Google Local Pack People Like Justifications
Google is testing a new design and feature for its local justifications section. There is this “people likes” section that is shaded in blue and really stands out under the local pack snippet results.
Google: Disallowing UTM Parameters In URLs Won’t Help With Crawling Or Ranking
Google’s John Mueller said on Reddit that disallowing URLs with UTM parameters in them won’t help you to improve crawling or rating with Google Search. He added that a site should try to keep its internal URLs clean and consistent, but over time, the c…
Google Ads PMax Placement Report To Show Search Partner Network Sites
Google Ads will soon support showing the Search Partner Network in the Performance Max Placement report. This means Google will show you which sites your PMax ads are running on – which is a first.
Google Ads PMax Placement Report To Show Search Partner Network Sites
Google Ads will soon support showing the Search Partner Network in the Performance Max Placement report. This means Google will show you which sites your PMax ads are running on – which is a first.
Google Local Panels Design With Expandable Menus
Google seems to be now rolling out expandable menus and information sections for the local panels on the right side of the desktop interface. These were live for normal knowledge panels for a while, but I am told they are now available for local panels…
Google Search Filetype Operator For Site Commands Broken; Filetype Does Work
There are reports that the filetype operator within Google Search has stopped working, it has not. It doesn’t work when you add additional search operators to it, like a site command to see a specific file type on a specific type. Google has said it is…
Did Google Test Removing The News Tab Or Was It A Bug?
A week ago, I had several people notify me that the news tab in Google Search was missing. I checked using multiple browsers and devices and I saw the news tab, so I thought it was a quick bug that was resolved. Then, days later, Nieman Labs reported t…
Did Google Test Removing The News Tab Or Was It A Bug?
A week ago, I had several people notify me that the news tab in Google Search was missing. I checked using multiple browsers and devices and I saw the news tab, so I thought it was a quick bug that was resolved. Then, days later, Nieman Labs reported t…
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 27, 2024
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 local pack dropped the ability to see more results…
Google Europe Search Hijacking Bug With TripAdvisor, Booking, Hotel.com & More
Google Search may have a bug in the European regions with hotel listings being hijacked by spammy sites. Google will show TripAdvisor, Hotels.com, Booking.com and other legit sites in its search results but when you click on those listings, you’re take…
Google Analytics Adds New Default Google Ads Report
Google Analytics seems to have added a new default Google Ads report to the performance reporting section. This is if you have linked your Google Analytics 4 profile with your Google Ads account.
Google Ads Limited By Budget Status Now Color Coded
Google Ads now will use colors, like yellow and red background highlights, for the “limited by budget” status column. I assume a yellow indicator color is not as limited as a red indicator color.
Google Drops Link To See More Local Results From Search Results
Google has dropped the “more places,” “view all” and links to see more local results from the local pack, the places box, in the Google Search results. This happened last night around 5 pm ET, and I thought it was a bug, but so far, Google has not yet …
Report: Microsoft Tried Selling Bing To Apple But Search Quality Issues Held It Back
According to a court filing by Google, Microsoft tried to sell Bing, its search engine, to Apple but Apple did not want it because of search quality issues and lack of investment. Plus, Microsoft pitched Apple to make Bing the default search engine bu…
Google To Make A Content Deal With Quora Next?
Last week, Google revealed it signed a deal with Reddit to access its content using an API so it can get the content faster and in a structured format. This deal costs Google $60 million annually. There is now speculation that Google might make a simil…
Google Reviews Disclaimer For Beta Questions
Now when leaving a review on a business within the Google local and maps results, the disclaimer has a notice about “beta questions.” It reads, “For beta questions, your answers may not be displayed publicly during the experiment and may only be visibl…
Google Most-Read Articles Search Carousel
Google Search is testing a new carousel named “Most-read articles.” I guess Google is using click data to see which articles are being read the most. Or maybe Chrome or Google Analytics data? Maybe?
Google Ads Tests New Change History Page
Google Ads is testing a new change history page that shows more details on the changes made to your ads and campaigns. It now documents the change overview by user and by performance as a toggle.
Google Analytics Referral Spam From Poland – Complaints
There is a large thread in the Google Analytics help forum with complaints from site owners of being flooded with fake referral traffic originating from Poland. This seems to be the typical referral spam issue and it started around February 17th or so.
Massive Volatility Reported – Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update?
I am seeing some massive volatility being reported today after seeing a spike in chatter within the SEO community on Friday. I have not seen the third-party Google tracking tools show this much volatility in a long time. I will say, the tracking tool…