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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

Google tests a Google My Business dashboard within the web search results
Jul 11, 2017 by Barry Schwartz
Google is testing a method to get more business owners to update their data within Google My Business.
Key notes on optimizing for voice search: Conversation, content and context
Jul 11, 2017 by Jim Yu
Voice search is growing in popularity, yet many search marketers still don’t have a plan for it. Columnist Jim Yu discusses the state of voice search and provides some tips for marketers looking to the future.
AMP for Advanced SEOs: SMX Advanced insights
Jul 11, 2017 by Eric Enge
Columnist Eric Enge summarizes a session from the recent SMX Advanced conference on Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP).
Attack of the clones: Here’s a script to fight duplicated ads
Jul 11, 2017 by greg d mcclellandGilbert
Duplicate ads can make it difficult to properly manage your AdWords campaigns, but finding duplicate ads in a large account can be nearly impossible. Luckily, thanks to columnist greg d mcclellandGilbert, there’s a script for that.
8 major Google ranking signals in 2017
Jul 11, 2017 by Sponsored Content: SEO PowerSuite
It’s no secret that Google’s ranking algorithm is made up of over 200 components, or “signals.” And while the list is impressive, it can get daunting if you’re a just regular human with 24 hours in a day. Luckily, SEO isn’t about getting every tiny thing right; it’s about getting your priorities right. Below, […]

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Industry

Local & Maps

Apple Maps gains public transit directions for Las Vegas, Reno, other Nevada regions, appleinsider.com
Google Local Panel Showing Other Locations For Businesses, Search Engine Roundtable
Google Releases Google Earth Pro, Will Drop Google Earth Free Version, Search Engine Roundtable
Google Updates GMB Insights Email, Mike Blumenthal
Using Computer Vision and Street View to Map Urban Change, Google Earth Blog

Link Building

Searching

SEO

Early Signs Of A Google Search Algorithm Update, Search Engine Roundtable
Index Bloat: What is It & How to Fix it (Carefully), kernmedia.com
Bulk check Indexed Pages for sites, Majestic Blog
Domain ranking factors: SEO shortcuts you should not take, SmartBrief
Google Can Rank /page & /page.html Separately If Content Is Different, Search Engine Roundtable
Google Recommends Using Self Referencing Canonicals, The SEM Post
Google Recommends You Don’t Redirect By IP Location, Search Engine Roundtable
How To Do Local SEO Competition Research, Search Engine People
SEO for a new website: the very first things to do, Yoast