Google Maps blocked 100 million abusive business profile edits in 2021
Less than 1% of the content viewed on Google Maps was fraudulent or abusive, Google said.
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Google Search adds booking and appointment availability for healthcare providers
This is a pilot with a limited number of providers including MinuteClinic at CVS.
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Google Search Recommends Which Stocks To Buy Now
If you do a search in Google Search for [inflation stocks], Google will show you a related searches feature with the title “stocks to buy now.” To savvy SEOs and searches, we know this is not Google recommending these stocks to buy but rather this is a…
New Google Partners Directory Now Live
Google has launched the new Google Partners directory with new ways to search for partners and also the new and updated partner program. Google said “now it’s easier than ever to find the right partner to help you grow your business.”
Google: We Reduced Irrelevant Search Results By 50% & Made 5,000 Changes In 2021
Google said in a spotlight piece of Danny Sullivan’s 25 year career in search (which is a nice thing) that Google reduced irrelevant search results by more than half in the past seven years. Google measured that number by looking at its own internal q…
Google Pauses Ads That Exploits, Dismisses Or Condones The Russia-Ukraine War
Google last night posted a new policy in the sensitive events category that will pause ads that exploits, dismisses or condones the Russia and Ukraine war. Google wrote “due to the war in Ukraine, we will pause ads containing content that exploits, di…
Google Search Tests Light Gray Search Box
Google seems to be testing another variation of the Google Search box. This one is a light gray background color for the search box. We recently saw Google testing the dark borders for the search box and also an edgeless search box.
March 2022 Google Product Reviews Update Rolling Out – Everything We See So Far
Google has rolled out its third version of the product reviews update, named the March 2022 Product Reviews Update. The previous two versions were the April 2021 Product Reviews Update and the December 2021 Product Reviews Update. The March version w…
First-party data: 4 internal checks to make sure you’re ready
Ask yourself these questions to ensure compliance without sacrificing user engagement.
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Marketing leadership: 4 lessons learned from military service
Here are four valuable lessons learned from the military that you can use to help lead your team to success.
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Register for the first Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan 2022!
The Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan 2022 is now open for registration. The sessions will be conducted in Japanese. If you are interested, be sure to register by March 30! On top of that,the global Search Central Unconference 2022 is scheduled…
Register for the first Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan 2022!
The Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan 2022 is now open for registration. The sessions
will be conducted in Japanese. If you are interested, be sure to register by March 30! On top
of that,the global Search Central Unconferenc…
Google releases Partner Program directory in latest effort to rebuild program
After trying to relaunch it with strict requirements, Google now seems intent on building goodwill among the PPC marketers who participate.
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PPC salaries: How much in-house and agency search marketers make in 2022
This data will help give you some bargaining power, whether you’re negotiating salary for a new role or seeking a raise from your employer.
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Google Easter Egg For National Cherry Blossom Festival
If you go to Google and search for [National Cherry Blossom Festival] or [cherry blossom] or [hanami season] and so on, Google will give you a Cherry Blossom flower to click on that will trigger Google to have flower pedals to fall from the top of the …
Microsoft Advertising Updates Reporting Capabilities & Usability
Microsoft Advertising announced its “biggest reporting update in our history” by making the search ads reports “faster, easier, and more intuitive,” the company said. The company said reporting is now 60% faster to find and use.
Google Search Console Rich Results Report To Enforce Event Locations
Google posted a notice that it will now show warnings in the Google Search Console rich results report for when your structured data does not define the location for an event. Google said it will “start enforcing location requirements for events.”
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Google Search With Discount Coupon Codes In Shopping Pack
Google is showing coupon codes that you can click on to “view code” and then that will show the code that you can copy and paste into the checkout page at the merchant to get the discount. This seems to be powered by Google the Merchant Center promot…
Microsoft Bing On This Page SERP Feature
Microsoft Bing is testing a feature in its search results page to anchor you to different sections of the search results. Microsoft calls this “On This Page” and when you click on an item on the left side bar, the searcher will be anchored down the se…
Does Redirecting Links That Lead To 404 Pages Gain Google SEO Value?
We know that links pointing to pages that do not exist, that 404 or some soft 404, are links that are not counted by Google – that is not new. But John Mueller of Google spoke about how sometimes you can redirect old 404 pages and that link may pass …