Daily Search Forum Recap: May 11, 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.
That was quick, within 24-hours…
Google Maps Others Are Asking With Prompt To Answer This Question Carousel
We know Google has a lot of those question and answers sections in the Google Maps business listings. We saw Google showing this in the maps interface (not just the search interface) recently but now Google is showing “others are asking” to trigger mo…
Google Now Supports Education Q&A Structured Data
Google has added a new page to its search developer documents for Education Q&A structured data. It seems similar to the Google Q&A structured data, do you remember when Google added the STEM-education related guidelines to that page?
Google Erased The Keyword Density Slide From Digital Marketing Certification Coursework
Yesterday we reported that Google’s SEO section of its digital marketing coursework for its certification program spoke about the importance of keyword density and word count. Well, within 24 hours, Google has removed that content from the coursework.
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Bing Wikipedia Box In Search Results Now Scrolls On Hover
Microsoft Bing has updated the interactive Wikipedia box in the search results to scroll based on where you hover your mouse on the left side of the box. We first spotted this Wikipedia box in Bing Search back in March but it seems Microsoft upgraded …
Google Tests New Ad Format With Swipeable Images Carousel
Google seems to be testing a new search ad format that has really large images that you can swipe through and learn more about. The ads, when clicked on, expand to show you a large image, with the name of the product, the price, ratings/reviews and a …
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 10, 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.
Remember that digital marketing certification from Google, well…
Google Allows FAQ Schema Markup That Are In Different Sections Of A Page (Not Lists)
Google’s John Mueller was asked if Google allows for FAQ schema markup and structured data that appears in different sections of a blog post and that are not formatted as a traditional FAQ list. The answer, John gave was yes, assuming the FAQs are visi…
Google On Product Reviews Update: Content Should Add New Information To Body Of Knowledge
There has been a lot of talk about the Google product reviews update and what content ranks well and what content does not rank as well since these updates. Alan Kent from Google offered a nice line on what content stands out for the product reviews u…
Mark Cuban Upset With Google Ranking Fake Shark Tank Endorsements
A few weeks ago, Mark Cuban (who needs no introduction), went to Twitter to complain about how Google is ranking fake Shark Tank endorsements. Mark was not too happy with Facebook either about it. But Danny Sullivan from Google responded saying he wi…
Google Adds Troubleshooting For Title Links & Valid Page Metadata Help Docs
Google has added a new help document for the use valid page metadata and also added a new section to the title link help document with troubleshooting. These additions were made this morning, May 10, 2022.
Google’s Digital Marketing Certification Course SEO Advice Includes Word Count & Keyword Density
Google offered its official Google taught and backed digital marketing certification and courses, as we reported about a couple weeks ago. Guess what SEO advice and recommendations Google offers in this course? Yep, having more than 300 words on a pa…
Event recap: Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan 2022
We organized the first Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan on April 5, 2022 to facilitate a discussion and networking platform for the SEO, Search and publisher community, in Japanese. This is a recap from the event.
Bing “See Results For” Search Feature On Left Side Bar
Microsoft Bing is testing the “see results for” feature on the left hand side. The same place we saw the “on this page” feature that would jump you to the right part of the page. The “see results for” take you to a new query and do not keep you on the …
Recap Of The Google Search Central Unconference 2022
Google hosted the 2022 edition of the Search Central Virtual Unconference on April 27, making it the third global Google Unconference and fourth such event so far (counting the Japanese one that took place a few weeks earlier).
New Google Business Guidelines For Virtual Food Brands & Delivery-Only Businesses
Google has added new local business profile guidelines for virtual food brands and delivery-only food brands. This would be for businesses that re-package a local restaurant’s food but technically does not have its own location or business in that area…
Google On Copying Your Own Content To Repurpose On Other Sites
Google’s John Mueller talked about how Google may perceive the practice of using your own content you already wrote on one site, and then copying it over to another site or two, with some tweaks to fit that site. Is this considered plagiarizing conten…
Another Google Search Console Crawl Stats Data Gap
Google Search Console’s crawl stats report has a data gap, a missing day, of metrics again. This has happened numerous times, often this is fixed by itself after a few days. So I would check back in a few days – I doubt Google is missing data, it just …
Vlog #172: Lior Krolewicz On PPC Software & Issues With Google Ads Automation
In part one with Lior Krolewicz is the founder and CEO of Yael Consulting, a marketing consulting company, we spoke about the IDF and how paid search has changed. In part two we spoke about his company…
Google Mother’s Day Weekend Search Algorithm Update (May 6th – May 8th)
I am seeing signs of a possible Google search ranking update that kicked off late Friday, May 6th and has really spiked this morning – May 8th – also Mother’s Day in many regions. There is both a lot of chatter in the SEO forums and many of the tools …