Is Google AdWords Testing Black AdWords Ad Label Now?
Yesterday we reported Google was testing a green outlined ad label. This was a change from the full green ad label from the yellow ad label.
Shortly after, Elzer Ramos posted on Twitter that he saw the ad label in black…
Google: The Site Command Not Ranked In Any Defined Order
Google’s John Mueller addressed a question we covered a couple times in the past. How does Google order the results they show for a site command. So you do a site:www.mydomain.com in Google and it normally returns your home page and then all the othe…
Bing Ads Automatic Imports With Google AdWords Live
Bing Ads announced a new feature that lets you automatically import your Google AdWords data into your Bing Ads campaigns. It is called “automatic imports” and it is basically a one way sync from Google AdWords to your Bing Ads campaigns…
Google Search Asking Searchers About Their Trips
Dharmi Gohil shared a screen shot with me on Twitter of a new type of feedback box in the Google search results. This was not about rating how happy you were with the search results but asking about someone’s trip to a hotel…
Google: AMP Not Ranking Factor But If AMP Page Is Canonical, It Will Be Used For Site Quality
John Mueller addressed two different questions around AMP in the past 24 hours or so. The first, he said AMP is not a ranking factor…
Google: We’re Done With Big Numbered Penguin Releases & Updates
Gary Illyes from Google posted on Twitter that Google is now done with numbered Penguin releases. He said “we’re not planning more numbered releases for penguin…
Google Testing Green Outlined AdWords Ad Label
As you know, last year, Google switched the AdWords ad label from yellow to green – well, maybe Google is bored with the green now.
Matthew Barnes spotted Google testing the ad label in an outline green…
Google Maps Labels Today’s Events On The Map
Google Maps seems to now be labeling upcoming events in your local area with a “today” label. Max Minzer spotted this and posted about it on Google+…
Google AdWords Call Reporting Now In India & South Africa
Google announced both on Google+ and Google AdWords Help forums that advertisers in India and South Africa can now do call reporting.
Google said…
Google Update Brewing? Chatter & Tools Point To Algorithm Update
Over the past 24-hours, the ongoing WebmasterWorld thread has seen an uptick in chatter around ranking and traffic changes from Google. Plus, many of the tracking tools that have updated for the day are showing signs of a Google update…
Google Logo Honors Ed Roberts, The Activist
Today on the Google home page in the United States is a special Google Doodle, logo, for Ed Roberts. He was an American activists who fought for the right for those who were disabled.
He was born on January 23, 1939 and at the age of 14…
Google Adds Book Previews Now On Mobile Search
Google has brought their book search book preview feature from desktop to mobile search…
Google Search Testing Box Layout Design Again
Google has been testing since 2013 but has done so more often in 2016.
Now, in 2017, it looks like Google is pushing the box/card layout design for search again. I have had close to 20 people email, tweet at me…
Amit Singhal, The Man Who Built Google Search, Joins Uber
Amit Singhal, who retired from Google less than a year ago to pursue philanthropic efforts to help children with their education in India, is now joining Uber as a Senior Vice President…
Google Hotel Search Results With Pricing Trends & Top Rated Data
Sergey Alakov posted a couple new search features by Google in the local results on Twitter. The first is Google showing pricing trends by day, week…
Google: International Targeting In Search Console Doesn’t Reduce Visibility In Other Countries
Back in 2014, Google came out with a feature in Google Search Console named international targeting a way to monitor your href lang settings or set your web site’s desired country…
Google: Don’t Build Links From Google Sheets
I think I’ve seen it all, covering search for over 13 years but every day, I learn a bit more. I spotted a conversation on Twitter where someone asked Google’s John Mueller if they can use Google Sheets to build links…
Google Android App Adds Notifications For New Doodles
The new version of the Google Android app has a new notification that can send you a notification when a new Google Doodle is on the Google home page. Often times, believe it or not…
Google: Use Nofollow When Linking To Bad Sites
Google’s Gary Illyes said this morning on Twitter that it makes sense to use the nofollow link attribute when you link to bad sites.
Sometimes when I cover stories here, I have to link to examples of really bad sites…
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Update, Mobile Interstitial Penalty, Link Operator & Matt Cutts
I am back after skipping two shows due to sickness but I try to catch you up in this one video. We may have had a Google algorithm update on Monday…