SearchCap: Google Maps Apology, Matt Cutts Replaced & App Indexing Data

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

From Search Engine Land:

• Search In Pics: Google Carnival, Google Now Mug & The Breaker Lab

  In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.

• 6 Keys To Getting Local SEO Started On The Right Foot

  For small businesses wondering how to get into local search engine optimization (SEO), contributor Tamar Weinberg has provided this handy beginner’s guide.

• Research Reveals The Distinct Ways Users Search

  Columnist Nathan Safran shares data and insights from a recent study conducted by Blue Nile Research that may change the way you think about keyword research.

• Google Has New Head Of Web Spam But Won’t Be The “New Matt Cutts”

  Google’s outreach to publishers and SEOs will continue to be split among a variety of people rather than being tied to the web spam fighting chief.

• Google Search Console Adds Apps Data To Search Analytics & Fetch As Google

  Google adds two new features for App Indexing in the Search Console; Search Analytics and Fetch as Google support.

• Google To Implement Googlebomb Fix To Prevent Racist Listings In Google Maps

  Crowdsourcing the entire web goes bad with Google Maps, causing many locations to be relevant for slurs and derogatory words. Google promises a fix is on the way.

Recent Headlines From MarTech, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:

• Bitly’s Audience Intel Gives Marketers More Data About Consumer Sharing
• That Crazy Internet Meme Delta Safety Video Is On Its Way To 2 Million Views
• 7 Tips For Launching A Video Marketing Strategy
• Store Visits And Offline Spending Data Will Drive Massive Mobile Ad Growth
• A CMO’s View: Cole Haan CMO Says Domain Strategy Should Focus On Engagement & Honesty
• How I Failed In Digital Advertising: A Traditional Ad Vet’s Story
• Too Big To Evolve? How To Foster Innovation In The Enterprise
• Google Ad Chief: “How Many Of Facebook’s Video Views Are Engaged?”
• Most Americans Want More Privacy, Don’t Trust Advertisers, Social Media Or Search

Search News From Around The Web:

Industry

• Brin and Page win the first Seoul Test of Time Award, International World Wide Web Conference
• Spy Agencies Explored Tapping Google, Samsung App Servers, Wall Street Journal

Local & Maps

• Sorry for our Google Maps search mess up, Google LatLong
• Last Links from Google Maps to G+ Local Plus Pages Removed, Mike Blumenthal
• The Racism on Google Maps Seems To Be Gone, So What Is This?, Seely Security

Link Building

• Yandex reveals new details about inbound link penalties, russiansearchtips.com
• Yandex Search Algorithm Minusinsk: Results from Round One of Penalties, Russian Search Marketing

Searching

• Barclays Brand Showing In Google Answer Box For Generic Queries, Search Engine Roundtable

SEO

• Google’s Webmaster, Rupert Breheny, Does Webmaster Hangout On Responsive Mobile Design, Search Engine Roundtable
• Phantom Quality Panda and Google Search Console, Yoast
• Why Good Unique Content Needs to Die – Whiteboard Friday, Moz

Search Marketing

• Video: Google Confirms Update, Twitter In Google, Google Penalties & SMX Israel, Search Engine Roundtable