Featured snippets went missing but have now returned; Friday’s daily brief
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Barry Schwartz
Barry Schwartz a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry's personal blog is named Cartoon Barry and he can be followed on Twitter here.
Google My Business releases tool to manage your reviews
Previously, there was no real way to see the status of reviews you submitted for a takedown in an organized...
Google tests displaying cost estimates in local search results
Google has confirmed the company is showing cost estimates from Homewyse for some local...
Mobile-first indexing, site downtime, static headlines and rich results; Friday’s daily brief
Plus the Google algorithm updates continue, including a local search...
Google Search Console rich results report updated
Google tweaked some of the job posting structured data requirements and also how it checks the validity of FAQ and Q&A structured...
Google Hotel search showing free listings in results
Google opens the door to more hotels by offering free hotel listings, separate from paid...
Google brings Full Coverage news to search results
Longer running news items may be surfaced more for some queries in Google...
Google Search algorithm watching; Friday’s daily brief
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Microsoft Bing updates search results interface to make it more visually immersive
Microsoft Bing updates recipe results, similar looking items, expandable carousels, infographic panels and local answers...
Google My Business report shows how people found your business
You can now see device and platform breakdown in your Google My Business performance...
Semrush plans to go public after posting big 2020 growth
But the company says changes in access to third-party data and cookies could really disrupt its...
Video: Steve Marin on content, SEO and using data as backup
We also spoke about ego ranking, how to help your clients write content and much...
Don’t lose sleep over the Page Experience Update and more; Friday’s daily brief
Wouldn't it be cool if Google told us when specific ranking factors were no longer being...
Google Search may be showing featured snippets less often
The tool providers are noticing a decline in the number of featured snippets showing up in the Google search...
Google Search Console adds ‘associations’ so you can link with other Google accounts
These can give you a better and wider view of your data across your various Google...
Video: Eli Feldblum on the SEO industry maturing through the years
In this three part series, we go way back into the early days of the SEO industry and walk you through how it matured over the...
Passage based rankings, core web vitals and responsive search ads; Friday’s daily brief
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Google updated metric boundaries for core web vitals in Search Console
You may see more green scores in your core web vitals report in Search...
Google goes dark theme and passage ranking sees the light: Friday’s daily brief
Plus, making the case for more Google Search Console...
Google My Business adds messaging to desktop interface
Businesses can now message with customers through their web browser, not just the mobile...