Daily Search Forum Recap: November 9, 2023

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.

Google is now rolling out the November 2023 Reviews update...

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Google Tests Multiple Local Packs In Search Results As You Scroll

Google seems to be testing showing multiple local packs in its search results as you scroll down the page. I cannot replicate this, which makes me believe this is a limited test. But Christian Kunz was able to repeat this over and over again, showing multiple local packs come up as he scrolls through the Google search results page.

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Google Top Stories Open Access Label

Google seems to be testing a new feature for top stories named "Open Access." I am not sure what open access means, if you know, please comment below. It seems like it might be part of the Google News Showcase but I can be wrong.

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Ghostbusters Car Outside Google Dublin

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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 8, 2023

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Crochet Googlebot On Mini Couch

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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 7, 2023

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.

Google had some material released by the DOJ that includes the three pillars of rankings...

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New Google Ads Policy Disallows Location Assets For Closed Locations

Google has sent out an email to some advertisers using location asserts within Google Ads with "new policy requirements." In short, it says that if your location is closed, not recognized, or does not match the business ads location, then Google Ads location assets are not allowed.

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Google Pumpkin Carving

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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 6, 2023

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.

Google's November 2023 core update is super super heated and it hit fast...

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Sullivan Shares Internal Documents On How Google Search Listen To SEO Feedback

On Friday, Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison, shared some internal documents showing how he complies some of the feedback from SEOs online and then prepares that feedback to share with the Google Search teams. He has done this a couple of times before, in terms of publicly showcasing how he provides feedback to the internal Google Search teams.

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AdSense for Search To Stop Serving Over Google, Ad Personalization Deprecating

Google announced late on Friday that AdSense for Search (AFS), AdSense for Shopping (AFSh), and Programmable Search Engine (ProSE) will stop serving ads over google.com and this will also mean that ad personalization will be deprecated for these products because Google cookies will no longer be available to them.

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Google Ireland 20th Anniversary Event

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Google Business Profiles Adds Small Business Attribute

Google added a new business attribute for small businesses to showcase they are small. You can add it under your Google Business Profile, where you edit your listing and select your attributes.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 1, 2023

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.

Google mobile first indexing is really done this time...

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Google: Keyword Stuffing Isn't About The Number Of Times A Word Is Repeated

While Google has a clear definition of what keyword stuffing is on its spam policies page, Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison, explained that it is not about the number of times a word is repeated on a page. Rather, it is about how the words on the page read, he explained.

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YouTube Music Band Room

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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 31, 2023

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Google: Old Content Doesn't Make It Unhelpful Content

Google's Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, said on X that just because content is old, it doesn't mean that content is unhelpful. He said, "Just because something is older doesn't make it unhelpful."

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Halloween Ghost Zombie Prop In Google Office

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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 30, 2023

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Google Again Says Schema Does Not Make Your Site Rank Better

Google once again said that adding schema or structured data markup to your pages will not result in those pages ranking better in Google Search. Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said this on X, "using schema doesn't give you a ranking boost," adding, "Schema doesn't make you rank better." He even said that "Schema has nothing to do with rankings."

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Google Helpful Content System Uses Machine Learning To Understand If Content Is Helpful

This is just a reminder that Google uses machine learning to understand if content is helpful or not within the Google helpful content system. This is not new, we've known this for over a year, but it seems many of us keep forgetting.

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Quantum Meditation Woman Sculpture At Google

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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 27, 2023

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.

We're seeing signs of another unconfirmed Google search ranking update today...

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