Google Mobile Search Knowledge Panels More Visual & Interactive Also
In July and October of last year, we covered some interactive and visual knowledge panels in Google Search, both on mobile and desktop search. This might be a new variation of that, where Google has an image of the person and then overlays related peop…
Google Double Downs On Not Using Link Disavow Files In A Bigger Way
Not too long ago, John Mueller from Google blasted an agency for using a disavow file and now he is doubling down on that, adding on Twitter in response to disavow link services, saying, “Some people do things that they can bill, regardless of whether …
Google Search Translation Tests Adding Search For This On Google
In Google Search you can trigger the Google Translation widget. But now, Google is testing a G icon to let you “search for this on Google” from that translate widget in Google Search.
Google Search Tests Date & Occupancy Selector For Hotel Queries
Google seems to be testing showing a date picker and occupancy selector for searches related to hotel queries. I have not been able to replicate this, I have tried over the past few weeks without luck.
Google Local Reviews Now Let Users Recommend Dishes
Google now lets some reviewers leave reviews specifically recommending dishes from that restaurant. Customers can manually add the foods and dishes they recommend at that restaurant.
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 9, 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 Trends launched a new design with links to publishers. Bing Chat can show answer cards…
Google Trends Has A New Look For 2023
Google has revamped the Google Trends interface adding real-time trends to the home page, updating those trends hourly and linking them to the news articles. This update comes years after Google has last updated Google Trends.
Bing Chat Also Has Answer Cards, In Addition To News, Shopping, Local…
Did you know that Bing Chat also can give you an answer card or box under the chat-based response with citations? We saw Bing provide news cards, local cards, shopping cards, and more but not answer cards.
Microsoft Bing Working On Saving Chats & More Features
Microsoft’s Mikhail Parakhin said that the number one feature request is for Bing Chat to save historical chats for later for users to come back to them later or look them up later. And it seems like they are working on that feature request, plus more.
Google Sitename, Favicon & Sponsored Label Live On Desktop (Not Just Mobile)
Google has made the sitename, favicon and sponsored label live on all desktop searches, like it did with mobile searches last October. To be clear, we saw google testing this on desktop in November and gradually increasing the test to more and more sea…
Google: Page Size Is Not A Ranking Factor
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter, “Page size is not a ranking factor.” Meaning Google does not have anything specific signal that says page sizes of X to Y get a ranking boost or decline.
Google February 2023 Product Reviews Update Done Rolling Out
The Google February 2023 product reviews update finished rolling out yesterday afternoon on March 7, 2023. It took 14 days to rollout this expanded language version of the product reviews update that kicked off on February 21, 2023.
Google Now Says Google Discover Impacted By The Helpful Content Update Since October 2022
A few weeks ago, I reported that Google has updated its help documentation to specify that Google Discover visibility can be impacted not just by the core updates but also specifically by the helpful content update. I asked Google when this changed an…
Google Local Service Ads Gains More Service Types
Google announced yesterday that Google Local Service Ads now supports 70 service types across five new categories. The categories include education, people care, pet care, wellness and health care.
Google Ads Performance Max For Travel Goals Available Globally Soon
Google Ads announced that Performance Max for travel goals will be available globally over the next few weeks. Performance Max for travel goals helps hotels create ads in multiple formats and in one campaign reach more travelers across Google properties.
Bing Chat Showing Unique Referrer In Edge Sidebar For Analytics
We all want to see how much traffic the new Bing Chat feature will send us and we know Bing Webmaster Tools will eventually add it. But how about analytics? Well, there are signs Bing Chat is adding some tracking variables for analytics software.
Google Business Profile Products Show In Google Shopping Results
Google is now showing products that businesses add through the Google Business Profile manager directly in Google Shopping search results. I was not sure if this is new, but it seems most local SEOs think it is, so I am sharing it here.
Google: Hyphens In Domain Names Not Considered Low Quality
Google’s John Mueller was asked if having hyphens in your domain name, like www.my-site-goes-here.com, can cause ranking issues in Google Search. John Mueller said no, domains with hyphens are not seen as low quality by Google algorithms.
Google Search Tests More To Ask & Other Alternatives Of People Also Ask?
Google may be testing replacing the “people also ask” with a “more to ask” box. I am unsure if this is just a headline change or if there is any functional difference.
Google Explore In Search Adds Local Results
Google Explore is that weird feature you get when you keep scrolling and scrolling through the search results. Then Google hits you with this explore feature to expand your query in a very visual way. Well, it seems like Google added local listings to …