Daily Search Forum Recap: November 26, 2018

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 Thanksgiving Search Algorithm Ranking Update
There are a nice number of SEOs and webmasters in the forums claiming they saw huge changes in terms of their rankings in Google starting on November 22nd or so. Since it was Thanksgiving day and traffic is always off on holidays, I wanted to wait it out. But there are many claims of an update, possibly a reversal of the Medic Update for some that were originally hit.
Google Really Launches Zero Search Results For Time, Conversions & Math
This is not a joke, Google has officially launched showing zero search results – yes, showing no actual search results – for a some very specific types of queries. When someone searches for time/date, conversion or math related answers – Google may just show the answer with a button to click to see the search results.

Google Tests Featured Snippet Image Carousel
Google is also testing a format for the featured snippets that lets you see multiple images in the position zero slot with a carousel format. So you can flip through the images in the featured snippet format.

Google My Business Updates Service Area Businesses Sign Up
Joy Hawkins noticed that Google recently updated the steps in Google My Business for service area businesses to sign up. Joy said they changed the process for some of the clients she manages.

Google Featured Snippet Refinement Bubbles Video Option
Google seems to be showing a special query refinement option in the featured snippets section to show videos. Eric Hedekar from Moz (formerly STAT) shared two screen shots of this in action on Twitter.

Trojan Horse At Google Office
Looks like someone placed a trojan horse at the Google Zurich office. Someone on Twitter shared the photo and wrote “Someone attacked the Google office in Zurich with a Trojan horse.”

Other Great Search Forum Threads:

By fixing any of those problems.…, John Mueller on Twitter
Google Could Shut Down Google News Over E.U. Link Tax, WebmasterWorld
Google Shopping Search Criticised By Rivals: Open Letter to E.U. Commissioner, WebmasterWorld
Google Takes Action Against Unofficial ESTA Ads, WebmasterWorld
Paid ads inside location panel. Looks new to me. #seo @JoyanneHawkins @rustybrick, Saijo George on Twitter
Take a look at these 3 URLs: https://t.co/uATzpGfV1Y https://t.co/TZAkW9WRPf https://t.co/hiqYaxl50R … now, without looking, tell me if it’s worth clicking on: https://t.co/10R4ZbcBQU… https://t.co/49pGYTXg8C, John Mueller on Twitter
UK Parliament Seizes Facebook Internal Papers, WebmasterWorld

Search Engine Land Stories:

8 ways marketers use call analytics with Salesforce to drive revenue
TrueView for Shopping: The perfect marriage of awareness and direct response
The new world of marketing
Analyze data distribution more accurately with time series
Google showing zero results again for many time, calculations & conversions search results
Google’s EU shopping comparison rivals say their situation is getting worse
Navigating Showcase Shopping Ads this holiday season

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