Google Drops Web Stories From Images & Carousel View & Updates Search Feature Availability
Google has updated its Web Stories documentation to explain where Web Stories can show in search. Google said Web Stories no longer will show up within Google Image Search, the carousel view and made some changes to where these Web Stories show within …
Google-Extended Bot (Token) Does Not Affect Google Search
Google has made an update to its Google crawler (user agent) search documentation to change the references of “Bard” to “Gemini” because of the product name change. Google also clarified that Google Extended has no impact or effect on Google Search.
Google Business Profiles Activities & Events In Dashboard
Google has added the ability to add activities and events to the Google Business Profiles dashboard. This is a quick form to add upcoming events or activities to your business quickly.
Google Tests Blue Shaded Search Bar Headers (Some That Are Sticky)
Google Search is testing various shades of blue for its search header, including a sticky version that, um, sticks as you scroll down the search results. Here are various screenshots from a few folks that I found on X over the past several days.
Danny Sullivan & John Mueller Send Internal Newsletters For Google Staff
Did you know that both Danny Sullivan and John Mueller send emails to Google employees on a routine basis? I heard from multiple sources that John sends one weekly, I think maybe on Fridays, and Danny Sullivan shared a screenshot of a portion of the e…
Google is caching the page with 404 display message
Google is caching the page but displaying 404 error
Pinterest revenue rises 12% as monthly active users reach all-time high
The platform’s success is attributed to a record number of ad solutions, driving improved campaign performance for brands.
Google Analytics 4 adds new dimensions for measuring paid and organic traffic
The platform now offers clearer insights into your traffic sources, both paid and organic, for enhanced optimization opportunities.
TikTok pushing users to add Search shortcut
TikTok wants more people to search more often on the platform. The platform is encouraging users to add search to their device home screen.
YouTube expands Content Takeovers to offer exclusive advertising on more inventory
Brands now have the option to pay for their ads to exclusively appear on creator channels, ensuring a 100% share of voice.
Here’s why PPC now looks more like paid social and what it means
The lines between PPC and paid social advertising are blurring. Learn how to adapt your approach to an integrated paid media landscape.
Google updates Gmail ads with new layout and ‘Sponsored’ label
The changes were introduced to make it easier for consumers to distinguish between ads and organic promotional messages.
How SEO grows brands: The science behind the service
SEO is an investment in brand growth, not a short-term ROI play. Learn how SEO boosts brand availability and acquisition of new buyers.
Google renames Bard to Gemini, unveils paid version of Gemini
Gemini is the same Bard product with a new name. Gemini Advanced will be bundled as part of Google One for $19.99 a month.
Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update Brewing February 7th and 8th
I am seeing signs of a new Google search ranking algorithm update brewing. It started yesterday, Wednesday, February 7th, and is going into today, Thursday, February 8th. There is an increase in chatter within the SEO industry and also some, not all, …
Google Search Carousel: Up-And-Coming Stores
Google has this new product or shopping-related box in the search results named “Up-and-coming stores.” This box seems to show trendy stores in the Google Search results as a carousel you can swipe through on your mobile phone.
Legit Guest Blog Post Leads To Google Manual Action, Says Site Owner
Over the past few days the SEO industry has been chattering it up about how a site received a Google Search manual action for unnatural links for a “legit guest blog” post. But when you look, this manual action only affected “some pages,” not the whol…
Microsoft Pulls Back Flighting Deep Search
Microsoft has stopped fully testing Bing Deep Search in the wild, saying they stopped “flighting” it for searchers. Now Bing Deep Search is in some sort of “shadow flight” to a very limited number of users.
Google Slows Dynamic Search Ad Crawler To Every 3 Weeks vs 2 Weeks
Google has updated its managing crawl budget guide documentation to say that the crawl frequency of the Dynamic Search Ad targets. It use to be every 2 weeks, 14 days, and now it is every 3 weeks, 21 days.
Microsoft Copilot updates: New design, image editing tools and video highlights
The updates are now live and free to use in Copilot, which is compatible with Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.