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 Rolling Out June 2019 Core Search Ranking Update Tomorrow/Today
Google, in a rare move, pre-announced that they are going to be rolling out a core update tomorrow. They are calling this Google search algorithm ranking update the June 2019 Core Update and sometime tomorrow, Google will be rolling this update out.
Google: The Indexing API Is Only For Job Posting & Live Stream Structured Data
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that the Indexing API is not for use on all types of content. He said it only should be used for job posting & live stream structured data. Anything else you want to push…
Google Use Archive.org For Checking Past Domain Spam
Google’s John Mueller said he would recommend you look at Archive.org’s WayBack Machine to see if a domain name or URL had a previous sketchy or spammy history. He…
Google Tests Local Pack Carousels Again
Google is once again testing using a carousel design for the local pack again. They tested an alternative form of this back in March 2017 and they are testing it again now…
Google Tests More Results Button On Desktop Search Results Page
April 2018 Google changed the mobile search results page from having the option to go to the next page of results and instead show a “more results” button. Well, now Google is testing this same…
Google Indoor Dinosaur
We know Google has a dinosaur named Stan outside of the GooglePlex buildings. But here is a smaller dinosaur inside the building…
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Do custom mouse pointers affect rankings? Well, in general there are many factors that play into user-experience and relevance, but for the most part we don’t enumerate them individually.… https://t.co/J0cuWYFEZb, John Mueller on Twitter
Update: Dataset documentation: https://t.co/lI6RwoV0n8 – More examples (recommended and not recommended too!) – Clarify how to use the citation field (identify related article articles, not citing the dataset itself) – Include th, Lizzi Harvey on Twitter
Changing themes is also a redesign — it changes how your content is presented, and how your pages are linked. Those are things folks work on for “on-page SEO”, and they do matter overall. Changes from there can be positive too, John Mueller on Twitter
June 2019 AdSense Earnings & Observations, WebmasterWorld
SEO friends – who’s coming to (sunny!) Seattle for #SMX Advanced? We’ll have @Bing folks from our webmaster, indexing and core relevance teams at the conference, let us know if you’d like to connect!, Frédéric Dubut on Twitter
We recommend using ISO 8601 format with a timezone (and watch out for summer/winter time) — even when you’re just using a date without time. It doesn’t matter which timezone you use, as long as you specify it correctly.… ht, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
Google pre-announces June 2019 core search algorithm update
Google is expanding when it shows ads to ‘people in targeted locations’
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
12 Youtube Analytics Every YouTuber Should Know, Business 2 Community
How to Segment and Track Your Audience With Google Analytics, Business 2 Community
Industry & Business
Justice Department Is Preparing Antitrust Investigation of Google, Wall Street Journal
Google outage takes down YouTube, Gmail, and Snapchat in parts of US, The Verge
Local & Maps
Pick up the pace with three fitness apps, powered by Google Maps, Google Blog
Google Showing New Local Scroll Pak, Mike Blumenthal
Google Maps Speed Trap Alert: What It Means and How to Report One, News Week
Mobile & Voice
What Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Can Do—and Annoyingly Still Can’t Do, Wall Street Journal
SEO
A Day-To-Day SEO Checklist, Authority Labs
How to Make Money with SEO in 2019 – Whiteboard Friday, Moz
SEO in the Lab: A conversation with Frédéric Dubut from Bing, Merkle
PPC
Making the most of Apple Search Ads, The Drum
Opinion | Political Ads on Social Media, New York Times
