Google is aware of the issue with leaving reviews in Google search and Google Maps for local reviews. They are working on a fix. Read more

From Search Engine Land

How to get developers to implement SEO recommendations
The best SEO strategy is meaningless if there’s no one to implement it! Read more

Google gives allergy sufferers a heads-up on pollen levels via mobile search
In partnership with The Weather Channel, pollen and allergy-related mobile searches return information on local pollen levels and an offer to receive pollen count alerts. Read more

From Marketing Land

Retailers: Here are the building blocks for winning the digital shelf
As the busy holiday season fast approaches, This article explains why it’s important for marketers to build on a foundation of data and analysis and tap dedicated staff for their most important retail channels. Read more

Pinterest now lets people zoom in on pins, has redesigned visual search icon
Users no longer have to be signed in to Pinterest to use its visual search Chrome extension. Read more

From Search Engine Roundtable

Google: We Count The Same URL In Different Sitemaps Separately
John Mueller of Google said on Twitter that Google will count the same URL in different sitemap files separately. Read more

Google: URL Structure Not So Important For SEO
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that URL structure is “not so much” important, rating it a 1 out of 7 – whatever that means. He said the bigger concern is changing URLs can take Google time to pick up on and pass signals from. Read more