This week was pretty hectic in the search world. Google announced they are beginning to roll out the mobile first indexing process, although I don’t think it rolled out yet. Google may have done large algorithm and ranking updates in search around March 23rd and March 28th, both likely unrelated to the mobile-first indexing rollout. SEOs are complaining about new URLs not being indexed but John Mueller of Google said all is working as expected. Google submit URL feature seems to be working again. Google said there is no reset button for a site that has a penalty. Google needs to write up guidelines around A/B testing and search. Bing added new intelligent search features. Google added in-line lyric translation in search. Google is testing expandable sitelinks with snippets. Google is showing top stories summaries. Google Partner Search is going away, as are other Google Partner features. Google announced the new keyword planner look and feel. Google emailed everyone about their responsibilities with GDPR. Google launched a new air quality search box that smells off. Google Posts is testing a new look. And the search community honored Nancy McDonald, Rob Bucci, Bartosz Goralewicz, Topher Kohan and Alexis Sanders this week. That was the past week in search at the Search Engine Roundtable.

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Search Topics of Discussion:
Google Begins Rolling Out Mobile-First Indexing; Few Notice
Google Algorithm Update March 23rd : Chatter & Signals
Google March 28th Algorithm Ranking Update?
Google’s Mobile First Indexing Is Unrelated To Weekend Algorithm Update
Google Having Indexing Issues, Not Indexing Some New URLs Within Days
Google: Indexing New URLs Is Working Fine, No Issues Here
Google Request Indexing & Submit URL Feature Accepting URLs Again
Google Has No Reset Button For A Penalized Site
Google Search Needs A/B Testing Guidelines
Bing Adds More Intelligent Search Features
Google Adds Lyrics In-Line Translation In Search
Google Tests Expandable Sitelinks With Snippet Teasers
Google Shows Summaries Of Top Stories In Search
Google Partner Search, Insights & Leads Going Away
Google Announced The New Keyword Planner Tool
Google Emails AdSense & Others Their Responsibilities With GDPR
Google Air Quality & Pollution Widget Smells Off?
Google Posts Tests New Creating Posts Layout
Nancy McDonald – The Search Community Honors You
Rob Bucci – The Search Community Honors You
Bartosz Góralewicz – The Search Community Honors You
Topher Kohan – The Search Community Honors You
Alexis Sanders – The Search Community Honors You

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