Bing officially removes cache link from search results
This comes after Google removed the cache link in February.
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Google Gemini 2.0 coming to Search and AI Overviews
AI Overviews will be able to handle more complex topics and multi-step questions, including advanced math equations, multimodal queries and coding.
Google Search Console rolling out new date controls for performance reports
This includes a new hourly view of the data.
Data providers: Google November 2024 core update was less volatile
This last Google core update was less impactful than the August core update and some other core updates.
Bing Webmaster Tools releases Copilot beta
Microsoft has rolled out Copilot within Bing Webmaster Tools to 10,000 of its top users.
Google Search Console Insights no longer to show data from Google Analytics
Google says this change is to make it easier to use these reports.
Google Search fixes delayed indexing issues
Google has confirmed it is investigating indexing issues within Google Search.
Google clarifies how Google’s crawlers handle cache control headers
Google is also asking site owners to allow Google to cache your web pages.
Google adds FAQs on site reputation abuse policy
Google added several frequently asked questions around the site reputation abuse policy.
Google November 2024 core update rollout is now complete
This update took 24 days to roll out and was a typical Google core update.
Google Search makes it easier to search without personalization
Google Search now labels if the results are personalized and gives you a quick way to turn off personalization.
Google Chrome site engagement service metrics
In Chrome, type chrome://site-engagement/ to see which sites you engage with the most.
Google Search Console recommendations now fully live
Note, you still may not see it if Google does not have recommendations for you.
Google site reputation abuse policy now includes first-party involvement or oversight of content
This policy is still enforced with manual actions but Google confirmed there are algorithms that detect similar issues.
Google Lens for in-store and local shopping
Now just point and shoot a photo and get prices, reviews, product details and more while looking at products in a retail store.
Google Search Console removing the Page Experience report
Google said, "We decided to remove this page to reduce unnecessary clutter within Search Console and simplify navigating to this information."
Google Analytics data delayed or missing for some
The data issues with GA4 began around November 13, 2024.
Google Gemini app now available for iPhone users
Previously only available as a standalone app on Android, and available within the iOS Google app - now it is a standalone app for iOS users.
Google Maps adds products nearby for product searches
You can now search for products in Google Maps and see product results.
Google November 2024 core update rolling out now
Google today launched its next big search ranking update. The November 2024 core update will take about two weeks to roll out.
Google to unpause political election ads Nov. 11
This update comes after Google had a temporary ban on US election based ads on Nov 5.
Google updates crawl budget docs for large sites with differing mobile and desktop pages and links
Google said it is best practice to have all links present on both mobile and desktop versions.
Google’s next algorithm update is coming soon, but don’t expect to recover lost traffic
Google held a web creator event yesterday, where engineers and executives spoke directly to creators who had ranking declines.
Google expands AI Overviews to over 100 countries
This will bring AI Overviews to over 1 billion users and should work in any of the currently supported languages.
Google Search demoting content that is starkly different from the main content of the site
A Google spokesperson told Glenn Gabe, "Our systems aim to understand if a section of a site is independent or starkly different from the main content of the site. This helps us surface the most useful information from a range of sites."
Google Search Console performance report bug causes panic
Many of you woke up to seeing zero close to clicks and impressions this morning, this is an issue on Google's end Google confirmed.
Google Search to drop Sitelinks Search Box
This does not impact sitelinks but will impact the search box sitelinks feature.
Bing Webmaster Tools gains recommendations, 16 months of data and previews Copilot integration
Recommendations enhances top insights and it previously offered up to 6 months of data.
Microsoft working on simplifying Bing
Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI, said they "unshipped 27 features" in Bing.
Google Search expands Store ratings to more countries
Now these are available on Google Search in India, Australia, Canada, and the UK.
Google Product Studio launches AI-generated video creation tool
This is now rolling out to US based merchants.
Google rolls out new AI-organized search results, AI Overview links
Google's organized search results will let you see content and perspectives from all around the web – articles, videos, forums and more.
Bing expands generative search experience and Deep Search
Bing generative search experience now works for informational queries.
Google Search Console Performance report filters now stick
There is a "reset filters" option to remove the filters you previously set.
Google updates its spam policies document
Google added more details on site reputation abuse, while updated and clarifying other sections of the search spam policies.
Google adds support for sale pricing and priceType property
Google said this makes it easier for merchants to specify sale pricing through structured data and bring parity with price features in Merchant Center.
Google Search completely kills the cache feature
9 months after Google dropped the cache link and 2 weeks after Google added the Wayback Machine links, the cache operator has fully stopped working.
Data providers: Google August 2024 core update was very volatile
Google said the March 2024 core update was their biggest core update but the August 2024 core update did shake things up, in a big way.
Google updates crawlers and user-triggered fetchers documentation
With that, Google expanded how Google products are affected by each crawler and gave robots.txt examples for each crawler.
Google Search adds Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine links to about this page
This comes after Google dropped the cache link from the search results.