Google Gives New Names To Surfaces Across Google & Shopping Actions
Google is renaming surfaces across Google and Shopping Actions. Surfaces across Google instead will go by the listings rather than the feature itself, i.e. free shopping listings and Shopping Actions will be called Buy on Google.
SEOAsked.com – Portal To Search For Google SEO Q&As On Twitter
Here is a good idea, a site that archives and lets you search for tweets from Googlers who answer SEO related questions. The site is not perfect, but the concept is very good – Seoasked.com.
Yes, Google Is Down Right Now (& Now Google Is Back)
Yes, it appears a lot of Google services are currently down right now. You are not alone.
Google Tests Displaying Images Within Snippets On Mouse Hover
Here is a weird one spotted by Vlad Rappoport and posted on Twitter. He showed how when you place your mouse cursor over a snippet’s title, images can dynamically load beneath that snippet. Here is a GIF of it in action.
Google: Avoid Blocking Pages That Are Important Enough To Have Links To Them
Google’s John Mueller said he would advice that if “that’s something where if you see that these pages are important enough that people are linking to them then I would try to avoid blocking them by robot’s txt.” In short, if you have important or pop…
Google Tests New Top Stories Multi Grid Layout
Looks like Google is testing yet another layout for the top stories news box in the Google search results. Mateus Nunes from LiveCoins in Brazil sent me a screen shot on Twitter, where you can see this layout has a multiple layouts.
Google Ads To Prohibits Ads For Sugar Dating: Compensated Dating Or Sexual Arrangements
Google announced that is will begin to prohibit what is called “sugar” dating, where there is compensated dating or sexual arrangements where one participant is expected to provide money, gifts, financial support, mentorship, or other valuable benefits…
Bing Tests Boxed Embossed Look On Snippets When Cursor Overlays
Here is another search results interface, this one is from Microsoft Bing. Bing is testing that when you overlay your mouse cursor over a snippet, it protrudes the background of the snippet, making it boxed it, and embossed in the search results page. …
Vlog #98: Alan Rabinowitz On Ways To Rank Well In Google Search & Proper Online Reputation Management (Part Two)
In part one of my talk with Alan Rabinowitz, we spoke about his history in the space and about the nofollow link and if Google counts it. In part two Alan shares how to rank well in Google Search and how to do online reputation management…
Google AdSense Link Units Going Away
Google announced that the link unit ad type is being retired. I think the link unit were first introduced in 2007, AdSense itself was launched in 2003. Link ads display a list of topics that are relevant to the content of your page. They are being ret…
Google Maps Landmark Icons & Pins
It looks like Google is widely showing the landmark icons or pins in the Google Maps desktop and mobile interface now. It is not exactly new, according to Justin OBeirne, Google started to slowly roll this out in nine cities in October 3, 2019 and it …
Google Search Testing Thinner Knowledge Panels
It looks like Google is testing thinner, 85 pixels less wide, knowledge panels in the Google Search results. Jason Barnard said the current/old knowledge panel on desktop search is 455 pixels wide. The new, thinner, version is 370 pixels wide.
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Google Search COVID-19 Vaccines Updates
Google Search is making some changes to its search results around COVID-19 vaccines. Much like it did for COVID-19 news and information in general, Google is trying to make sure it provides the most accurate, trustworthy, authoritative and up-to-date …
Google Santa Tracker Now Live In Search
Every year Google puts up its Santa Tracker before Christmas. While we have the Chanukah decorations live, the Christmas and Kwanzaa decorations are not live yet but the easter egg for the Santa tracker is live.
Google December 2020 Core Update Second Wave
Yesterday I reported that this Google December Core update was a really unusual core update because it seemed like the rollout happened over a 48-hour period and was not a slow two-week rollout. Well, I talked too soon – there may have ben a second wa…
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google December Core Update Second Wave, Zero Search Results Again & Search Console API
This week, we covered more on the changes related to the Google December 2020 core update. Specifically, Google said it is still rolling out and it looks like on Thursday…
Greg Sterling Is Leaving Search Engine Land
I am so sad to report that Greg Sterling is leaving Search Engine Land. I’ve been writing with Greg at Search Engine Land and before that, Search Engine Watch, for over 14 years. He is one of the smartest, honest, caring and funny people I know. And…
Google Search New Look For Question & Answers Carousel, Combines Multiple Sites
It looks like Google has launched a new look for its question and answers carousel. This is not the local Q&A box, this is also not the question hub. This is when you add QA structured data to your pages and Google can show these rich results in the search results.
Google Has Plans For Regex Filters In Search Console
Remember in July we saw Google testing adding regular expressions (regex) filters to some of the Search Console performance report. It then went away quickly. Well, Google’s John Mueller was asked about that and if they will be coming back to Search C…
Google Search Testing Taller Shopping Ads
It looks like Google is testing taller shopping ad formats in Google Search. Shalom Goodman noticed this and posted both sizes on Twitter. I made them into a GIF so you can easily see how much taller these are.