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 accidentally removes news publishers from Google News
  Jan 8, 2018 by Barry Schwartz

  It is expected that affected publishers will be reinstated by the end of the day.

• Google removes addiction treatment ads from UK search results
  Jan 8, 2018 by Susan Wenograd

  The move follows the September crackdown in the US on referral agents using AdWords.

• Google to roll out new Search Console features in coming weeks
  Jan 8, 2018 by Barry Schwartz

  After comprehensive beta user testing, Google begins release of the new Google Search Console reports to all verified users.

• What the development of visual search will mean for SEO
  Jan 8, 2018 by Kristopher Jones

  Columnist Kristopher Jones talks visual search — its current state, its implications for the future and strategies for SEOs looking to capitalize on this evolving technology.

• Search Engine Land’s Community Corner: Industry veteran releases new book, our top columnists of 2017 and more
  Jan 6, 2018 by Michelle Robbins

  Happy new year! If, like me, you’re just getting caught up on industry news and announcements, I’ll share a couple of noteworthy items you may have missed over the past two weeks: We shared the top 10 columns published in 2017. Cheers to our talented contributors Sherry Bonelli, Joy Hawkins, Dan Sharp, Paul Shapiro, Wesley […]

Recent Headlines From Marketing Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:

Search News From Around The Web:

• Automating Bidding with Google Sheets and AdWords Scripts, PPC Hero
• Google My Business (Google Maps) Lacks Any Credible Spam Algorithms, Online Ownership
• Google Search Algorithm Update Tweaks Continue, Search Engine Roundtable
• Google SERP Feature Volatility & Your SEO Strategy, RankRanger
• Great Content Is Useful Content: Here’s Why [VIDEO], Stone Temple
• Grow your business faster with machine learning: Part I, Inside AdWords
• How to brainstorm link building ideas with Majestic, Majestic Blog
• NYPD subpoenas Google to obtain teen’s online history, New York Post
• Paid vs. Organic Search: The Story (Right Now), Conductor
• Understanding SEO Timeline, CanuckSEO

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