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:
New Google Search Console Speed Reports Rolling Out
Google is now rolling out the experimental and new “Speed” reports within Google Search Console. Google began testing this last May and we have seen more and more webmasters get this report since then but now Google announced it is rolling out as “experimental.”
Google Said It Is Reviewing Recipe Rich Results Bug Reports
Danny Sullivan has confirmed that the reports submitted about the rich results for recipes not working properly are being reviewed. A couple of weeks ago we reported there was an issue but the issue is still not resolved but Google is looking into it.
Google Tests Image Carousel In Local Pack
Google is testing showing images in the local pack that you can scroll through. It is an image carousel in the local pack itself. Here are screen shots from Valentin Pletzer that he shared with me on Twitter.
Google: We Wont Use Fitbit Data For Search Ads
When Google announced it bought Fitbit last week, the company wrote in the blog post “Fitbit health and wellness data will not be used for Google ads.” But no real mention about organic search, so I joked Google can use steps a person does in a day as a search ranking signal. They won’t, it was a joke.
Evergreen GoogleBot Now On Chrome 78
GoogleBot is now running Chrome 78, this started as soon as this past Friday, on November 1st. The stable version of Chrome 78 was released on October 22nd…
Peter Greets The Charlotte Hornets At Google
I love Peter the Greeter, and here he is greeting the Charlotte Hornets when they came to visit Google at the Mountain View offices last week. Here are some more photos as well.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
DDG Wants U.S. Users to Get Search Engine Choice Screen, WebmasterWorld
Google to Acquire Fitbit, WebmasterWorld
Maps Incognito is launching for Google Maps Android Users, Google Maps Help
In general, if you’re buying a link, it should be with rel=nofollow or rel=sponsored, and that generally wouldn’t pass any SEO signals. However, it can still be good for your site because, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
What you need to know about Google Merchant Center identifier enforcement updates
How to deliver effective account-based marketing with limited resources
Google ramps up investment in wearable technology, enters deal to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion
Help us chart Amazon’s growth as an advertising platform
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
Atlanta startup Goodr leverages tech to feed more & waste less, Google for Startups
Industry & Business
Health strategies of Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft, Business Insider
Will Rogers’ 140th Birthday, Google Doodle
Links & Promotion Building
Giving Back to Get: 5 Ideas to Build Links by Helping Others, Search Engine Journal
Local & Maps
Microsoft releases new Bird’s Eye imagery in Bing Maps spanning 70 cities in the US, MSPoweruser
4 hidden Google Maps tricks you should know now, CNET
Google adds Detroit to online sustainability database, Great Lakes Echo
Have Your Agency’s Clients Considered a Local Product Kiosk? Google Has., Moz
Mobile & Voice
Apple’s AirPods Pro vs Amazon’s Echo Buds – Which Is Better?, Know Your Mobile
Cortana‘s big challenge: Catching up to Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant, Valliant News
Nest Wi-Fi is a big improvement over Google Wi-Fi. But is it enough?, Ars Technica
SEO
How to get your page recrawled, Dixon Jones
Crawl Budget Optimisation Through Log File Analysis, Distilled
PPC
Facebook Ads for Engagement: 4 Custom Conversion Ideas, PPC Hero
Search Features
Google Search weather gets Material Theme on mobile web, 9to5Google
Here’s a ‘stache of Movember trends from Google Search, Google Blog
Google Health’s David Feinberg focus on search for doctors, consumers, CNBC
The Internet Archive Is Making Wikipedia More Reliable, Wired
