Lucy Wills Google Doodle
Today on Google.com is a special Google Doodle, a special Google logo, for Lucy Wills’ 131st birthday. She was an English haematologist whose work led to the discovery of preventive prenatal care for women.
Google My Business Tests Design & Layout Update
It looks like the folks at Google My Business are testing and maybe rolling out yet another new design for the Google My Business console. The new design lets you update the cover photo easily, the new navigation at the top and up-selling G-Suite serv…
Audio Podcasts Now In Google Search
You can now discover, see and listen to audio podcasts directly in search. This was part of the overall I/O keynote from Wednesday, but launched yesterday morning and you can I can see it on both desktop and mobile Google search.
SEOs: Here Is What Is Coming To Google Image Search That Matter
For the past several months both John Mueller and Gary Illyes from Google have been telling webmasters and SEOs that image search is something they should be paying more attention to. Well, now we know why – not just the 3D images but Google announced…
Google Search Algorithm Update Signals Around May 9th
I am seeing some limited chatter around a possible Google search algorithm update around May 9th, maybe starting May 8th. The chatter and signals are not super high, like some other updates, but there is enough for me to bring this to your attention.
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Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Update, Evergreen GoogleBot, Image Search Features & I/O
This week I covered the monthly Google Webmaster report, so catch up on the past month there. It was Google I/O this week, so a lot of new stuff came out. Google may have done an algorithm update around May 9th…
Google Code Lab Supports Structured Data, Single Page Apps & Dynamic Rendering
Martin Splitt from Google announced while at Google I/O yesterday that they have updated the Google Code lab not to just support structured data but also single page apps (SPAs) and dynamic rendering. Code lab is a solution that walks you through ste…
GoogleBot Runs Latest Chrome – This Is Big News
Probably the biggest news for the SEO industry out of Google I/O yesterday was that Google said Googlebot is now evergreen, meaning it will stay up-to-date with the latest version of Chromium, their popular Chrome browser. This brings thousands of new…
Google Mobile Friendly Test Not Using Latest Chromium Yet
With the big news around Googlebot now being evergreen and running the latest version of Chromium and thus being able to access 1000+ new features on web pages, you’d think we’d see it. But no, we don’t see it yet and no – the mobile-friendly test and…
Google: SEO Contests Useless, Waste Of Time & Generate Tons Of Spam
Every now and then you hear about a new SEO contest where you can win money, prizes, recognition and fame. Well, that might just stop now that John Mueller from Google trashed the concept. He said on Twitter “SEO contests are pretty useless. SEO contests never reflect real life-performance, they generate a ton of spam that negatively affects the whole ecosystem, they’re a big waste of time & effort. The smart approach to SEO contests is to ignore them.”
Google Search Console New Speed Report
At Google I/O they demonstrated a new report within Google Search Console named the Speed Report. It is currently in beta or experimental mode but they showed some screen shots of it in action.
Google Officially Launches FAQ & How-To Structured Data Markup
Google announced it a year ago at Google I/O 2018 but didn’t launch FAQ and How-to structured data until a year later at this years 2019 Google I/O event. It comes with new rich results and new Google Search Console enhancement reports.
More Details On Evergreen GoogleBot: Two Waves, Old User Agents & More
Google launched the evergreen GoogleBot, a GoogleBot that will be up-to-date with the latest version of Chrome. A GoogleBot that can access all the latest modern web browser features. A GoogleBot with less limitations. I’ve been updating the original…
Google Search Weirdness: Hmm… the results for your search don’t seem very relevant
I have seen numerous reports of Google showing very weird search results, or lack there of, followed by a message that reads “Hmm… the results for your search don’t seem very relevant.” It just seems like some weird bug, a possible plugin that is im…
What SEOs & Webmasters Should Watch At Google I/O
Google published an agenda of which sessions they think would be most relevant and useful to SEOs and webmasters. This is in addition to watching the keynote, which by the way Martin Splitt says it well worth watching if you are an SEO.
Google’s New How Google News Works Portal
Google launched a new portal named How News Works on Google. This is similar to the How Search Works portal Google launched in 2013 and revamped a couple times but now for news.
Google My Business Reporting Also Buggy
The folks in the Local Search Forums are complaining that some of their clients are showing weird reporting glitches within the Google My Business Insights section. It is supposedly not too uncommon to see weird dips and/or data glitches in this repor…
Google: Disallowed URLs Can Still Collect Links
Just like you can sometimes see listings in Google search for URLs that are disallowed, those URLs can also “collect” links in Google search. What this means is that while Google is not authorized to crawl the URL, if people are linking to the URL, Go…
Google Teacher Appreciation Week Doodle
Today on Google’s home page in the US is a Doodle, a special Google logo, for teacher appreciation week. Teacher Appreciation Week is a national holiday celebrated in United States which takes place in the first full week of May, which in this case is…
Meet Gary Illyes From Google In Hyde Park In Sydney & Get Free Pizza
Gary Illyes said he will be in Hyde Park, Sydney this Wednesday and at 5pm at Buckley’s Sydney he is planning on doing an informal meet up with SEOs and folks who are interested. Aleyda Solis will be there, a respected international SEO. Plus, maybe …