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 Search Console Performance Reports & Search Analytics One Day Off Still
Back in January, we reported that when you look at the new Google Search Console Performance report and compare it to the old Search Analytics report, they do have the same data but the day they plot the data is a day off from each other. With Google shutting down the old Search Analytics report in two days from now, this is a concern for some.
Google: Moving Hosting Companies Doesn’t Cause Ranking Declines
Google’s John Mueller said that moving to a new hosting company doesn’t cause ranking declines. Of course he means if the new hosting company doesn’t prevent GoogleBot from crawling your site. But in general, moving hosts doesn’t have a negative impact on your rankings.
Google Lens Finally On iOS Devices
Google Lens, the tool to have your camera look at objects and detect what they are, is now available on iOS devices. Bing’s search app had many of these features for iOS but now Google does as well.
Google For You Tab Expands To iOS Devices & 130 Countries
Google announced they are expanding the “For You tab” in the Google search app to iOS devices and over 130 countries. Specifically adding For You to over 40 countries on iOS and 130+ new countries on Android. I am not sure why iOS has fewer than Android.
Google Expedites Closing Google+ After Another Security Bug
We knew Google+ was shutting down but Google announced they are now expediting this process since a new security bug was discovered with the Google+ API. 52.5 million users in connection with a Google+ API potentially had their name, email address, occupation, age and other information stolen.
Google Dublin Year End Holiday Party
Google is probably hosting hundreds of holiday parties this year end and I doubt I can post them all here. But here was on in the Dublin office that has an interesting theme. Melissa posted this on I
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
Google adds properties to #schema.org/JobPosting to better support remote jobs, expands job search to Indonesia and Thailand https://t.co/7CnYBMToXW… https://t.co/li8UDgkxQf, Aaron Bradley on Twitter
The “Search gallery” page has now been rebranded as the ” Choose a structured data feature”, with a dynamic feature selector… https://t.co/L1vmvmreST, Aaron Bradley on Twitter
Facebook Uses Many Hidden Methods to Thwart Ad-Blocking Technology, WebmasterWorld
Google CEO Faces Hot Seat in Washington, WebmasterWorld
I wouldn’t use date-restricts as a way of diagnosing indexing. That’s not what it’s designed for. (Also, feel free to DM examples if you prefer)… https://t.co/7D3jP35SKV, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
Facebook starts testing ads in search results
Google Lens goes live for search on iOS: We tested it out
How 3 SEO strategies built today’s eCommerce giants
Human vs machine intelligence: how to win when ‘duplicate’ content is unique
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
Introducing: Google Analytics Advanced Analysis, Jellyfish South Africa
Top consumer habits and insights from 2018, Think with Google
Industry & Business
Apple among tech companies voicing opposition to new anti-encryption law in Australia, 9to5Mac
Interviewing Google’s John Mueller at SearchLove: domain authority metrics, sub-domains vs. sub-folders and more, Distilled
Links & Promotion Building
Creating Linkable Content (Without A Long-Term Commitment!), The Upper Ranks
Local & Maps
Google Maps’ Waze-like incident reporting shows up for many, doesn’t work yet, Android Police
Mobile & Voice
Alexa can now check your email, VentureBeat
SEO
Reranking Content Based on Content from an Original Author, Go Fish Digital
10 Important 2019 SEO Trends You Need to Know, Search Engine Journal
In Search SEO Podcast 07: Does Google’s Search Philosophy Leave It Predisposed to Filter Bubbles?, RankRanger
Is It Time for an SEO Code of Ethics?, Bill Hartzer
Screaming Frog Log File Analyser Update – Version 3.0, Screaming Frog
The New Content + SEO Workflow: Conductor Actions, Conductor
Why doesn’t Google index my content properly?, Yoast
PPC
Top 4 PPC Interview Questions, PPC Hero
Evolving Keyword Research to Match Your Buyer’s Journey, Moz
Some Insights into Bing PPC Audiences, PPC Hero
The Art and Science of Digital Disruption, Bing Ads Blog
