Google: We Do Not Delete Queries & Replace Them With Better Monetized Ones
Wired had a piece named How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet. That piece wrote, “Google just flat out deletes queries and replaces them with ones that monetize better.” Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, responded to that on …
Obituary Spam On Google Too Fast & Out Of Control
For years and years now, spammers have been creating fake obituaries using automated methods. In fact, Danny Goodwin covered the issue Google Search has with obituary spam a couple of years ago when Bill Slawski passed. But it is still an issue and i…
Google Search Tests New Hotel Snippet Carousel Design
Google seems to be testing a new hotel search result snippet. The search result snippet shows a carousel of hotel cards under the main snippet. These cards can be swiped through to see various hotel options listed on the website.
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 4, 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.
Apple Business Connect, the local Apple Maps business profiles area…
Google Screened LSAs Now Show Unique Advertisers On Page Load
Google’s Local Service Ads (LSA), Google Screened, previously would load the same advertisers as you scrolled down the search results page. Now, Google is loading unique, different advertisers when it shows you new Google Screened LSAs.
Apple Business Connect Adds Peer Group Benchmarks
Apple has announced new insights and analytics to Apple Business Connect, its local business dashboard. The new insights are called “Peer Group Benchmarks” and tell you how well your business is doing compared to similar businesses in Apple Maps.
Google Search Popular Stores Section
Google is testing a section titled “popular stores” in the Google search results. It shows you stores like Walmart, Target, Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot and more.
Bing Webmaster Tools Updated Colors To Darker Bing Blue
When Microsoft Bing announced its new features a couple of weeks ago, including the updated performance reports, it also went ahead and updated the colors of the top bar from the old light blue Bing colors to the new darker blue Bing colors.
Bing Knowledge Panels With Learn More Cards
Bing seems to be testing added “learn more” cards under the knowledge panel within the search results. The learn more cards are in a carousel format that you can slide through to learn more about the topic from third-party websites.
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 3, 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.
I posted the big October 2023 Google webmaster report…
October 2023 Google Webmaster Report
Here is the big Google webmaster report for October, where I sum up all the most important topics SEOs need to know with Google organic search over the past thirty days or so.
Bing Tests Showing Number Of Visits On Search Ads Per Month
Bing seems to be testing showing the number of people who visited a website listed in a search ad. The ad in the Bing Search results says X “visitors in the past month.”
Bing DALL-E 3 Went Live Over The Weekend But It Was Painfully Slow
Microsoft launched DALL-E 3 in Bing Chat late on Friday night and went it went live, it just stalled. It took a really long time for Bing Chat to create images using DALL-E 3 after it went live. Mikhail Parakhin from Microsoft wrote on X on Sunday, “F…
Microsoft: No One Hits 30 Bing Chat Turns In A Conversation Per Session
A few months ago, Microsoft increased the Bing Chat conversation limit to 30 turns in a chat conversation. But according to Mikhail Parakhin of Microsoft, no one hits that number – most people do way less than 30 conversations in a session.
Google Testing Red Back To Top Button On Desktop Search
Google may be testing a bright red “back to top” button in the desktop search results. As you scroll down, this button overlays at the top portion of the screen.
Vlog #243: Chris Long On Getting Into SEO & Working With Bill Slawski
Chris Long, the VP of Marketing at Go Fish Digital, stopped by my office to chat SEO and that is what we did. Chris does a lot of internal marketing efforts at Go Fish Digital but also works on some executive client projects…
Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility Sunday, October 1st?
I am seeing some early signs of an unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm update, maybe some small shifts, starting yesterday, Sunday, October 1st. Only a couple of the tools showed volatility yesterday but there is renewed chatter within the SEO…
Google Tests “Ask Your Own” Under People Also Ask
Google Search has started to test a box labeled “ask your own” under the People also ask and more questions section. This seems to take you into a chat-like experience, maybe in the Search Generative Experience, that gives you more answers based on the…
Google On Why Google Discover Traffic May Drop Or Increase
Google has added a new section to the Google Discover documentation to explain three reasons why Google Discover traffic may drop. Those three reasons include changes in interests, content type changes and updates to Google Search algorithms.
Google Business Profile Bulk Data Changes
Google Business Profile is updating the data within the bulk Insight data to match the data you see for a single business profile listing. Google emailed those who have downloaded this data in the past month about this change.