Google rolling out cars for sale in Google Business Profiles
US-based dealerships can now add all their inventory to their local business profile in Google.
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Google updates image SEO best practices and Google Discover docs
The title and link elements are most important for RSS feed follow in Discover and Google parses img elements within other elements.
Yoast SEO version 20 with a new interface for settings
Today, Yoast SEO is rolling out a large update that revamps the user interface.
Is AI-written content replacing cheap old content farms?
Red Ventures' use of AI to write cheap content that ranks well in search sure sounds like the old content farms Google Panda wiped out.
Google improves error classification in video indexing report
The total number of errors should not change, this is just a reclassification of those errors.
Product results in Google’s performance report may see an increase in impressions and clicks
This report no longer requires structured data and if Google finds products in your content, it may show in this report starting January 6th going forward.
Google’s December 2022 helpful content update is now done rolling out
The update started on December 5th and completed 38 days later on January 12th.
Google December 2022 link spam update done rolling out
That's a wrap, the second Google algorithm update this month is done rolling out.
Google search responds to BankRate, more brands using AI to write content
In short, don't produce content that is written just for search ranking.
Apple Maps relaunches Apple Business Connect
Initially launched about a decade ago, now Apple is adding numerous features for businesses, including messaging.
Google Business Profiles to stop allowing price ranges on products on February 15
Also, Google will no longer support custom call to actions.
Google’s December 2022 helpful content and link spam updates still rolling out
Google said these updates may take one to two weeks longer to complete.
Google drops the character limit for headlines in article structured data
Google says headlines should be concise, eliminates 110 character limit.
Microsoft to add ChatGPT features to Bing Search
Microsoft wouldn't comment, but this feature could launch in the next couple of months.
Google algorithm updates 2022 in review: Core updates, product reviews, helpful content updates, spam updates and beyond
Google introduced a brand new ranking algorithm this year, the helpful content update but pushed the same number of official updates in 2022 as it did in 2021.
Microsoft to go fully live with new Bingbot user-agent change in January 2023
After a couple years of testing, Microsoft said it will stop using the old BingBot user agent next month.
Ranking data during the December 2022 Google helpful content update and link spam update
The data providers sent us data looking at the Google Search results over the last couple of weeks.
Google Search testing search in video
Google announced this as a pilot feature in India, but some in the U.S. are also seeing it.
Google search retires Web Light, Google’s method to serve faster, lighter pages to people
Google said this feature is no longer needed these days, as providers and devices are now faster.
Google says don’t expect a new core update by year-end
The holidays are approaching and SEOs are worried that we might get another core update by year end.