Google Blog: “What is Dataset Search? Dataset Search enables users to find datasets stored across thousands of repositories on the Web, making these datasets universally accessible and useful. Datasets and related data tend to be spread across multiple data repositories on the web. In many cases, information about these datasets is neither linked nor has it been indexed by search engines, making data discovery tedious or, in some cases, impossible. By providing our users with a single interface that allows them to search across multiple repositories, we hope to transform how data is being published and used. We also believe that this project will have the additional benefits of a) creating a data sharing ecosystem that will encourage data publishers to follow best practices for data storage and publication and b) giving scientists a way to show the impact of their work through citation of datasets that they have produced.. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions about Dataset Search.”

“We launched the new Search Console at the beginning of the year. Since then we have been busy hearing and responding to your feedback, adding new features such as the URL Inspection Tool, and migrating key reports and features. Here’s what the new Search Console gives you: More data:

• Get an accurate view of your website content using the Index Coverage report.
• Review your Search Analytics data going back 16 months in the Performance report.
• See information on links pointing to your site and within your site using the Links report.
• Retrieve crawling, indexing, and serving information for any URL directly from the Google index using the URL Inspection Tool…”