Google: About The Source Information Doesn’t Mean You Rank Better
There was a complaint on X from a publisher who said Google is not showing details in the “About this site,” “About the source” section in the Google Search results for their site. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, responded that not having info…
Google: Video Is Not The Main Content Of The Page Error Spike
There has been a surge in complaints from site owners and publishers who are seeing the “Video is not the main content of the page” error in the video indexing section of Google Search Console. This should come as no surprise to many of you who read he…
Bing Chat / Copilot Now Testing Notebook Feature
Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat, is currently testing a notebook feature and hopes to fully roll out that feature in a “few weeks.” This began testing when Microsoft announced a bunch of Copilot features and the Deep Search feature, a w…
Google Shopping Results Listings Membership Extension?
A month ago we reported that Google Shopping results had a space for joining membership programs from stores. Now Google is showing these in some shopping listings (not ads) as extensions or rich results of some sorts.
Vlog Episode #252: Dave DiGregorio On The Sports Trading Cards Market
In part one with Dave DiGregorio we spoke about his journey from working in sports memorabilia to getting into SEO. Then, in part two we talked about some local pack reductions, diversifying your local SEO efforts, the services feature, and the amaz…
Google: We Have Taken Steps To Deal With Parasite SEO & More To Come
On Friday, Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, said that the search company has taken steps to deal with the parasite SEO problem. He also added that the specific change with the upcoming helpful content update is still not live yet but Google di…
OpenAI On ChatGPT GPT-4 Getting Lazier
OpenAI responded to the complaints that ChatGPT’s GPT-4 is getting “lazier.” The AI company responded to X saying, “we’ve heard all your feedback about GPT4 getting lazier! we haven’t updated the model since Nov 11th, and this certainly isn’t intention…
Google: SGE Does Not Show You Google’s Search Ranking System
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, said something that is probably somewhat obvious to many of the readers here, that SGE is not able to tell you how Google’s search ranking systems work, what scores or ranking factors it does or does not use, or…
Google Search May Show Reporter Headshots As Story’s Main Image
Google has confirmed it is looking into reports of Google Search showing the wrong image for the story it displays in the search results. Recently Google has been showing the headshot of the reporter, instead of showing the main article’s image, for so…
Google Adds Programmatic Support For Limited Ads With AdSense, AdMob & Ad Manager
Google sent an email to AdSense, AdMob and Ad Manager users saying they are “launching support for programmatic bidding on inventory eligible for Limited ads.” Limited ads (LTD) give publishers the ability to serve ads in a limited way. Limited ads dis…
Google Search Results Super Volatile Days After Reviews Update Completed
The last likely Google confirmed update of the year, the November 2023 reviews update, completed last Thursday afternoon on the 7th. But days after it completed the Google search results are still super volatile and the fluctuations and chatter are hea…
Daily Search Forum Recap: December 8, 2023
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 November 2023 reviews update is done rolling out after a whopping 29 days…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Gemini, Bing Deep Search, Google Reviews Winter Blast Update, Google Ads Search Partner Network, Ranking, Ads & More
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Google confirmed the last reviews update finished rolling out yesterday after 29 days…
Google November 2023 Reviews Update Completed After 29 Days
The Google November 2023 reviews update, the last one Google will confirm, finished rolling out yesterday afternoon on December 7, 2023. It took 29 days to roll out, which initially kicked off on November 8, 2023.
Google’s Alternative Feeds, Secondary SERPs & Current Tracking Challenges
A site owner’s guide to understanding Google’s alternative feeds and secondary serps and how it’s becoming harder than ever to track clicks and impressions from Google’s ecosystem.
Google Things To Know Snippets & Results Expansion
It seems Google is expanding the Things To Know feature in its search results, both in how often it is shown, where it is shown and how it is shown. We are also seeing it in the form of site links or sublinks on specific search results.
Google Tests Bolding Local Business Name In Local Panel
Google is testing bolding the name of the business within the local panel in the search results. I was unable to replicate this but my screenshot shows my company name in normal text, while the test shows a bolded font for the company name.
Google Product Results Showing Prices With 30 Day Low
Google now can show if a price is the lowest it has been in a 30-day period. This can show in the product listing results for your Google search results. Google will add the green font to the discounted price but also add the words “30-day low” to th…
Daily Search Forum Recap: December 7, 2023
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 launched Gemini, its next-level AI…
Report: Google Local Ranking Now Looks If A Business Is Open Or Closed (Business Hours)
Joy Hawkin and team posted about a new Google local ranking factor – the factor is is if a business is currently listed as open or closed based on its business hours. She said businesses that are currently closed are now ranking lower than they did a f…