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.
It seems like there are more businesses losing reviews in their Google local listings. Google is officially beta testing video page indexing in Google Search Console. Google says there is no SEO benefit to using a CDN. Google’s John Mueller explains why many SEO metrics make him cringe. There is a bug with Google Image Search for some users where they cannot save images. Plus, I do my weekly SEO video recap, it is a super quick way to catch up on the search news for the week – make sure to subscribe.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
Business Losing Google Maps Reviews Again
It seems like there is another set of reviews going missing or being removed by Google in the Google Maps and local listings. Joy Hawkins noticed an increase in complaints from businesses over the past week but Mike Blumenthal thinks it is more intentional over the last few months.
Video Page Indexing Report Beta In Google Search Console
At Google I/O we caught a super early glimpse of the video page indexing report. Well, now some of those who are part of the beta group in Google Search Console are seeing the report in their Search Console profiles.
Why Google Doesn’t Like SEO Metrics – At Least Some…
We see Googlers over the years downplay, nullify and even mock some SEO metrics. They’ve done this with third-party tools and their own tools – heck, that is why they did away with the toolbar PageRank metric. But why do Googlers dislike these SEO metrics?
Google: No Real SEO Benefit To Hosting On A CDN
Google’s John Mueller was asked if there is an SEO benefit to hosting on a CDN, a content delivery network. The short answer is no, as long as your host is fast, then you are fine – there is no added benefit to hosting on a CDN.
Bug? Google Search App Prevents Saving Images From Google Image Search.
There is currently a trending issue in the Google Web Search Help forums with complaints around the Google Search App not letting searchers to save images to their devices anymore.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core Update Done, Title Link Algorithm Update, Google Ads API, Reviews Missing & More
This week, we had a lot of vocality around the Google core update and it has officially completed rolling out yesterday…
Google Bar
Here is a neat room at the Google Dublin office that looks like a bar, a Google bar. There is also a pool table and other things you might see in a bar. Oh, the dog is pretty cute also.
Other Great Search Threads:
(I didn’t have a chance to watch yet, but..) I agree there’s a lot of shady & bad stuff possible with the technology, but what I like about the abstract image genera, John Mueller on Twitter
Interesting addition to Discover’s “More recommendations” feature (which I covered in a blog post). I’m now seeing price drop alerts after clicking through to my Task Dashboard from Discover (based on product research). Discov, Glenn Gabe on Twitter
Chrome V102 Machine Learning Reacts to Permissions Based on Previous, WebmasterWorld
Remember that time I did a Dr. Seuss inspired SEO comic? Well here’s another: The Lorikeet Talking EAT. Fun fact: “John Mueller won’t mind at all if I do” has the same rhyming sound as “Your mother won’t mind at all if I d, Leigh Stark on Twitter
Seeing a 400%+ increase in Google Lens referral traffic sharply starting on May 25th. Anyone else? Source/Medium: https://t.co/PDJEvORqG7 / referral, Roxana Stingu on Twitter
SEO Pioneers – @mikegrehan Mike started life as a radio DJ and has not lost his skills at telling great stories, he’s one of the smartest minds in SEO and has much to share An entertaining conversation full of insights in b, Shelley Walsh on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
Twitter announces Product Drops for merchants
How to win in the SERPs with Google’s auction insights and search intelligence
WordPress pages or posts: Which should you use?
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
GA3toGA4 – Python Script for formatting GA4 data to match and be backfilled with historical GA3 data in BigQuery, tl;dr Marketing
Predictive Audiences in GA4 [FAQ to Get Started Quickly], Data Driven U
Google Analytics 4 vs. Universal Analytics: Comparing Metrics, Oncrawl
How to Create a Complete SEO Dashboard in Google Data Studio, Databox Blog
Industry & Business
Google Has a $1.2 Billion Plan for Latin America, Bloomberg
Our commitment to Latin America’s digital future, Google Blog
Russia’s Navalny scolds Google and Meta for helping Putin, Reuters
Sterling Sky Acquires Classy Brain, Sterling Sky
U.S. Senate likely to pass bill to bar tech firms’ favoring themselves in searches, Reuters
Links & Content Marketing
The Content Rebalancing Framework – Topic Cluster Refresh at Scale, iPullRank
Creating Internal Links For E-commerce Category Pages, WordLift Blog
Why You Should Press Pause on Your Content Strategy, Content Marketing Institute
Local & Maps
Land cover data just got real-time, Google Blog
Mobile & Voice
Google Assistant on the Galaxy Watch4 is bright but buggy, Android Police
How to cancel a Nest or Google Assistant speaker alarm from your Android phone, Android Central
SEO
Fixing Google Search Console’s Coverage Report ‘Excluded Pages’, Search Engine Journal
How to Use Google Search Console for SEO, Databox Blog
Semrush Site Audit: The Ultimate Semrush SEO Audit (Checklist + PDF), Semrush
Can improving freshness signals in titles benefit SEO?, Search Pilot
Fixing Broken CSS in the Google Search Console Page Render – is it an SEO issue?, Matt Tutt
How to Create an SEO-Friendly Website: The Complete Checklist, Ahrefs
PPC
Amazon’s New Gambit is Local Ads, Gizmodo
Search Features
Building a more helpful browser with machine learning, Google Blog
Other Search
LIMoE: Learning Multiple Modalities with One Sparse Mixture of Experts Model, Google AI Blog
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