Google streamlining YouTube, Display ad content controls
Google is removing several content label exclusions for YouTube and restricting some filters to the account level.
Display & Video 360 instant reports coming to Bid Manager API
Google’s DV360’s real-time instant reports in Bid Manager API will let advertisers programmatically access and integrate the reporting data.
Google unleashes June 2024 spam update
This update will take about a week to roll out.
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Key ad platform updates of 2024 (so far): A B2B marketer’s review
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Google Warns On Using JavaScript For Structured Data
In the Google Merchant Center structured data documentation, it says that you should add structured data to the HTML source and that it “can’t be generated after a page has been loaded using JavaScript.” This does not mean Google cannot process the str…
Most Google People Also Ask Responses Are Wikipedia
Surprise, surpise… Wikipedia is the number one source of information that comes up when you click on the people also ask feature within the Google Search results. People also ask is just another variation of a form of featured snippets, so this proba…
Google Map Pin Exploit Leads To Local Rankings Drop & Possible Suspension
A few months ago I posted about a possible bug with Google Maps where map pins were being moved around into one location. I later updated the post to suggest it was more of a spam or hack exploit. Yep, spammers are hijacking the location of businesses…
Google Search Tests Latest Deals With Deals In Past 24 Hours
Google is testing showing a “latest deals” section in the search results that says “Deals added in the past 24 hours.” So Google Search is pulling in fresh new deals that it found within the last day or so for this new search feature.
Google Search Tests Top-Quality Store and Shop Rating Labels Together
Google is testing placing both the “Top-quality store” and “shop rating” labels or badges on the same page of the search results, for the same search result snippets. Generally, Google Search would show one or the other and not both, but here Google is…
Search Central Live Bangkok 2024
We’re coming back to Thailand with Search Central Live! As mentioned in our blog post about our APAC plans for SCL, we now have a date and a site where you can sign up for a chance to secure your spot at Search Central Live Bangkok 2024.
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 19, 2024
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 posted its FAQs on AI Overviews…
Report On If Google Showing Fewer Reddit Links In Search?
Some in the SEO industry have been asking if Google has been showing fewer links in its search results to Reddit over the past several weeks. So Mordy Obserstein pulled some Semrush data that showed a slight downtick in Reddit results in Google’s Discu…
Google AI Overviews FAQs Including Why You Can’t Disable AI Overviews
Google has posted a new document in its forums named frequently asked questions about AI Overviews. In this document it has a section named “why can’t I disable AI Overviews?” The answer is that Google’s “goal is to help people find the information the…
Google: Two Common Reasons When A Spike In Crawling Is Bad
Google’s Gary Illyes posted on LinkedIn with two common examples of when a spike in Googlebot activity, crawling, is a bad thing. The short answer is when Googlebot gets to crawling an infinite section of your site (like calendar pages that goes on fo…
Google Tests Two More People Also Ask Results (6 PPA)
Google is testing showing two more people also ask results, by default, which is a total of six people also ask, instead of the typical four people also ask that Google would show in its search results.
Google Local Panels Gains Menu Button
Google seems to be adding a “menu” button to the Google Business Profiles, the local panels, in the web search results. I think Google has tested this one and off over the years, but as Marcin Karwowski noted, it seems to be rolling out now to some bu…
New Google AdSense Privacy & Messaging For Users To Opt Out
Google has begun rolling out a new privacy and messaging feature for AdSense ads in some US states. This is to comply with California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah privacy laws. The feature allows the site to communicate to the user about …