Daily Search Forum Recap: November 14, 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 said we can expect changes to third-party hosted content showing in search. Google Search won't explain how it uses user interactions for search. Google Discover products now shows prices and discounts. Google products section has discussions and forums. And Microsoft Advertising now sends violation notice alerts sooner.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• Google: Expect To See Changes In Search Around Third Party Hosted Content
  Google's Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, said that while Google has updated its guidance around blocking third-party content, more is to come. Google said we should see things improve over time related to issues around third-party hosted content, sometimes referred to as parasite SEO.
• Google Won't Detail How It Uses User Interaction Signals In Search
  Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said during his brightonSEO keynote address on Friday that Google Search does use user interaction signals for Google Search but he added he won't go into specifics on how these user interactions are used.
• Google Discover Products Section Adds Pricing & Discounts
  Google Discover added products or e-commerce sections about a month ago. But now it seems Google is adding both pricing details and discounts to those product/e-commerce Discover results.
• Google Products Results With Discussion and Forum Feature
  Google seems to be testing showing the Discussion and Forum feature within product listing search results. The Discussion and Forum is about a year or so old now but I've never seen it for products, that is until now.
• Microsoft Advertising Sending Faster Email Disapproval Notices
  Microsoft announced that it has updated some of its existing advertising policies and with that also made the email notification process for disapproval faster and quicker.
• Google Pixel Pants
  Here are some photos of Google pants, maybe Google Pixel pants. I found them on Instagram where the person who posted this wrote a touching story.

Other Great Search Threads:

• "My understanding is you didn't understand anything about Topical Authority & Knowledge Graph", Red
• Appreciate the question. When the integration is ready, we'll have clear documentation for full transparency. We'll always disclose how data is used for reporting (e.g. only register what is needed for YouTube EVCs), AdsLiaison on X
• I don't know, we went back and forth on this... Safari on iOS moved to the bottom, but many people actually prefer the top location, Mikhail Parakhin on X
• That page is blocked to us via robots.txt, which is why it has that "No information is available" message. That's a good thing in terms of our guidance about hosting third-party content: https://t.co, Google SearchLiaison on X

Search Engine Land Stories:

• Conveying keyword insights to non-SEOs: A visual approach
• Google says major changes coming to search rankings
• Transformer architecture: An SEO’s guide
• Google adds reports for learning video rich results
• Meta Ads for ecommerce: 7 things to test and iterate

Other Great Search Stories:

Analytics

• The Definitive Guide to Google Analytics Audiences, Semrush
• Website Analytics: Understanding Your Franchise's Online Performance, 1851 Franchise

Industry & Business

• Google Sues to Block AI Ads Preying on Small Businesses, Wall Street Journal
• Google's Defaults Reflect 'Market Outcome,' Judge Told, Law360
• Google-parent Alphabet dissolves stake in trading app Robinhood, The Hindu
• US Supreme Court won't hear case against Google over Chrome technology, Reuters
• Why Google is taking legal action to protect AI users and small businesses, Google Blog
• Google fined $164,000 for failing to store user data inside Russia, Yahoo Finance
• Report: OpenAI trying to poach Google workers with $10M pay packages, San Francisco Chronicle
• What Google Argued to Defend Itself in Landmark Antitrust Trial, New York Times

Links & Content Marketing

• How to Leverage Content and AI-powered Tools in Your Content Writing, Moz
• Treat Your Marketing Database as an Audience? That’s a Mistake, Content Marketing Institute

Local & Maps

• Fake Review Doctor, Clever Scam Got Reviews Removed, SAB Bug Solution?, Near Media
• Fake Reviews Are Rampant Online. Can a Crackdown End Them?, New York Times
• Why Citations Ain’t What They Used to Be, Near Media

Mobile & Voice

• How Google combats financial fraud on Android, Google Blog
• Google Paid Samsung $8 Billion to Make Search, Play Store Default on Mobile, Bloomberg

SEO

• 9 Best Content Management Systems for SEO in 2023, Semrush
• Is the poor reputation of SEO justified?, Kevin Indig
• SEO Visibility: What It Is & How to Improve It, Semrush
• Siteimprove Drops Game-Changing AI Generate - Your Ultimate Shortcut to SEO Stardom, Bill Hartzer
• Winning headline strategies from news SEO experts, SEO For Journalism
• Enterprise SEO Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide for Site Owners, Semrush

PPC

• Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue From Search Deal, Witness Says, Bloomberg
• Media Buying Briefing: How media agencies are preparing for Google's third-party cookie to go away – actually this time, Digiday

Other Search

• 6 reasons Google Bard is better than ChatGPT, XDA Developers
• AI Opportunity Agenda: Recommendations to achieve AI benefits, Google Blog

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