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.
Did Google end up removing the review-gating policy from Google Maps? Microsoft Advertising extended its RSA deadline for another five months. Google is promoting Search Console Insights in the account menu. Google is asking some Local Guides for reviews by attribute. Google local business structured data does not support additionalType.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
Google’s John Mueller: No Recent Search Algorithms Focused On Links Outside Of Webspam
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that he is not aware of any recent search algorithm update that focused on links, outside of webspam algorithms. He said this when someone asked how relevant links will be in the future to Google’s ranking algorithm.
Google Learning Video Structured Data Docs Breaks Out educationalLevel
Google has updated the Learning video structured data documentation to add the full list of supported academic values for educationalLevel. It now lists out the values per country, since each country has its own academic system.
Google Adds Products Section To Business Profile Guidelines
Google has added a new section for products to the Google Business Profile guidelines. The section says “If you run a retail business, you can show nearby shoppers what you sell by adding your in-store products to your Business Profile at no charge.”
Google Search Browse Places Feature With Swipeable Cards
Google is testing a “browse places” search feature where it shows you place cards that you can swipe through and then click on. It is kind of like a new local pack grid view for restaurants, kind of…
Google See Results About Goes Missing On Mobile Search
On August 17th, Google seems to have removed the “see results about” disambiguation search feature from the Google mobile search results. They still show on desktop but on mobile, it is gone.
Yahoo! Sunnyvale Campus Is A Ghost Town With Imprint Of Old Sign Removed From Building
Louis Gray stopped by the Yahoo! campus in Sunnyvale, California the other day and it is so sad to see it in this state. This was a thriving Internet company and now it is a ghost town, as he put it.
Other Great Search Threads:
Are you including the secrets to ranking high on Sphinn?, twitter.com
Commerce folks: We’ve got a virtual Think Retail event happening today at 10am PT/1pm ET to share holiday trends, strategies & product deep-dives. Register here https://t.co/Wx3QHBf2I2. And, a quick look at 5 new & notable u, AdsLiaison on Twitter
Featured snippets are never guaranteed, and they will change over time. There’s no trick to getting or keeping them., John Mueller on Twitter
It’s links, in a big web with bots. It has the juice. I can’t imagine a more beautiful thing. It’s links. I can tell you all about them. I mean, look at this thing. When I tr, John Mueller on Twitter
That is part of the ad unit. I’ll pass your feedback on to the team though., AdsLiaison on Twitter
We added this ages ago as workaround for shortfalls in Microdata syntax — it is why https://t.co/NMnMo6WvaQ says not to bother with it in, Dan Brickley on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
Google Business Profile guidelines updated to include products
Instagram is testing 2 new ways to control your feed
Twitter is testing a new “Tweet Tiles” display for publisher links
Google announces 4 new Shopping campaign features
10 SEO experts share their favorite interview questions
How to optimize PPC reporting for ad creatives
YouTube is testing a new “Promotions” Tab
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
#GTMTips: Use GA4 Schema In Universal Analytics Ecommerce, Simo Ahava’s blog
Industry & Business
Ask a Techspert: How does a building become “water positive”?, Google Blog
Baidu Profit Beats Targets After Cost Cuts Offset Covid Hit, Bloomberg
Google, YouTube Want Out Of Artists’ Music Copyright Row, Law360
Now Accepting Speaking Proposals for Pubcon Austin 2023, Pubcon Pro
Yandex Market Began Selling Children’s Products Under Its Own "Junion" Brand, Russian Search News
Yandex’s text generator Balaboba goes bilingual, Yandex
Links & Content Marketing
Content Marketing Vs. Thought Leadership: Seven Things You Need To Know, Forbes
Why Your SEO Strategy May Be the Ticket To Weather an Economic Downturn, Content Marketing Institute
Local & Maps
How Google Remapped the World: The Tech Behind, Wall Street Journal
How to add multiple stops in Apple Maps with iOS 16, Input Mag
Six ways to not get lost with Google Maps, Gearrice
Mobile & Voice
10 Google Home Tips and Tricks Everyone Needs to Know, Make Use Of
Google Lens Feature Looks To Bring More Useful Screen Searching, Android Headlines
Latest Pixel bug means Google Assistant won’t default to voice for some users, Android Police
SEO
How SEOs and Developers Can Work Together, Semrush
How to Use Google’s E-A-T Guidelines to Build Topical Authority for Your Site, Deepcrawl
Where does most SEO go wrong? with Eli Schwartz, Legal Talk Network
Why It’s Getting Harder to Rank for Commercial Keywords, Moz
PPC
Automotive Ads From Microsoft Advertising Begin Rolling Out In Beta, MediaPost
Google Finally Adds a ‘Does Not Provide Abortions’ Label to Search Results, MSN
Google Kicks Off New Financial Services Ads Policy in Australia: What Will Be the Impact?, Finance Magnates
Google Play rule change disallows ad-blocking VPN apps, The Register
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