Google People Also Search For Below Featured Snippets
Google is showing the people also search for query expander feature below some featured snippet results. This was first spotted a week ago, which we didn’t specifically mentioned but had a screen shot in our more images in featured snippets story. Bu…
Google Ads Bug In Geographic Reports Between July 10-12
Google is posting notifications in the Google Ads advertiser console about a bug with the geographic report. The bug was between July 10 through July 12, 2019 and only impacted the web based report. It did not impact the rules, scripts, or APIs.
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Google Maps To Fix Suspension & Reviews Issues Soon
Google told Search Engine Land they are pushing out a fix for the issues around business listings not being visible soon. They said the rumors around the shortnames causing the issues were not exactly true, saying it “was not directly tied to the shor…
Possible Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update July 11 & 12th?
I am seeing some limited chatter within the SEO community about a Google algorithm update happening around July 11 and 12th. The chatter, to be honest, is not that huge but it is 100% more than normal. Plus the automated tracking tools are showing si…
Vlog #2: Mike King of iPullRank On How Link Building Has Changed (Or Not) Over The Years
In our third vlog episode, I sat down with Michael (Mike) King of iPullRank (@iPullRank) to discuss the evolution of link building and content marketing over the years in the SEO space. Mike is known for being super amazing on stage…
Google Honors Groundbreaking Heart Surgeon René Favaloro
The Google doodle today is to honor the life and contributions of René Favaloro, an Argentine cardiac surgeon best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery. The Doodle has an illustration of himself and a heart.
Google Launching #AskGoogleWebmasters YouTube Video Series
We knew this was coming, and now Google said it is going to launch soon, the #AskGoogleWebmasters video series by John Mueller of Google. A couple of months ago, John Mueller asked SEOs to submit questions to him using the #AskGoogleWebmasters hashtag…
Yep, Google News Officially Launches New Desktop Results Design
We saw Google testing it the other day (like two nights ago) and yesterday afternoon Google confirmed it for me on Search Engine Land and also on Twitter. Google launched a new card-layout design for Google News search results on desktop. It also inclu…
Google Really Really Uses The URL Parameter Tool Settings
The other day we reported how Google is looking for ways to move the URL parameter tool from the old Google Search Console to the new version. Well, he said it again in this mornings IRL video hangout. In fact, he said it is really used a lot and Goo…
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Drops Bing Discover, Google Plays A Joke On Joke Sites, Mega Menus, Google Ads, Vlogs & More
First off, I tried to get fancy by using two cameras but the issue is, after doing the first cut in and out, it was just taking way too much time and I stopped after that…
Google Search Recommends Google Assistant For Jokes
If you go to Google and search for [jokes] on mobile, Google will recommend you give the Google Assistant a try. At the top of the search results it will load a box that simulates the Google Assistant directly in Google search by sharing a joke with yo…
Google Autocomplete Lightens & Hides Search Results As You Type
It looks like Google has rolled out a new search user experience in the desktop search results. When you start typing your query and Google shows you search results, those search results will be lightened up, the transparency will go down and be less …
Some YouTubers Angry That Google Search Shows Videos From Non-YouTube Sources
Often you see people complaining that Google is favoring their own properties over third-party properties. Like showing Google My Business Listings over Yelp or Google Job listings over results from Indeed or showing YouTube videos over videos from oth…
Rumors That Shortnames Causing Google My Business Suspensions
There are a lot of rumors and suspicions that Google My Business suspensions are due to the release of the new shortnames feature. I am not sure if that is true, we covered the suspension issues well before the launch of the shortnames release and we e…
Google On Mega-Menus: Nothing To Be Concerned About, Yet…
John Mueller of Google posted on Twitter asking “How do you feel about “mega-menus” on ecommerce sites?” He then followed up saying there is “no secret announcement lined up” around Google penalizing e-commerce sites with mega-menus.
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 10, 2019
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.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
Google On Mega-Menus: Nothing To Be Concerned About…
Google Search Lets You Play Tennis In The Search Results For Wimbledon
Go to Google on desktop or mobile and search for [Wimbledon] then take that live scores box and scroll the carousel where it shows women’s scores, men’s scores, etc to the left and you will see a tennis ball. Click the tennis ball and presto, you go in…
Google Showing More Related Search Boxes In Image Search
Google is now showing more related search boxes in the image search results. Google has for some time shown the related search box but now more people are seeing it come up more often and several times as you scroll through the image results in Google…
Google News Search Results Tests Card Layout Again
I am personally seeing the new card layout when I do searches in Google News on some browsers. On Chrome Mac, I get the card layout but on Safari Mac I get the old bundled list layout.
Google: Be Consistent. Use Either Slash Or No Slash After URL, Not Both.
Google’s John Mueller said it is best to be consistent with your URL structure and either choose to use slashes after the URL or not to use slashes after the URL. Try not to use both formats if possible.