Google Adds Android Referrer Tracking For Analytics
Yesterday, Google announced on Google+ that they now support referrer tracking for Android apps. This will give Android app marketers the data on the sources of your app installs…
Report: 15% Drop In Review Snippets In Google Search Results Yesterday
The Mozcast Features report shows a 14.5% drop in the reviews snippets showing up in Google over the past day compared to the day prior. This is a massive drop compared to the stability is has shown over the past several months…
Bug: New Google AdSense Publishers Seeing Ads Too Soon
Google posted on the AdSense known issues page a new issue around new AdSense publishers seeing ads on their web sites too soon.
The bug was published late last night or early this morning (EST time)…
Tell Google Why You Want More Data In Search Console Analytics #moredataSAN
Yesterday I posted somewhat of a sarcastic post on Google teasing us with more Search Analytics data again…
What Is The P Google Maps Marker/Icon?
Marc Zwygart posted a screen shot on Google+ of a Google Map embedded in Google Search that has a bunch of markers/icons but one of them is the letter P. I asked a bunch of local SEO experts what the letter P symbolizes and so far…
3 Years Later, Google Still Internally Discussing Giving Webmasters More Search Console Data
Zineb from Google said on Twitter that Google is still talking about giving webmasters more than 90-days worth of data in the Google Search Console.
@Jonny_J_ we are thinking about it, but no big update right now…
Google My Business Spreadsheet Upload Process Updated
Google has quietly updated the process for uploading your spreadsheet to the Google My Business console. The main new thing is that you no longer have to review the changes after you upload your spreadsheet…
Google My Business & Ads Looking For Trusted Testers
Elisabeth from Google posted in the Google My Business Help forums news that Google is now looking for “trusted testers” aka beta testers for new features within the Google My Business department including organic and ads…
Google: Why Would A Mobile-Friendly Site Rank Drastically Worse On Mobile?
John Mueller in a Google Hangout on Google+ this past Friday was asked a question around why would a site that is mobile-friendly according to Google, not rank as well on mobile search than it does on desktop search…
I Want A Google No Date/Timestamp Penalty
As you all know, I read a lot about search news on both official news sites, large and small blogs and all the way down to social media posts and forum posts. The news sites…
Google Adds One Click Verify For My Business Listings Through Search Console
In April 2014 Google began allowing webmasters to verify their Google My Business listings through the Google Search Console linkage. So if you had a verified web site in the Search Console…
Google: We Don’t Want To Clutter The Search Results With Too Many Rich Snippets
Zineb from Google posted on Twitter in French that Google doesn’t want to clutter the search results with too many rich snippets. She said, “enfin, nous essayons de ne pas trop “encombrer” les SERPs avec trop de sites avec RS. Du coup…
Google Changes Penguin Messaging To “As Soon As It Is Ready”
All this back and forth on when Google will launch Penguin 4.0 is getting to everyone. Will it be Q1, why wasn’t it in January or in 2015…
Google UK Canonical hreflang Duplicate Content Issue
Terence Mace spotted and posted on Twitter two of the same pages listed in the Google search results from Google because Google seems to have misconfigured their hreflang and canonicals.
The query is done on Google.co…
Google Web Transcoder Killed Off?
Back in 2006, Google built a feature to make web sites load faster on mobile devices named Web Transcoder. It was specifically designed for those old feature phones and not the smart phones.
But last week…
Google Penguin 4.0 Still On Target For Q1? I Don’t Know Says Google
For those wondering when Google will release Penguin 4.0, well – I don’t have any new information for you. We expected it in 2015 and the holidays delayed it to 2016… Gary Illyes doesn’t know…
Google Shopping To Expand GTINs Requirements
Google announced on Google+ that they are going to be expanding their GTINs (Global Trade Identification Numbers) requirements for the Google Merchant Shopping feeds.
In September 2015 Google began requiring GTINs for many products from a list of 5…
Knowledge Graph Clicks Not Counted In Google Search Console
Google’s John Mueller confirmed in a Google Hangout on Google+ this past Friday that the Search Analytics report in the Google Search Console does not count impressions and clicks from the Knowledge Graph sidebar…
Google Removes Content On Google.com From Right To Be Forgotten Regions
Google will now remove content through the Right To Be Forgotten legislation from the search results of searchers in those regions. Prior, it was removed only when searchers used the Google cTLD, i.e. Google.co.uk, Google.de…