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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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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. Google will not…
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Google Search is testing using AI Overviews to provide video descriptions in the Google Search results. When you click to expand some videos, Google may overlay the video and its…
Google has decided not to deprecate, do away with, third-party cookies in Chrome. This is something Google has been planning and testing for a while, delaying the efforts numerous times,…
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Google’s John Mueller says that an exponential growth in content can trigger a re-evaluation The post Google Cautions: Exponential Content Growth Causes Re-Evaluation appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Google is testing the ability to save your AI Overviews to your Google Interests section. If you are opted-in to labs in Google, and you see AI Overviews, at the…
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Google Merchant Center Next now finally supports supplemental feed/source support. Google promised us this would come early this year, but it didn’t happen until early Q3 of 2024. That being…
Google is testing showing a button in some local panels, some Google Business Profiles, that reads “Search Products With Camera.” This seems to be related to Google Lens and the…
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Google’s Gary Illyes confirmed that Google Search will show preference to country code domain names in the search results The post Google Confirms Ranking Boost For Country Code Domains appeared…
Google is adding a new metric to their Core Web Vitals. It’s called Interaction to Next Paint, or INP. The post Interaction To Next Paint (INP): Everything You Need To…
Google is adding a new metric to their Core Web Vitals. It’s called Interaction to Next Paint, or INP. The post Interaction To Next Paint (INP): Everything You Need To…
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Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question about hierarchical headings and what it means for ranking purposes The post Google Clarifies H1-H6 Headings For SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google’s John Mueller shares tips on checking if the SEO company you hired is actually doing the work they promised. The post Google’s John Mueller On How To Verify An…
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Google is testing bolding the query in the search box when you click your cursor outside of the search box, otherwise the query is in normal plain font text. This…
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Google announced that Google Merchant Center Next, the updated version of Google Merchant Center it announced at Google Marketing Live in 2023, is now coming to all merchants this month….
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