Google Knowledge Graph Gets More Stats and 4 New Languages
At Google I/O today, Amit Singhal, Google VP of Search, announced that statistics and four new languages are being added to the Google Knowledge Graph. Knowledge Graph is already supported English and eight other languages — French, Italian, Spanish, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and…
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Google Takes Manual Action Against Thousands of Link Sellers
Google is continuing to take action on link networks that violate its guidelines as well. Google’s Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts reported that Google has taken action against “several thousand” link sellers for passing PageRank.
“OK Google” — Hands-Free, Conversational Search Coming From Google
Google has allowed you to speak your search to it on the desktop and mobile devices for some time, but now it’s going to get smarter — talking back to you and continuing the conversation you started. Google shared details at its Google I/O 2013 developer event today and also in a blog…
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“Beam Me Up” Works To Beam You Up To Star Trek, On Bing
Bing is continuing to honor Star Trek (and promote tomorrow’s release of Star Trek Into Darkness, the latest in the Star Trek film franchise) by boldly going where no homepage has gone before. After announcing their Klingon translator yesterday, Bing dedicated their homepage to the iconic…
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Using schema.org markup for organization logos
Webmaster level: all
Today, we’re launching support for the schema.org markup for organization logos, a way to connect your site with an iconic image. We want you to be able to specify which image we use as your logo in Google search results.
Using schema.org Organization markup, you can indicate to our algorithms the location of your preferred logo. For example, a business whose homepage is www.example.com can add the following markup using visible on-page elements on their homepage:
<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization">
<a itemprop="url" href="http://www.example.com/">Home</a>
<img itemprop="logo" src="http://www.example.com/logo.png" />
</div>
This example indicates to Google that this image is designated as the organization’s logo image for the homepage also included in the markup, and, where possible, may be used in Google search results. Markup like this is a strong signal to our algorithms to show this image in preference over others, for example when we show Knowledge Graph on the right hand side based on users’ queries.
As always, please ask us in the Webmaster Help Forum if you have any questions.
Posted by RJ Ryan, Google Engineer
Germany Orders Google to Restrict Autocomplete Results
In a ruling this week, a German federal court said Google must restrict information in autocomplete when it violates personal rights. The suit, filed by an unnamed man, claimed defamatory autocomplete suggestions on Google.de linked him to fraud.
New Google Maps Interface Launching At Google I/O Today?
Last week, Alex Chitu at Google Operating System blog reported on some screengrabs that were apparently leaked from Google Maps. The images indicated that new Maps interfaces could be in the works, and it was supposed that these might be officially ann…
Google CEO Larry Page Suffers From Rare Voice Health Issue
Google CEO Larry Page has revealed some new details about a rare condition that caused him to lose his voice. It was a second case of vocal cord paralysis. While he is quick to state it isn’t life threatening, it has weakened his speaking voice.
5 Kickin’ New Google AdWords Features to Try
Google AdWords has introduced a whirlwind of updates and new features for advertisers and PPC managers to experiment with, including upgraded sitelinks, new keyword and display planners, ad group mobile bid adjustments and an upgrade center.
Is Google+ Really a Brand Ghost Town?
A new Reuters report claims that Google+ is struggling to attract brands. However, it might not be as dire as the article makes it seem. Why? Because brands that are doing it well, and seemingly doing it right, are in it for the long haul.
Is Google Sucking the Life Out of Your Identity? Are They Alone?
With Google’s Knowledge Graph, Wikipedia’s Wikidata and Wolfram|Alpha’s database (that supports Siri), the efforts to make the world understandable to machines are making information on entities and everything about them instantaneously available.
Foundem: Google Should Kill or Radically Change Universal Search Results
UK price comparison firm Foundem believes that Google’s proposed concessions ignore the basis of Google’s monopoly on search. Instead, the concessions focus on minor alterations to Google’s “self-serving Universal Search inserts.”
BloomReach Adds 4 New Metrics to Measure Page Quality
BloomReach’s “Continuous Quality Management” (CQM) technology scores web pages relative to other pages across the web with similar types of content. It goes beyond just the keywords and looks at all content elements on a page, including the intent.
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: May 10, 2013
This week, I cover a lot of unconfirmed rumors about a possible Google update in the search results. I also do the monthly Google webmaster report, to catch you up on the…
Happy Mother’s Day Logos From Google & The Search Industry
Happy Mother’s Day all you moms out there! Today is one of those days that the search engines go wild over their logos and background themes. We have outstanding logos from most of the search engines, with the exception of…
Do You 404 Or 301 A Web Page?
A HighRankings Forum thread asks what should this webmaster do after he deleted an unwanted page. Should the webmaster 404 the page or 301 the page.
To me the answer is simple. Let’s look at the definitions of a 404 vs a 301…
Google SMS Search Discontinued Without Warning
Without any warning to dedicated Google SMS searchers, Google has discontinued the the ability for you to send a text message to Google and get a response…
Google Mobile Study Shows Importance Of Mobile Search & Ads
Google published a study last Thursday on how in-store shoppers use smartphones.
The study is useful for marketers to understand how smartphone users use search and other features while shopping in stores…
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 13, 2013
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.Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
Google’s Major Penguin Update Coming In Weeks…
Google’s Major Penguin Update Coming In Weeks. It Will Be Big!
On Friday, Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts announced on Twitter that the Penguin update we are expecting this year, will be coming in the next few weeks.
Matt Cutts said…