Google People Also Search For Trending Icons
Google is placing trending icons on some of the people also search for people in the knowledge panel. We’ve seen various forms of this and I don’t think this is specifically new, but I don’t think I covered this specific example.
Google SGE could cost publishers $2 billion in ad revenue
The Search Generative Experience could cause search traffic to drop by up to 60%, leading to a decrease in digital ad revenue.
Google’s March 2024 core update: 5 things you need to know
Google’s March 2024 update is a game-changer, with many sites impacted by algorithmic changes and deindexed from Google Search.
How to identify and rank for ‘hidden gems’ in SEO
With Google’s increasing focus on surfacing first-hand knowledge and personal perspectives in search results, optimizing for “hidden gems.”
Are we becoming less curious about SEO?
There was a time when SEOs loved to second-guess Google algorithms. What happened?
YouTube unveils 4 new features, including Tagged Product error notifications
YouTube has introduced a series of updates aimed at helping creators better monitor and manage their content.
Google unveils new ad tools and updates for mobile app developers
Google is introducing a series of updates to help advertisers “enhance creativity, diversify revenue and make data-driven decisions.”
Google updates its page experience docs to clarify ranking signals
Core Web Vitals are a ranking signal but not other page experience signals.
What we’re seeing a week into the Google March 2024 core and spam updates
Ranking volatility hit on Friday and Saturday, with limited reversals on Monday after a storm of manual actions last Thursday.
Google Top Stories More Context Section Is Generated By AI
Google has a section under some of its top stories in search results named “more context.” This will summarize the headlines for your keyword search based on the top stories in the carousel. Google has a disclaimer under the “more context” section that…
Google Marketing Platform launches new API with enhanced capabilities
The new API allows marketers to move properties between standard and Analytics 360, providing flexibility for deeper insights.
Google Interaction to Next Paint coming to Core Web Vitals this Tuesday
Don’t confuse this with the Google Core Update – they are two very different things.
Google issues search ranking penalties through manual actions
Check your properties within Google Search Console for manual actions to see if your were impacted.
Google Tests More News Topics Button
Google is testing a button in the search results under the top stories news results to see “more news topics.” I personally cannot replicate this, which makes me think this is new.
Google Search People Cards Going Away On April 7
Remember People Cards? Probably not. It launched in Google Search in India in 2020 a way for “business professional, performer, or anyone looking to build up your own online presence, you might have a website, social profiles, and other information spr…
Google May Show Your Social Media Posts In Search (via Google Business Profiles)
Google has updated its Google Business Profile help documentation to add a line saying that Google may show your social media posts in Search if you have associated your social media links via your Google Business Profile.
Google Ads now limits country-level location exclusions
The platform is limiting advertisers to an exclusion list of 120 countries.
Google launches privacy-focused measurement tool for advertisers
Meridian, an open-source Marketing Mix Model (MMM), is available now to select marketers and data scientists.
Google Search Console recipe rich result report adds two new properties
Google added recipeInstructions and recipeIngredient and thus you may see an increase in warnings for recipe items.
Does Google Search Know What Is Reliable Information
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, was asked does Google currently validate/verify if information or data within content, is accurate, correct, true or even “commonly accepted”. In which Sullivan replied it isn’t a simple yes/no response, Google …