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’s John Mueller confirmed on Twitter that Google may stop fetching your XML Sitemap files if the URLs within them are invalid.

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

Posted by bsmarketer Content promotion isn’t tweeting or upvoting. Those tiny, one-off tactics are fine for beginners. They might make a dent, but they definitely won’t move the needle.

Google Search Console has updated the Inspect URL tool with information about HTTP response codes, JavaScript logs, and rendered screenshots. The post Google Search Console Makes ‘Inspect URL’ Tool More Useful by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Over the past 24-48 hours, I’ve been seeing some chatter amongst the SEO communities, a bit more in the black hat space, but still chatter. Chatter of a Google search algorithm update touching down the past couple of days

These 10 trends that will matter most to marketers, brands, and businesses in 2019, according to 30 social media experts. The post 10 Social Media Trends That Will Matter Most in 2019 by @MrDannyGoodwin appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google has a 45 percent search market share in Russia, second only to Yandex.

Here are the answers to the most common questions asked about managing metrics in the Performance reporting in GSC. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.