version 11.0
Bing announced the new Bing Ads Editor, version 11.0, is now out. It brings new features such as multi-account management support…
Google I/O Front Door At Shoreline Amphitheater
Google I/O kicks off in a few hours and here is a photo of the entrance of the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, where Google is holding this year’s I/O event. Yes, it is outdoors
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
@dr_pete mmm, no. Penguin and panda used to get data refreshes @conradoconnell, Gary Illyes on Twitter
Make sure you are getting the most out of AMP (https://www.ampproject.org) on…, Google+ – Google Webmasters
Code 410 is replaced by 500, WebmasterWorld
Underwhelmed by Search Console: Data driven statistics that are meaningless, WebmasterWorld
[May 19 1 PM PDT / PM EDT] Google Partners Communi…, The Google Advertiser Community