Google Core & Product Reviews Update Done, Local Search Ranking Bug Fixed, Search On Event Recap & More

Google has finished rolling out both the September 2022 core update and product reviews update on Monday, September 26th - yes, there is a lot of confusion. Google fixed a bug with the local search rankings and service area businesses. Google had its big Search On event, I recap most of it. Google product review updates do get periodic updates that may not be announced. Google said if you don’t know if your content is written expertly, then it probably is not. Google said there is no percentage of measurement for duplicate content. Google really wants you to avoid changing URLs just for SEO reasons. Google said page speed issues won’t lead to a site being removed from Google Search. Google is testing the Google Search Cookbook. Google Search talks about when a brand outranks the generic meaning of the word. Google is testing a more like this search feature. Bing is testing traffic analysis in the search results. Microsoft Bing is also testing a web label. Google Ads continues to suffer from latency issues. Google Local Service ads dropped the license number from the listings. Google's John Mueller now is offering to review parts of your public presentation for accuracy. And if you want to help sponsor those vlogs, go to patreon.com/barryschwartz. That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable. Search Topics of Discussion: Google September Core & Product Reviews Updates Both Finished Rolling Out On September 26th Google Local Search Ranking Bug Fix Rolling Out All The Google Announcements From Search On 2022 Google Product Review Updates Still Get Periodic Updates That Google May Not Announce Google: If You Don't Know If Your Content Expertly Written, Then It Is Not Google: There Is No Percentage To Measure Duplicate Content Google Really Wants You To Avoid Changing URLs Just For SEO Reasons Google: Page Speed Issues Wouldn't Lead To Your Site Being Removed From Google Search Google Search Cookbook Google Search: When A Brand Becomes More Popular Than The Meaning Of The Word Google "More Like This" Star Search Snippet Feature Bing Tests Traffic Analysis In Search Results Snippets Bing Tests "Web" Label In Search Result Snippets Google Ads Continues To Suffer From Latency Issues Did Google Local Service Ads Remove License Numbers? Google's John Mueller Offers To Review Part Of Your Presentation For Accuracy