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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google search ranking volatility is heated this week, but some of the tools are having issues tracking them. Google is sending out penalties, manual actions…
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google removes breadcrumbs from mobile search results, simplifying URLs to show only domains while keeping breadcrumbs on desktop. The post Google Drops Breadcrumbs From Mobile Search Results appeared first on…
Google looks to have expanded its enforcement of its site reputation abuse policy to European regions this week. Google began enforcement in the US back in May but Google seems…
Yahoo seems to be testing AI Chat within its search results. The chat feature loads on the right side for your query. You click on it and it loads an…
Google is still testing its offensive page annotation feature in the Google iOS app still, but the good news is that the opt out feature does indeed work. Yes, it…
Google has removed the breadcrumb from the mobile search results, leaving only the domain in the search result snippets. The desktop search results will continue to have the breadcrumb and…
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Google expands AI Overviews in Circle to Search, enabling instant insights from visual content on Android devices. The post Google Expands AI Overviews In Circle To Search appeared first on…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
We may be seeing more Google search ranking volatility start to get heated starting this weekend, through January 20th and 21st (and maybe today). Some of the Google tracking tools…
Google has updated not just its site reputation abuse policy for clarification purposes, Google also updated the manual actions section for site reputation abuse. Again, these are just clarification changes,…
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Google updates site reputation abuse policy documentation, adding clearer guidance from FAQs to help ensure compliance. The post Google Updates Site Reputation Abuse Policy Documentation appeared first on Search Engine…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Recently we saw Microsoft tricking searchers to thinking they were searching in Google and not on Bing.
In the Google Ads Performance Max search category, Google is now displaying “private search term.” Private queries are terms that have been searched for by fewer than 50 unique users…
Google is testing AI Overviews that offer a toggle to turn on and off translations and/or just show the translations by default.
Google’s John Mueller replied to a bunch of screenshots of SEO tools showing word counts for the same page that tailed the word counts differently. John said, “This is also…
Microsoft is testing a new search setting named Adaptive Zoom. I am not exactly sure what it does, I tried to toggle it on and off and see how clicking…
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ad Liaison, explained why you might see weekly spend fluctuations in your Google Ads account. “Weekly spend fluctuations are typically due to changing market conditions (weather events,…
Google has added a new source column to the Google Ads search terms insights report for Performance Max. The source column can show search themes, URLs, creative assets and more.
Google is testing placing a new products carousel, a trending products carousel, on the right side where the brand’s knowledge panel would appear. So, instead of having details of that…
Chris Nelson, Senior Staff Analyst, Search Ranking at Google has updated his LinkedIn bio to specify that he manages a large team that builds ranking solutions for Google Search. One…
Google’s John Mueller said that since the robots.txt file is cached by Google for about 24-hours, it does not make much sense to dynamically update your robots.txt file throughout the…
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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For the original iTunes version, click here. This week I covered how the third-party search rank checking tools seem to have cooled, but the chatter is still pretty heated. Maybe…
Some are seeing a super scary Google Ads phishing scam in the Google Search ads slots. When you search, sometimes a scam may come up, sending you to a Google…
Google may be bringing Search Max to Google Ads soon. A “Search Max” option is showing up in the Google Ads match type report for some advertisers.
Google has updated the screenshot examples of the events and estimated salary sections of the Structured data markup that Google Search supports. I assume this update was to better match…
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Google seems to be testing an AI-generated version of What People Are Saying in Google Search. This shows a similar video or social media type of search results but it…
Google is updating its hotel prohibited practices policy to specify that (1) you are required to display final room availability and rates before requesting user information and (2) you are…
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Google triggers global outages at rank and keyword tracking services around the world The post Google Causes Global SEO Tool Outages appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Evidence shows that Google detects AI-generated content within a specific context for search quality and ranking The post Evidence That Google Detects AI-Generated Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google rejects EU’s fact-checking requirements for search and YouTube, defying new disinformation rules. The post Google Rejects EU’s Call For Fact-Checking In Search & YouTube appeared first on Search Engine…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Google has partnered with The Associated Press to provide more real time data for Gemini. Google said “the AP will now deliver a feed of real-time information to help further…
Google is testing placing the chat button, the one that may use AI to respond to your questions, at the top of the Google Ads advertiser console. Google began testing…
Google Search is testing a zoom animation/effect when you click to the next page of the search results. Previously, we saw Google testing sliding in the next page of results…
Google updated its review snippet documentation to recommend that ratings should be accompanied by a review comment and author’s name. This is a recommendation and not a requirement, but it…
Google has said it has updated its child and teen ads policies to increase transparency and make it easier for advertisers to understand these policies. Google added there are no…
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The .AI domain has migrated to a new domain registrar platform that makes it more reliable and secure The post .AI Domain Migrated To A More Secure Platform appeared first…
Google updates review snippet guidelines, recommending ratings include written reviews and author names. The post Google Pushes For Ratings With Comments In Review Snippets appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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In some European regions, Google, likely because of the DMA laws, has to show review aggregated ratings from third-party sites. How does Google know which sites to take those reviews…
Google is testing using its generative AI, Gemini, for the “people also search for” section within Google Search. I mean, Google is testing AI all over search, so I guess…
Microsoft is testing a new ad format where you can click “see more links” to show even more sitelinks on the search ads shown in the Bing search results. These…
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Google is testing the sitelinks carousel on the desktop search results interface. We saw this on the mobile results in December 2023 and all the way back in 2017 but…