Google Search Practice Speaking Feature For Specific Countries
Google Search seems to be testing a new feature to help searchers learn to speak in English (and maybe other languages). It is called Practice Speaking and can be triggered in some countries, such as India.
Google Images Tests “See More Like This” Button
Google is testing an icon or button overlayed on images in the image search results to “see more like this.” I personally do not see this myself, so it must be a test.
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 13, 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 search results are super-heated again…
Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update & Volatility On July 12th
Hey there – it is me again – reporting about another unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm update. This one seemed to start yesterday, July 12th. I am seeing a lot of chatter amongst the SEO community and the automated Google tracking tools are s…
Google Search To Release New Improvements To Site Names
Google is going to release its second batch up improvements for Site names in the search results “in the near future,” Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison said.
Poll Shows We’re Using Google Search Generative Experience Less Often
The new Google Search Generative Experience started to roll out to some users in late May but we are already seeing a decline in usage for these generative AI search features.
Google Bard Gains New Features & Available To More Users
Just when updates to Google Bard were getting stale, Google announced a boatload of new things for its generative AI tool, Bard. In short, Google added several new features to Bard and expanded access to Bard to “most of the world” and many languages.
Google Search Tests Snippets With Translation Drop Downs
Google is testing translating search results snippets with a “Translated by Google” drop-down feature under that specific search result snippet. It shows you that Google can translate the result from one language to another if you click to expand the f…
Google John Mueller: If You Weren’t Buying Links, Don’t Disavow
John Mueller, a Search Advocate at Google, was asked when you should use the link disavow too. He said on Twitter, “Essentially — if you weren’t buying links, don’t disavow.”
Google Search Explore Section Gains Ads
Google’s explore section, which we first found a year ago and is now live for all, now seems to be showing Google Ads or sponsored listings. I have not seen ads in the Explore section before, maybe I missed it, but now they are showing for some people.
Google Might Not Showing Your Site Name Over A Confidence Issue
Google introduced the site name feature last October for mobile and last March for desktop search. Did you know that sometimes Google might not show a site’s site name in search if it doesn’t have enough confidence in the name?
Google Bard Goes Without Updates For 5 Weeks
Google has not published a new update for Google Bard for five weeks now. The last update published was on June 7, 2023 and since then it has been quiet.
Google Tests Swipe To Share & Save A Search Results
Google is testing a feature to swipe over a specific search result snippet so you can save or share it. When you swipe over the snippet, you are presented with two icons, one to save and one to share.
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 11, 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 has a big indexing bug with Google News…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 11, 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 has a big indexing bug with Google News…
Google Search Console Page Indexing Report Updated July 2nd With More Granular Errors
Google Search Console’s page indexing report should show more fine-grained page indexing issues starting on July 2nd. Google forgot to add an annotation to the report back then but promised to add it soon, so the confusion around why some are seeing a…
Google Will Pass Along Feedback From Publishers Around Canonical vs Noindex For Syndication Partners
Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, said he would take the feedback he heard from the publisher community yesterday back to the Google Search team. This feedback was around Google’s advice on using the noindex for syndication partners after removi…
Google Ads Circumventing Systems Policy Update
Google Ads will be updating its generic Circumventing Systems policy this month. The change will “clarify that the policy prohibits repeated and simultaneous policy violations across any of your accounts, including using two or more accounts to post ad…
Confirmed: Google Working On Google News Indexing Issue Impacting All Publishers
After hearing reports that the Google News team is working on fixing an issue, Google has confirmed it last night. Many publishers were either not showing up in Google News or had limited visibility in Google News over the past few weeks. Google confir…
Google AdSense Now Supports Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Payments
Google AdSense now supports Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payments in EUR currency for publishers in many new countries. The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is a payment-integration initiative of the European Union for simplification of bank trans…