Google: There Is No Objective Way To Count Links
Google’s John Mueller reiterated something he said before, he said on Twitter “there is no objective way to count links.” He said this in 2019 when he said “counting links on the web correctly is technically impossible, and everyone just makes different approximations & assumptions.”
Google Ads Automatically Will Switch Some Conversion Actions To Data Driven Attribution
Google is emailing some Google Ads advertisers that they will automatically move some of their conversion actions to data-driven attribution. Google announced data-driven attribution back in September 2021 when it first said it will be moving away from…
Google Maps May Remove Selfies, Blurry Or Poor Quality Images
Google Maps has updated its photos and videos criteria for the Google Maps user-contributed content policy. Google added selfie photos, excessively dark or blurry images, significantly rotated compositions, and the use of filters that dramatically alte…
Google Search Displays Return Period In Search Results Snippets
Over the past couple of weeks, Google has been displaying a new snippet line for some e-commerce sites that show the return period policy for that product. So under the main search result snippet, Google will show “x-days returns.”
Google Hotel Listings New Featured In Section
Google Hotel results show a wealth of information about a hotel listing but what I think may be new is a section called “Featured In.” This section shows you articles that mention the hotel, so you can read third-party reviews of the hotel.
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 25, 2022
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’s Things to Know has been removed from the desktop search results…
Vlog #183: Jaimie Clark On Google Product Reviews Update & Jon Clark On SEO For Startups
Jaimie and Jon Clark came for a visit and we all spoke SEO and a lot more. Jaimie Clark is the VP of SEO at Centerfield, she was previously the Head of SEO at Wirecutter, a New York Times company…
Google Local Service Ads Seeing A Lot Of Fake Reviews
Google’s Local Service Ads are supposed to be screened, guaranteed, and reviewed by someone contracted by Google. But supposedly, the reviews in many Local Service Ads are filled with fake reviews.
Google Tests Search Bar With Refinements Mixed With Vertical Navigation
Google is testing mixing the search bar, where you normally see the vertical search options like videos, maps, images, shopping, news, etc – but also showing refinements for your searches.
Google Products Carousel Displays Product Reviews Under Appears On These Lists
Google has a section named “appears on these lists” that will show you which product review content (or comparison lists) has mentioned the product you are looking at. This works both on desktop and mobile and is displayed after you click on a product …
Google Now Showing Three Local Service Ads Listings
Google is now showing three local service ads listings in both the mobile and desktop interface. Previously, Google has shown two local service ads listings, but as Len pointed out on Twitter, Google is now showing three. The desktop interface has had …
RankRanger: Google Things To Know No Longer Showing In Desktop Search
The Google Things To Know box, which was announced at Google I/O, and eventually has been showing up for about 1% of desktop queries, is no longer showing up for any desktop query now, according to RankRanger data.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Bugs With Indexing, Ads, Analytics, & More, People Also Ask Back, Automated Messaging, Review Scams and More
Google had plenty of bugs, some really big ones, this week including not indexing new content for a day in Google Search. Note, there were rumblings of a Google algorithm update shortly after the indexing bug, but it might be related…
Google Search Updates Suicide Prevention Box With New Options
Google has updated the suicide prevention box in its search results with a new hotline number and a chat support option. “While Google has included suicide prevention information at the top of relevant search results for many years, this new hotline w…
Google Search Trending Topics News Box On Mobile
Google Search seems to be testing a new “trending topics” section for some news queries in Google Search on mobile. This Trending Topics section lets you toggle and refine your query by topics, such as weather, crime, sports, politics, or other trendi…
Google Super Basic Video On SEO
Google’s Creators channel has released a super basic video on SEO and how to rank your content in Google Search. It covers four basic tips and makes it all sound so easy. The whole video is less than 4 minutes long.
Unique IP Addresses Do Not Give You A Google Ranking Advantage, Google Says Again
Google’s John Mueller again said on Twitter “using a shared IP address is fine” for SEO and Google Search ranking purposes. “There is no SEO advantage to using a unique IP address,” he added.
Google Ads Automatic Upgrades To Performance Max For Smart Shopping Campaigns
Google Ads announced that Google will start the process of automatically “upgrading” accounts to Performance Max for Smart Shopping campaigns. Automatic upgrades will gradually progress and finish in September for most advertisers.
Google Local Pack Hours Filter By Day Of Week
Google Search’s local pack has for a long time let you filter the local results by hours of operation. But I am not sure when Google added by the day of the week. I am not sure if this is new but I don’t think I’ve seen it before.
Google Search Timer & Stopwatch Stop Ticking
The Google countdown timer and stopwatch feature seem to have stopped working. It seemed the Google stopwatch stopped ticking on July 19th. This feature first came up in Google about a decade ago.