Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google August Core Update Done, Language Matching System Update, Canonical Bug, Google Ads AI Disclosure & More
This week, I posted the big Google Webmaster Report – I hope it is helpful. The Google August 2023 core update finished rolling out last night and that core update had volatility earlier in the week, we reported on it early but it seemed to be correct.
Google August 2023 Broad Core Update Finished Rolling Out
The Google August 2023 Broad Core update finished rolling out yesterday afternoon at about 4:03 PM ET. It took just over 16 days to roll out, kicking off on August 22, 2023, at about 1:30 pm ET and completing on September 7, 2023, at about 4:00 PM ET.
Google Search Language Matching Systems Update Released Two Weeks Ago
Google has confirmed they released a language matching systems update about two weeks ago to improve how Google matches languages in Google Search. Google said “these should better match results to the language someone searches in, while still allowin…
Google Search Generative Experience Ends In India Ends February 2024
While we know the Google Search Generative Experience in the United States ends in December 2023, the India and probably Japan rollout ends a few months later in February 2024. Does that mean SGE will roll out fully in the US a few months prior to the …
Google: Why You May See A Spike In Indexed URLs
Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question on why one might see a sudden spike in indexed URLs by Google Search. The short answer is that there can be a ton of reasons, so it is hard to answer the question without the specific domain.
Google Site Names Now Work In All Languages
Google announced that Site names now work in all languages, not just English, French, Japanese, and German. That was really the only change Google announced with Site names yesterday – so there you have it.
How Google Search handles multilingual searches
In many countries and regions around the world, people commonly speak and search in more than
one language. To best serve them, Google uses a variety of ways to automatically determine
what is the best language or languages to show s…
Google News Tests Author Names In Article Snippets
Google News, the portal, seems to be testing displaying the author name below the publication name in the article card snippet interface. Google recently tested this for Google Discover stories and Top Stories in Google Search.
Google Clarifies Cryptocurrency Ads Policy For Blockchain Games With NFTs
Google has clarified its cryptocurrency policy to clarify the scope and requirements for the advertisement of blockchain-based games involving NFTs. Google said advertisers offering NFT games that do not promote gambling-related content may advertise t…
Google Search Console Uses Bloom Filters For Faster Reporting
Gary Illyes from Google was asked why is the filtered data higher than the overall data within Google Search Console? In which Gary explained how the filter works – specifically – it uses a “Bloom filter.”
Google Ads Requires Election Ads To Disclose Synthetic/AI Content
Google has updated its Political content policy to require election advertisers to disclose use of synthetic content within ads. That means ads that contain AI-generated image, video, and audio content.
Google: Scrolljacking May Cause Rendering Issues But No Direct Ranking Impact
Google’s John Mueller said that while Google Search does not have anything specifically against scrolljacking where Google would issue a penalty or manual action for such practices, it may have an indirect issue for ranking in Google Search.
Site names on Google Search now available for all languages
Last October, site names were introduced on mobile results for select languages, which expanded
to desktop in March. Today, we’re happy to announce that site names are now available in all
languages where Google Search is available, …
Google August 2023 Core Update Volatility Yesterday – The Final Wave?
We are expecting Google to announce that the Google August 2023 core update has been completed any minute now. But yesterday, I believe we saw another wave of volatility, maybe the final wave of fluctuations before Google calls this update as being done.
Google: Self-Assess Your Content & Remove Unhelpful Content
Marie Haynes asked Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison for more clarity on recovering from a helpful content update by “removing unhelpful content.” Danny’s response was that you should “self-assess” your content to understand if you believe it …
Poll: Most SEOs Won’t Use AI To Translate Sites Into Multiple Languages
A new SEO poll shows that over 60% of SEOs would not use AI, in its current state, to translate their websites into multiple languages. The rest would, which might be a concern.
Google Ads Emails Now Contain Customer ID – PPC Community Rejoices
One of the big complaints from PPC agencies and consultants is that the emails the Google Ads team sends do not contain the campaign or customer information within the email. Well, Google has added, to some emails, the customer ID that the email is ref…
Google: Search Console Insights Tip For Creating Modern Looking Content Is Not Official
Did you know that the Google Search Console Insights analytics tool offers “tips.” Did you know that some of those tips are not SEO or technical in nature? One of those tips says to “create modern looking and visually appealing content.” But John Muell…
September 2023 Google Webmaster Report
It is time for the big Google Webmaster Report, the September edition. This past month, we finally had a confirmed update, the August 2023 core update that was announced on the 22nd but began being felt on the 25th. We also had a couple of unconfirmed…
Google Fixed The Search Console Canonical URL Reporting Bug
From the end of July through just a couple of days ago, Google has had this weird error for some sites in Google Search Console. In short, Google Search Console was reporting the wrong canonical URL for some pages. Yesterday, September 4th, it seemed l…