Online authors are now being highlighted in Google’s search results … if they’re using the recently announced rel=author markup language.

Right now, Google says it’s working with a small group of authors who have linked their Google Profiles to their online content. One of those authors is Search Engine Land’s Editor-In-Chief, Danny Sullivan, and his content will be highlighted like this in Google’s search results:

The author’s name and avatar comes from his/her Google Profile.

Google says it will also show the authors’ content on their Google Profiles, too.

The rel=author tag was introduced earlier this month.

Related Topics: Channel: SEO | Google: Authorship | Google: Rich Snippets | Google: SEO | Google: Web Search

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