Google is now letting users create customized short URLs for Google My Business listings.

At the BirghtonSEO conference last Friday, John Mueller was interviewed by Hannah Smith – and one thing she brought up that was new was that Google has an internal system to deal with big issues called OMG. The way the Q&A went with that question was kind of funny.

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. Search Engine Roundtable Stories: When Google Says I Don’t Know…

Facebook shared plans to update both Ads Manager and Business Manager making them easier to use. The post Facebook is Improving Ads Manager and Business Manager by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Publishers will need to create a Signed Exchange but Cloudflare (and potentially others) promise to simplify the process. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Google has confirmed it’s aware of indexing issues affecting content in Google News. The post Google is Experiencing Indexing Issues With Content in Google News by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Again, at the BirghtonSEO conference, John Mueller was asked about how do they know if they are doing a good job with making publishers happy.

Oh no – another indexing related bug. But this one is limited to only a few Google News publishers

Social networks may have to prevent users under the age of 18 from liking posts, according to new privacy rules. The post Facebook and Instagram May Be Forced to Remove Likes for Users Under 18 by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s John Mueller said on stage at BrightonSEO last Friday that sometimes when Google says “I don’t know” they actually do know but they don’t know the proper PR way to answer the question yet.