Complete guide to meta tags in SEO
A completer introduction to all the meta tags a webmaster may need when creating or optimising a webpage for SEO.
Google News Lite mode app launches for slower internet connections
A new lite mode is available in India for the Google News Android app – it uses one-third of the data of the full mode.
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Guide to Google ranking signals – Part 4: content freshness
This week’s guide to ranking signals continues diving into on-page content factors, with content freshness.
Common Crawl Errors for Google News
Google Search Console’s Crawl Errors report has a special section for Google News. Read about the causes and solutions for some common News crawl errors.
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How will the Local Source tag affect SEO?
In order to elevate its Google News feature to meet this standard, Google launched its newest component, the Local Source tag, on Monday, May 9.
Google News adds local source tag to expandable news box to promote major local news stories
With expanded local source tag support, local news is now more important to Google.
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Google Expanding Candidate Cards, Will Also Offer Primary Voting Reminders
Cards will deliver candidate and third-party content to inform voters about about their positions on issues; Google will also provide delegate counts.
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Google Introduces Candidate Cards In Search For Presidential Election Season
Google is giving Republican and Democratic candidates a privileged place in search in 2016. The company has launched what it says is an experimental feature that will create a prominent placement for the candidates’ own messages and content in a horizontal carousel in search results. This is…
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Google News Bug Drops Trending Topics From Side Bar Navigation
A Google bug breaks the Trending Topics feature in Google News. A fix is coming soon, says Google’s Stacie Chan.
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News Aggregator SmartNews Shows Rapid Growth, Adds Local Channels
SmartNews’ usability has driven huge adoption under the radar.
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Google Overtakes Traditonal Media To Become Most Trusted News Source
According to survey data from the 2015 Edelman Trust Barometer search engines (read: Google) have overtaken traditional media as the most trusted source of news globally. Last year search engines were just behind traditional media but have now overtaken them. This “trust gap” is most…
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Google “Noticias” On The Homepage Lives On Despite End Of Google News Spain
In the wake of the closure of Google News Spain yesterday “external traffic” had fallen 10 to 15 percent, according to data provided to Mathew Ingram by Chartbeat. However overall traffic at the time of the analysis was relatively stable, suggesting direct navigation. In Germany news…
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Google News Still Available In Spain Despite Closure Deadline
News outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and AP are reporting that Google News España has shut down. However it appears to still be up and available on the site. As Barry Schwartz points out, if you visit news.google.es you’re directed to the following help page. The page offers an…
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Spanish Newspapers Want Government To Force Google To Keep News Open In Spain
A new effort by the Spanish Newspaper Publishers Association (AEDE) to prevent Google from shutting down its News site in Spain is an amazing example of industry chutzpah or hubris. The action shows so much chutzpah in fact that it enters the realm of …
Google News Archive Returns Via Search Tools
You can once again search the Google News archive, dating back to 2003.
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Strict New “Copyright Law” Forces End Of Google News In Spain
Google has decided to shut down Google News in Spain. This drastic step will occur next week and is the result of a recently passed Spanish law that would have compelled Google to pay licensing revenues to Spanish publishers if their content appeared in Google News — even headlines. Some…
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Google News Displaying “Suggested For You” Stories Customized To Match Your Interests
Google News founder Krishna Bharat used his Google+ account to announce a new “Suggested for you” feature in Google News. According to his post, Google News will now include a “Suggested for you” section of news stories to match your interests. Bharat says suggestions will…
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