Google made a preview of the consolidated data view live early, go check it out now. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google’s John Mueller said on yesterday’s Google hangout at around the 8:17 mark that Google is pretty good at ignoring link cruft.

Discover the three key steps that will help you in setting and achieving your SEO goals this year. The post How to Set & Achieve Realistic SEO Goals for 2019 by @drumming appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Experts at the San Jose event explored local rankings, Google Posts and dealing with competitors’ location spoofing. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google sought to show potential ‘unintended consequences’ of new copyright rules that require fees when content is shown in search results.

Google’s John Mueller offered further advice on the best use of the disavow tool: Most people don’t need it. The post Google’s John Mueller on How to Use Disavow Tool – Two More Times by @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

New features give manufacturers valuable search query and competitor insights, as well as new product information to highlight in Google Shopping. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google announced that hotels can now add their check-in and check-out times to their Google Local, Google Maps and Google Hotel listings. Brad Brewer shared a screen shot of one listing that already has theirs listed.

Google’s John Mueller was asked if Google’s algorithm can associate negative factors with people or organizations that would lead the unrelated site to be downgraded in their search results. John said he doesn’t believe Google has such an algorithm but then explores other possibilities.

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…