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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. We are finally…
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The Google November 2024 core update started rolling out Monday, November 11, at 3:30 pm ET and we saw some movement begin around Wednesday/Thursday but it was not that widespread….
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Google Maps will now show you if you can find products nearby, like you’d see in directly in Google Search and Google Shopping. This “Products nearby” carousel now shows up…
Google has released a native app for Google Gemini for iPhone devices. This comes after Google added Gemini to the Google app on iOS, created a native Gemini app for…
Google sent emails to some Google Merchant Center advertisers and free users about a new feature in Chrome where the Google web browser will showcase your promotions directly in the…
Google seems to be testing a new AI chat feature for e-commerce searches and retailers that is titled “Get help from Google’s sales assistant.” This will launch an AI chat…
Bing Search has updated its autosuggest (auto complete) search bar to include rich entity cards and popular follow-on searches directly in the suggestion pane. Jordi Ribas, the Head of Search…
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Google Maps introduces product search with real-time inventory, helping shoppers find items in stock at nearby stores. The post Google Maps Launches Product Search: Steps For Retailers appeared first on…
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As you know, the Google November 2024 core update started rolling out Monday, November 11, at 3:30 pm ET. So far, some sites are seeing really big movements, like massive…
Google’s John Mueller cautioned about relying on and overusing Google Trends for content ideas and generating content for your website. John said that it is “easy to go overboard with…
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Google is testing more of those expandable sections in the mobile search results. We have seen them for ads/sponsored listings and other topics but now also for short videos, articles…
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HTTP Archive’s latest Web Almanac reveals mobile-desktop performance gap and persistent tracking practices across millions of websites. The post HTTP Archive Report: 61% Of Cookies Enable Third-Party Tracking appeared first…
Google updated its machine learning crash course. It now offers introductions to LLMs and AI, helpful for understanding search engines The post Google’s Updated Machine Learning Courses Build SEO Understanding…
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Google’s John Mueller said that some SEOs over focus on URL structure and that if your context from your pages aren’t clear, then no URL structure can fix that.
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Google will be changing how it handles the first-party cookie controls on AdSense sites. Google said, “We’re making some changes to how first-party cookies are managed in your AdSense account…
A couple of months ago, we reported how Google Search will label if an image was AI-generated, edited by photo editing software or taken with a camera by working with…
Google has added a new promotion type to Google Merchant Center named “Sale events.” Sale events are a type data that you can submit on Google and are shown on…
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Real-time analysis of millions of Google search queries shows how the core algorithm update is affecting search results The post Google November Core Update: 6 Insights From Millions of Queries…
A report suggested that Google was testing SERPs without favicons, but Google confirmed this was unintentional and not a test The post Google SERPs Without Favicons Is A Glitch appeared…
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Google Search Advocate clarifies that duplicate content poses operational challenges but doesn’t penalize website rankings, offering three practical solutions. The post Google’s Martin Splitt: Duplicate Content Doesn’t Impact Site Quality…
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Google has begun rolling out the third core update for the year, the November 2024 core update. This update started to roll out on November 11, 2024 at around 3:30…
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Google Search has been rolling out this new expandable section in the search results titled “current sales.” I guess Google is able to figure out what is a sale and…
Google is showing both seller ratings and product ratings on a single Google Shopping Ad unit. It is a bit weird to see both ratings, and it can potentially be…
Google is testing placing a second link directly under the main ad headline link, some call the title link, that pull from your Google Ads assets or extensions. It is…
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Google releases the November 2024 core update, which affects global search rankings. The post Google Rolls Out November 2024 Core Algorithm Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Google is testing showing real blue anchor text based hyperlinks in the AI Overviews, instead of showing that paperclip icon. This may encourage searchers to click on the links within…
Google has lifted its pause on US election and political ads today, Monday, November 11, 2024. The pause of US based election ads was temporarily instituted after the US election…
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Google is testing removing the favicons and site name from the mobile search results. As you may remember, Google first launched these in the mobile search results back in October…
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