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:
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Chatter, AdWords Shutting Old Down, AMP, Search Console, Bing, Assistant & More
There was even more chatter of Google algorithm and ranking changes this week…
Google John Mueller: Keyword Stuffing Should Not Warrant Removal From Index
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that he doesn’t believe things like keyword stuffing should lead a site or page to be removed from the Google search index. He said “IMO keyword stuffing shouldn’t result in removal from the index…
Google: Using The Meta Keywords Tag Won’t Cause A Search Penalty
We know that Google says you can spam and stuff the meta keywords tag all you want, it won’t cause a penalty because Google simply ignore the meta keywords tag…
Google Assistant Gets More Natural “Continued Conversation”
Google announced yesterday that they have upgraded the Google Assistant to hold a conversation with you in a more natural way with “Continued Conversation…
Google Search For Your Account Privacy & Security Settings
Google announced yesterday they are rolling out on Android now and iOS later a new and improved way to manage your Google Account…
Octavia E. Butler Google Doodle – The Science Fiction Writer
Today on Google’s home page in the United States is a special Google Doodle, logo, for Octavia E. Butler, the American science fiction writer…
Google This Is Family Pride Booth
Here is a photo of from the GooglePlex where they set up a booth of some sorts, that shows a house and a rainbow picket fence for pride month. I am not sure if the booth is still up or if this is an
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
40% of people have left social media in the last year, WebmasterWorld
Best SEO person in the world – what google knows @rustybrick @larrykim…, Sunny K. Ujjawal on Twitter
Hey gang- I was able to replicate this today across 10 or so properties. It seems like you have to be logged into a google account for it to populate.… https://t.co/2bssd7TxGc, Taylor Berg on Twitter
U.S. Supreme Court Rules States Can Force eShoppers to Pay Sales Tax, WebmasterWorld
Join us as Google execs announce Ads, Analytics and DoubleClick innovations on July 10th at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET for #GoogleMarketingLive. Register for the keynote live stream: https://t.co/b7Yu6tvNpQ… https://t.co/IQ4RWOP, Google AdWords on Twitter
No, we ignore things on a 404/410 page.…, John Mueller on Twitter
US Trade War and Impact on Ecommerce, WebmasterWorld
When Bounce Rate, Browse Rate (PPV), and Time-on-Site Are Useful Metrics… a…, Google+ – Google Analytics