Happy Holidays and New Years – this week we covered a possible Google update that happened on Christmas – but I am not sure if it is real. The Google Analytics bug from December 16th won’t be fixed for another few weeks. Google said e-commerce sites do not have to worry as much about E-A-T. There are a lot of SEOs talking about salience scores now for some reason. Google’s uncommon downloads notification can mostly be ignored said Google. Google can now show cameos on Google Discover. Google’s publisher center is having some bugs. Google Local is testing tile-like buttons and blue star icons in the local pack. Google also is automatically adds your GMB photos as Google Posts that you cannot delete. Google is testing browse by photo in the local pack as well. Google Ads will no longer offer social media support. Google’s John Mueller posted a video with seven FAQs on search. John Mueller also worked on Christmas to help distressed SEOs. And I posted my long interview with Matt Cutts, it was a lot of fun. That was this past week in search at the Search Engine Roundtable.

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Search Topics of Discussion:
Google Christmas Search Algorithm Update Chatter – I Don’t Think So
December 16th Google Analytics Bug Not Fixed Yet
Google: E-A-T Less Important For E-Commerce Sites
Google On Salience Score Matter For SEO
Google Search Console Uncommon Downloads;You Should Request Review & Ignore
Google Shows Cameos In Google Discover
Google Publisher Center Add Section Crawl Option Broken?
Google Local Pack Tests Tile-like Buttons
Google Local Pack With Blue Star Icon For Top Rated?
Google Local Tests Browse By Photo
Google My Business Photos Being Added To Google Posts Without Option To Delete
Google Ads Social Media Support Ends January 1, 2020
Google’s John Mueller Answers Seven Common SEO Questions Including The Secret To Ranking
Google’s John Mueller Doing Webmaster Support On Christmas Again
Vlog #32: Matt Cutts On His Google Years & How SEO/SEMs Can Make A Difference At The USDS

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