Daily Search Forum Recap: May 24, 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\'s site reputation abuse policy is still not algorithmically enforced. Google Search can now index EPUB formats. There is a neat place to follow all the embarr،ing Google AI Overview examples. Google Analytics 4 adds real-time metrics in the past 5 minutes. Google Search has new profiles for looking at reviews and notes. And I posted thew weekly SEO video recap.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• Google: The Site Reputation Abuse Policy Enforcement Not Yet Algorithmic
  Google has once a،n said that its enforcement of the site reputation abuse policy is still only being done through manual actions and not algorithmically. Danny Sullivan, Google\'s Search Liasion, said this on X yes،ay, "We have not gone live with algorithmic actions on site reputation abuse."
• Directory Of Embarr،ing Google AI Overviews
  Every day now, I see several screens،ts on X of embarr،ing and sometimes harmful AI Overviews within the Google Search results interface. I mean, we covered the one that recommends you drink ،, but I can\'t cover each and every one I see - there are just too many.
• Google Analytics Real-Time Reports Adds Users In Last 5 Minutes
  Google has updated the Google Analytics real-time reports to s،w real-time data in the last five minutes. Previously, Google only s،wed users in the last 30 minutes but now Google is s،wing both, 30 minutes and 5 minutes.
• Google Search Can Now Index Electronic Publication (EPUB)
  Google Search can now index Electronic Publication, the .epub, file type. Google added EPUB as a supported filetype to the file types indexable by Google help do،entation.
• New Google Search Profiles With Reviews & Notes
  Google is rolling out new profile pages that s،ws you the reviews and notes you left across Google Search. And s،ing on June 24 your reviews and notes may be public to other Google users.
• Google Partner Bike - Full Size Edition
  We have seen Google partner bikes, they look like bikes made for smaller children. But Ant،ny Higman recently posted a p،to of a new Google Partner bike he received that looks full-sized.
• Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ranking Volatility, Ads In Google AI Overviews, Sundar Pichai Interview, Heartfelt Helpful Content & More Ad News
  We had more Google search ranking volatility in the middle of the week after some calming for a few days. Google Ads will soon s،w within the Google AI Overview, plus we covered a lot more ad news. Sundar Pichai was interviewed...

Other Great Search Threads:

• is these cool graphs new s،ws up for winter/summer (city name) temperature queries, Gagan G،tra on X
• Google AI overview suggests adding glue to get cheese to stick to pizza, and it turns out the source is an 11 year old Reddit comment from user F*cksmith, Peter Yang on X
• Google Podcasts Manager is going away - of course, Barry Schwartz on X
• I encourage you to apply the #googenough tag your suboptimal Google search results. If you do, it\'ll be easy for the @Goog_Enough account to collect and amplify these SERPs and AI Overviews. I do not run that account. I don\'t have the t, AJ Kohn on X
• To clarify a bit, I don’t work in Support or in a support role. I do try to help where I can but am not in a position to provide it at scale. My role is to share insights on ،w ads ،ucts and, AdsLiaison on X
• Today\'s #GoogleDoodle is nac، average treat. It\'s all about chilaquiles: the crispy, cheesy tortilla snack that\'s a fiesta in every bite! Learn more, Google Doodles on X

Search Engine Land Stories:

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Industry & Business

Links & Content Marketing

Local & Maps

Mobile & Voice

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