Online Marketing Today: SearchCap: Google sitemaps, Gboard ads & Sitelink card ads

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

From Search Engine Land:

Bug? Google Sitemap index counts drop across Search Console reports
May 13, 2016 by Barry Schwartz
Many publishers and webmasters are seeing huge drops in the reported index count in the Google Search Console sitemaps report. It seems like a widespread bug.
Google: No “current plans” for ads in Gboard
May 13, 2016 by Ginny Marvin
But the new iOS keyboard app from Google sure looks like a big new opportunity for mobile search ads.
Google testing a carousel of Sitelink cards in search ads
May 13, 2016 by Ginny Marvin
Spotted on mobile, the carousel features individual cards that link to separate landing pages.
NFL-YouTube deal will bring highlight videos & related news directly into Google search results
May 13, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues
Searches for specific NFL teams will deliver direct answers that include YouTube videos of highlights from games in progress.
Report: 2 years in, 75 percent of Right to Be Forgotten asks denied by Google
May 12, 2016 by Greg Sterling
More than 50 percent of requests come from Germany and the UK.
The SEM agency is dying (and what to do about it)
May 13, 2016 by David Rodnitzky
Search engine marketing is an ever-changing field, and columnist David Rodnitzky warns that agencies that fail to adapt will be left out in the cold.
Search in Pics: Gboard team, Google Boston’s vintage arcade room & new weight training room
May 13, 2016 by Barry Schwartz
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. Google’s Gboard team photo: Source: Twitter Google Boston’s vintage arcade game room: Source: Twitter Google London’s […]