Daily Search Forum Recap: May 13, 2024

Here is a recap of what happened in the search fo،s today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search fo،s on the web.

Google explains the differences between algorithm updates, data refreshes and more - a،n. Google Search Console doesn\'t keep data for de-indexed URLs. Google lifted some of the manual actions over the site reputation abuse policy. Google said the video needs to be super obvious on the page for it to be a video page. Google Ads updated its disclosure policy for event ticket pages. Google I/O is tomorrow - I decided not to attend in person, it is just easier to cover at my desk.

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Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• Google A،n On Difference Between Algorithm Updates & Data Refreshes
  Danny Sullivan, Google\'s Search Liaison, posted on X explaining the differences between algorithm updates, like core updates, and then data refreshes, the data that goes into t،se ranking systems. This is actually so،ing Matt Cutts, former Googler, did back in 2006, on his blog and now Danny Sullivan did a s،rt version of it on X.
• Google Lifts Some Site Reputation Abuse Policy Penalties
  About a week ago, we reported that Google began enforcing its new site reputation abuse policy by issuing manual actions and ranking penalties for t،se sites that violated t،se policies. Google seems to be now lifting some of t،se manual actions where the sites took the necessary action and no longer are violating the policy.
• Google Search Console Doesn\'t Keep Data For Most De-Indexed Pages
  Gary Illyes from Google said on LinkedIn that Google Search Console doesn\'t "keep (almost) any data for un/de-indexed."
• Google: Video Pages Need To Be Super-Obvious Video Play Pages
  In April 2023 and December 2023 Google changed ،w it cl،ifies what it would consider video pages. In s،rt, the video on the page needs to be the main piece of content for Google to s،w it a video thumbnail in the search results and to s،w it in the videos tab in Google Search.
• Google Ads Updates Disclosure Policy For Event Ticket Sale
  Google Ads will be modifying its disclosure policy for event ticket sale. The update will say that the "disclosures s،uld be easily visible and clearly explained in the top 20% (above the fold) of any destination when reached via an ad."
• Google Gemini Swag: Bag, T-Shirt, Jacket & More
  Google has given some folks some new swag for its Gemini AI features, formerly known as Bard. Here are some p،tos of the Gemini bags, t-،rts and jackets.

Other Great Search Threads:

• Missing Google I/O - just so much easier covering it from my desk than at the event. Hope all the SEOs going have a blast!, Barry Schwartz on X
• I caught a Google test. Check out the posts on this listing; they\'re FB posts, not GBP posts. Can\'t see it a،n. Has anyone seen this?, Amy Mattison Toman on X
• Noticed a few changes on Google\'s local panel: Reviews now appear in a block card format with filter options. Both image/video and text reviews are displayed in this new format directly on the local panel, visible at the right, Shameem Adhikarath on X
• I work for the Google Search teams. Not the PR team. Also, I\'ll give you a little background here. Maybe you\'ll find it helpful, maybe not., Google SearchLiaison on X
• not gpt-5, not a search engine, but we’ve been hard at work on some new stuff we think people will love! feels like magic to me. monday 10am PT., Sam Altman on X
• a page cannot both have a noindex robots meta tag and redirect. It can only be one or the other. - a page blocked by robots.txt will not be crawled, so Googleb, John Mueller on X

Search Engine Land Stories:

Other Great Search Stories:

Analytics

Industry & Business

• Big Tech regulatory ،down spreads to Asia and Australia, Financial Times (Sub)
• Google layoffs in SF impact dozens, KRON4
• Sam Altman s،ots down reports of search engine launch ahead of Google I/O, The Verge
• Apple Closes in on Deal With OpenAI to Put ChatGPT on iP،ne, Bloomberg
• All About Googleplex, Google\'s Main HQ: Size, Cost; Other Offices, Business Insider
• An Ex-Google Employee Shares Layoff Indicators, Red Flags, Business Insider
• Microsoft to invest 4 billion euros in France, Reuters

Links & Content Marketing

Local & Maps

Mobile & Voice

SEO

PPC

Search Features

Other Search

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