Google Search News (September 2019) – GSC Updates, Nofollow Links, New Meta Tags, and More

Welcome to the very first episode of Google Search News, a news show for webmasters, publishers, and SEOs! Join us every few weeks for updates on what’s going on around Google Search. In this episode, John Mueller covers:

- recent updates to Google Search Console (0:39)
- change in the Webmaster office hours setup (1:20)
- revamp and expansion of the nofollow links (2:08)
- making review rich results more helpful (3:09)
- new meta tags (3:49)
- Webmaster conferences worldwide (4:40)

Documentation mentioned in this episode of Google Search News:
- Google Search Console → https://goo.gle/searchconsole
- Goodbye old Search Console → https://goo.gle/2kYQH8h
- YouTube community page → https://goo.gle/2mbdCxi
- Webmaster event calendar → https://goo.gle/2kDTRhk
- Qualifying outbound links → https://goo.gle/2LY13Qz
- Evolving nofollow → https://goo.gle/2maKF4D
- Making review rich results more helpful → https://goo.gle/2mHelGL
- Robots meta tags & data-nosnippet developer documentation → https://goo.gle/2kE60Tr
- Webmaster FAQ on new controls → https://goo.gle/2mIfi1p
- List of upcoming events → https://goo.gle/2mzezzt

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