Google Explains Why You Probably Didn't Get Into The Virtual Webmaster Unconference

As you know, the Google virtual webmaster "unconference" is taking place today. It was sold out within a few hours after it launched and thus Google promised to hold a more formal virtual conference to fit more people later this year. Google also briefly explained why it couldn't let more people into this event earlier.

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Google Maps Using Overlays For Claim Business Or Suggest Edits

Google Maps is now using an overlay box when you want to try to claim a business or suggest an edit for a business listing. This is instead of taking you to a new page to claim the listing. Ben Fisher said on Twitter "Claim This Business (CTB) now opens in a new window. Clicking Manage Now starts the verification process and adds it to Google My Business without having to go to Google My Business web."

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Google Video Search Snippet Carousel Makes TikTok's Day

Here is a newish video carousel look that Valentin Pletzer spotted in the Google mobile search results. It is like the image carousel you see in some search result snippets but with videos, in this case, TikTok video clips.

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Aurora Morales From Google Preparing For The Virtual Webmaster Unconference

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Facebook Shops & Instagram Checkout Expand to All US Businesses via @MattGSouthern

Facebook is rolling out a dedicated shopping tab, and expanding Shops and Instagram Checkout to all US businesses.

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Google: Most Sites Don’t Need to Worry About Crawl Budget via @MattGSouthern

Google’s Search Relations team says most sites don’t need to worry about crawl budget in the latest episode of the Search Off the Record podcast.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 25, 2020

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

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