Was There A Google Algorithm Update Starting On Wednesday?
On Wednesday, some webmasters and SEOs began noticing the automated tracking tools from places like Mozcast, SER Metrics, Algoroo, Advanced Web Rankings, Accuranker, Rank Ranger and SEM Rush mostly begin to show significant signs of a large Google algo…
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algo Update, Google I/O, Testing, AdWords, Local & Matt Cutts
This week we covered a possible Google algorithm update that started rolling out on May 17th. Google I/O was this week and there were updates to Google Assistant and Google Home…
Google To Add JavaScript Rendered Code In Fetch & Render Tool
Google’s John Mueller said in a Google hangout the other day that Google’s team, likely the Search Console team…
Google Black Design Tests Now With Blue Bars
Earlier this month, we covered how Google has been stepping up their black search results design test, something they tried a year ago as well.
Now…
Google’s New Workgroup For JavaScript & Search
Google’s John Mueller announced on Google+ that he is starting a “working-group” to help JavaScript based sites work well with search and Google. John wrote “how to make JavaScript-based sites work well with search is something I’ve been getting aske…
Google: We May Automatically Nofollow Widget Links
Last September, Google said they will penalize sites that do widget links that are not nofollowed. So if you have an embed this widget on your website and that widget carries along a “powered by with anchor text link” and you do not nofollow that link….
Google Confirms Jobs For Search Is Rolling Out
A couple of weeks ago we reported Google was testing a jobs search feature directly in the search results. This would allow you to search Google for [jobs] or specific types of jobs or location of jobs and get job listings directly in the search resul…
Google Assistant Adds iPhone Support, Home Calling, Google Lens & More
Google at I/O announced a bunch of updates to Google Assistant and Google Home. Let me sum up the announcements in bullet format for all those who are busy:
Google Assistant is coming to iOS devices
Google Home devices can make phone calls for free…..
Google Logo Tells Us What Is The Antikythera Mechanism
Today on Google’s home page is a special Google logo, aka Doodle…
Google AdWords Adds Scheduled Conversion Imports
Google quietly announced on Google+ that you can now automate your conversion imports in Google AdWords. There are two ways you can automate the import of your data in to AdWords. One is by uploading or linking to a file and the other is by transmitt…
Google Maps Local Panel Tests Highlight Icons
Sergey Alakov spotted yet another Google Local test, this one in the local knowledge panel for a business listing. The business panel shows…
Google Analytics Improves AMP Tracking Support
Google Analytics announced they are going to be “rolling out an enhancement that will give you an even more accurate understanding of how people are engaging with your business across AMP and non-AMP pages of your website…
Google AdWords Changes Ad Rank Thresholds
Ginny Marvin reports at Search Engine Land that there are possibly significant AdWords ad rank threshold changes rolling out now. These changes may have impacted the AdWords CPCs in your accounts…
Google Tests Removing Pricing From Hotel Listing Results
Google hotel listing results typically show you the price of the stay based on when you are going to be staying. But it seems Google is testing removing the pricing on their hotel listings.
Sergey Alakov spotted this and posted about it on Twitter……
Google AdWords Historical Quality Score In Reports Now
Google announced they are now providing ways to report on your historical quality score in Google AdWords. In addition to the historical quality score, you can also get historical landing page experience…
Join Google’s John Mueller Live In A Webmaster Hangout Today In Mountain View
It is one thing to partake in the Google webmaster hangout office hours events over YouTube Live hangouts but it is another thing to do it sitting inches away from Google’s John Mueller…
Google Testing Large Arrows For Search Results Pagination Controls?
Abhijeet Gadekarâ shared a screen shot with me on Twitter of Google testing large arrows on the left and right side of the page…
Google: Try To Use Anchor Text & Image Alt Text
Google’s John Mueller made it loud and clear on Twitter that you should try to use anchor text in your links and alt text in your images. He said “I wouldn’t leave it out if you can avoid it” when he was talking about anchor text in your links and alt…
Google AdSense Tests Additional Vertical Link Units?
Google AdSense has an ad unit known as a link units, which are simple text based links that are ads that drive you to a page of ads. Normally…
Google Drops Some Top Carousels For “Best” Or “Top” Like Queries
Google seems to have dropped many of the carousel lists for those “best” or “top” style queries. Not all, but many. For example…