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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 8, 2022

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June 8, 2022

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.

The Google core update for May 2022 is still not done rolling out after 14-days but it should be done soon. Google said you can restrict your XML sitemaps to only be shown to search engines. Bing is testing branded side bars with visit site button and logo. Google Search shows both short videos and visual stories at the same time. Microsoft Bing is also testing an ads tab button.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

Google May 2022 Core Update Not Done Yet…

Today is officially day 14 since the May 2022 core update first started rolling out and it does not seem to be done rolling out yet – it is not complete. Google’s Danny Sullivan said last night “We’re not there yet.” I asked Google’s John Mueller this morning and he didn’t say it was done yet.

Bing Tests Ads Tab Under Search Bar

Microsoft Bing seems to be testing an “ads” tab under the search bar, where you see the images, videos, maps, news, shopping, etc options. Honestly, this seems very out of place but hey, Bing, like Google, tests a lot of interesting things.

Google: You Can Restrict XML Sitemaps Access To Search Engines

Google’s John Mueller said it is acceptable to restrict access of your XML Sitemaps to just search engines. So you can technically block humans from seeing your XML sitemaps but allow Google to access it.

Bing Adds Visit Site Button To Branded Sidebar Navigation

A couple weeks ago we reported how Microsoft Bing was testing a branded sidebar search results snippet feature on the left side bar. Well, Bing added a “Visit Site” button to that sidebar at the top – which makes this more visible feature even more visible.

Google Search With Both Short Videos & Visual Stories (Within An Accordion)

A month ago, we reported how the trend Google is headed is going away from web stories / visual stories and headed towards showing more short videos. Well, now we are seeing Google show the short videos very prominently in the search results, and then also showing visual stories lower down in an accordion to expand and show more.

Nail Polish With Google Logo

Here is a photo Google shared on its social channels on June 1st, also known as National Nail Polish Day, it is a finger nail painted with the super G Google logo.

Other Great Search Threads:

“Not trusting” the links is a sign that you don’t need to put them into a disavow file. Also, buying / making unnatural links yourself is not what I’d, John Mueller on Twitter

No problem for SEO – many sites share IP addresses., John Mueller on Twitter

No, linking to the appropriate http/https version is fine & expected. The only aspect I’m aware of is when you embed http content within https pages (mixed content issues), where the browse, John Mueller on Twitter

This is the literal step-by-step process I use for #keywordresearch and to determine what to write about next on my sites. For this you’ll need @ahrefs Google Sheets A small bit of Python (my script + instructi, Shane on Twitter

Today’s SEO Pro Tip: Identify keyword cannibalization issues between two areas/pages of your site by using @semrush keyword gap to easily identify the rankings overlay between them it doesn’t only support d, Aleyda Solis on Twitter

Viva la SEO, Brodie Clark on Twitter

1/ When someone types “neeva” into search, how do we know they mean “https://t.co/aZwoDBErAs” instead of “https://t.co/iupL0qkx4u”? After all, the second has 3 times as much neeva! See how you can do much better than vanilla, Neeva on Twitter

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Google Hanukkah Decorations Are Live For 2023

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December 3, 2023

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Hanukkah (aka Chanukah) starts this coming Thursday night, December 7th. Google has added its Hanukkah decorations to the Google Search results interface to celebrate. Google does this every year and I expect to see the same rollout in the coming weeks for Christmas and Kawanzaa but for now, since Chanukah is in the coming days, we have the Hanukkah decorations live at Google Search.

Here is a screenshot of the Chanukah decorations as they look like on the mobile search results.

You can see it yourself by searching on Google for [chanukah], [hanukkah], but not yet [חֲנוּכָּה‎] or other spelling variations yet but it should soon. It looks better on mobile than it does on desktop results.

To see the past, the 2023 decorations, 2021 decorations, 2020 Chanukah decorations, 2019 Google holiday decorations, the 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and so on.

Happy Chanukah, everyone!

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Google Pay Accepted Icons In Google Search Results

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December 3, 2023

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Google seems to be testing a Google Pay Accepted label or icon in the Google search results. This label has the super G logo followed by the words “Pay accepted” words next to search result snippets that support Google Pay and notate such in their structured data.

This was first spotted by Khushal Bherwani who shared some screenshots of this on X – here is one:

Here are some more screenshots:

Here is test and without test window for same query. pic.twitter.com/n9cYWBOsro

— Khushal Bherwani (@b4k_khushal) October 20, 2023

Brodie Clark also posted some screenshots after on X:

In continuation from the test from October, Google is now testing out a new Google Pay label associated with organic results. Last month, Google was testing Pay Accepted text, with this month changing it to Pay encrypted checkout. More details: https://t.co/MvFNoPmMDR pic.twitter.com/WDVVc4RbTO

— SERPs Up 🌊 (@SERPalerts) November 30, 2023

I tried to replicate this but I came up short.

This is not the first time Google had similar icons like this in its search results.

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Google Discover Showing Older Content Since Follow Feature Arrived

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December 2, 2023

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Typically, Google Discover shows content that is less than a day old, but it can show content that is weeks, months, or even years old. However, typically, Google will show more recent content in the Discover feed. Well, that may have changed with the new Google follow feature.

Glenn Gabe, who is a very active Google Discover user, noticed that since the Follow feature rolled out, he has been seeing content that is weeks and months old way more often than before the follow feature rolled out. Glenn wrote on X that “this could also be playing a role. i.e. Google isn’t providing as much recent content, but instead, focusing on providing targeted content based on the topics you are following.”

It makes sense that if you follow a specific topic and if Google Discover only shows the most authoritative types of content, it might be hard for Google to find new content on that topic. So it does make sense that Google may show older content more often for that specific topic you follow.

Here are screenshots Glenn shared:

Google Discover Old Stories Follow