Good morning, search marketers, this was some glitch.
The de-indexing saga continues. Google said yesterday that the indexing issue that started last week should be resolved "within the next eight hours." Though it noted that "some documents might take an additional 12-24 hours to restore." Let us know if you've been impacted: editors@searchengineland.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Sure, it's easy to over-hype voice search. But with more than two billion devices with digital assistants out in the world, voice search is growing. And apparently there's still time to get first-mover advantage over your competition, according to a study of more than 73,000 business locations in the U.S. Just 4% of those businesses were deemed "voice search ready."
And speaking of digital assistants, if you're an Android user, keep a lookout for ads in search results in Assistant. Search campaigns are extending to Assistant in some cases.
Lots more below, including testing infinite scroll and images popping up in more Google sitelinks.
Ginny Marvin
Editor-In-Chief
Quick links to stories mentioned above:
+ Just 4% of U.S. businesses 'voice search ready,' finds analysis of nearly 75,000 companies
+ 'Rich Answers' and search ads coming to Google Assistant
+ Google's de-indexing issue still not fully resolved