Google To Find E-Books At Your Public Library
Google shared a new feature in search quietly on Twitter this week…
Googlebot Still On Hold On Supporting HTTP/2
John Mueller of Google said the other day in his hangout at the 1 hour and 13 minute mark that Googlebot still is not crawling in HTTP/2…
Google Tests White Knowledge Panels
Google is now testing white knowledge panels for local results. This was first spotted by our man Sergey Alakov and he posted a screen shot on Twitter of the white look. Typically there is a blue interface for the knowledge panels but here, as you can …
Google: Responsive Sites Don’t Need To Worry About Mobile First Index
Gary Illyes from Google said at the BrightonSEO conference that those with responsive sites don’t really need to worry about the upcoming mobile first index. I was not at the event where he said that but Greg Gifford was there and he posted it on Twitt…
Google: Fetch & Render Preview Not Used In Search
If you thought Google uses the preview you see in the fetch and render for search purposes…
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Ranking Changes, Top Ranking Signals & Dynamic Algorithms
First, I am offline, so this video and post was all created and produced on Wednesday, things may have transpired between now and then that I may have to catch up on this Monday. Google did some algorithm search ranking updates this week…
New Google iOS App Has Related Content Bar
Google announced Tuesday they launched a new update to their iOS search app that has a new content bar. The content bar appears as the user scrolls up on the content…
Google: We Do Not Manually Review All Spam Reports
Yesterday in the Google Hangout at the 21:05 mark into the video…
Google Featured Snippets Relocates AMP Icon
Earlier this month we reported that Google started to show AMP links for featured snippets in their search results. Well, the AMP icon is now less noticeable in this featured snippet box…
Google: Our Algorithms Don’t Look At Disavow Files
Google’s Gary Illyes said on Twitter that Google doesn’t train their algorithms to find spam by fetching and processing disavow files across the web…
New Google AdWords Terms & Conditions
Google earlier this month updated the terms and conditions for their massive ad network, Google AdWords. Google sent out emails to their advertisers saying “you’re receiving this message because weâve updated our Terms and Conditions…
Google: We Don’t Use Click Data Directly For Search Rankings
A couple weeks ago, we reported that the head of Google Brain said that Google uses click data for rankings. I have the audio recording of him saying it but…
Google Tests Indoor Maps In The Local Knowledge Panel
Sergey Alakov spotted and posted on Twitter that Google is now testing showing indoor maps, when available…
Google Search Ranking Update Chatter Continues
As you know, we reported Google algorithm search ranking shifts this past Monday based on weekend chatter. That died down for a bit but overnight it spiked back up…
Google’s Ranking Algorithms Dynamically Change Based On Query & Context
The other day I reported how Google said there is no such thing as the top three ranking signals despite what may have been said before. I said it is likely because some queries weigh some signals more important than others…
Google: Chatbots Don’t Make Your Pages Better
A lot of SEOs and webmasters have been buzzing about chatbots…
Programming Note: Rosh Hashanah 5778 – Shana Tova!
Tonight is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and I will be offline the next two days. Specifically, I will be offline Thursday and Friday…
Google Logo For Amalia Hernandez – 100th Birthday Of The Mexican Ballet Dancer
Today on Google’s home page in the US, Mexico, Canada and many other regions is a special Google logo, Doodle, for Amalia Hernandez. It would be her 100th birthday today…
Google AdSense Ad Balance Tool Now Back
Google posted on the AdSense Google+ channel that the ad balancer tool which is a tool that can be used to show less lower paying ads on your site…
Google: Shopping Cart Abandonment Not A Search Ranking Factor
Google’s John Mueller said that having a high shopping cart abandonment rate is not a specific issue with ranking in Google. It is not a ranking signal…