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 testing dual language people also ask boxes. Google said it can crawl and access quality differently across sections of your site. Google added examples of good and bad meta descriptions. Google is testing a new explore brands feature. SiteGround reactivated the late and great Bill Slawski’s SEO By The Sea after it went offline due to no payment. Plus I posted the weekly SEO video recap from Jerusalem.
Google Provides Examples Of How To Improve Your Meta Descriptions Google has updated its meta descriptions help documentation to provide five examples of how to improve your meta descriptions. This was added yesterday, plus Google did some formatting updates to the page.
Dual Google People Also Ask Results In Different Languages Google seems to be testing or launching, showing dual people also ask boxes in the Google Search results. One people also ask box is in English and, in this case, the other is in Hindi.
SiteGround Now Hosting Bill Slawski’s SEO By The Sea For Free As many of you know Bill Slawski passed away in May. But earlier this week, Bill’s treasure trove of content covering search patents and more at SEOByTheSea.com went offline. The issue appeared to be that the billing was not paid, but when it was brought to the attention of the hosting company, SiteGround, they decided to reactivate the site for free.
Google Search Tests Explore Brands With & Without Product Images Google is testing a search feature for more product and e-commerce features, this one is titled “explore products.” The explore products feature comes with product images and without product images.
Chi Doogler – Google Dog In Blue Circle Cubbie Here is a cool and blue-looking photo I found on Instagram from the Google Chicago office of a Doogler, a Google dog, in a blue Google cubbie.
