Google doubles up on E with updated search quality raters guidelines (E-E-A-T)
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Google Question Hub to close down
But will it be replaced by the Google Search Console "content ideas" feature?
Google releases December 2022 link spam update
This update is rolling out now for the next couple weeks, while the helpful content is still rolling out.
Google launches new Google Search status dashboard
This report will confirm if there is an issue with crawling, indexing or serving with Google Search.
Google launches visual elements gallery documenting 22 elements on the Google Search results page
This new document explains the most common user interface elements of Google web search page.
Content ideas may be coming to Google Search Console
This feature looks and feels a lot like the Google Question Hub.
Subscribe with Google publishers may see an increase in clicks and impressions from Google Search
This started on December 5th, in the search performance report in Google Search Console.
Google helpful content system update rolling out now (December 2022 update)
This update adds new signals and also brings the helpful content update globally for all languages.
Google Search rolls out new search refinements for top bar filters with related topics
As previewed at the Search On event, now these new related topics options can show in the top far filter options.
Google brings continuous scroll to desktop search results
This is now rolling out for English / U.S. search results.
Google Discover performance reports improve accuracy
Google Search Console said click and impression data may appear to increase because of this update.
Google Search adds new spam policy: Policy circumvention
If you find ways to get around Google's spam measures, Google may take action on your content, site or account anyway.
Google publishes document on more notable ranking systems
Google also lists the algorithms that are no longer being used for search rankings.
Don’t fall for fake ownership requests for your Google Business Profile
There are reports of an increase in fraudulent ownership requests, so be careful.
Google launches new search, shopping and maps features
Multisearch for food, Google Lens translation, AR beauty and shoes, Maps live view search and more.
Google Search Console adds Shopping tab listings feature
This gives you more details on your product snippets, merchant listings and the shopping tab listings.
Google’s Panda algorithm evolved into the Coati algorithm
At SMX Next, Google revealed that, years ago, the Panda algorithm was replaced with an updated algorithm called Coati
SMX Next Day 1 kicks off today with Google VP of Search H.J. Kim
We get into the mindset of the people who write the Google Search ranking algorithms.
Google now recommends using dots for decimal numbers in your review snippet structured data
Commas will continue to work but Google is specifically recommending you use dots over commas.
Report: Google Business Profiles bug causing reviews to disappear
A bug with automatically applied suggested edits leads to some businesses seeing all their reviews vanish from Google.
Google Search Console reporting bug with Discover performance report
This was a reporting bug on October 23rd and did not impact the actual search results.
Links may be less important to the Google Search ranking algorithm in the future
As Google better understands how the content fits in within the context of the whole web, links might not be as necessary.
Google fixed a bug with some search features that may impact your site’s visibility
Between October 18th and October 28th, Google Search had a bug with top stories and other search features.
Google adds Google Lens button to home page search box
Google rarely changes its desktop home page but today it did.
Google Search adds new coupons, side-by-side deals and price insights
Right before the holiday shopping season, Google added new search features to help searchers find deals.
Google’s 2010 and 2018 page speed algorithms were replaced by core web vitals
Yep, it is all about the Page Experience update and core web vitals when it comes to Google's ranking alogrithms.
Google Analytics v3 Search Console report query data restored
After about a month, Google has finally fixed the bug where query data was not showing in Universal Analytic's Search Console query report.
Google Search Console mislabeled structured data errors as errors
This was a reporting issue only and did not impact the Google search results.
Google October 2022 spam update done rolling out in less than 48 hours
The update started on October 19th and was completed less than two days later on October 21st.
Google releases October 2022 spam update
This is a global update that may take several days to fully roll out.
Google Ads label is now a bold black text Sponsored label
Google said this it to make the ad label more distinguishable from the organic search results.
Google rolling out site names and updated favicon logos in search results
Make sure to check out the new site name structured data documentation.
Google replaces its Webmaster Guidelines with Google Search Essentials
Google has done a full refresh of its old Webmaster Guidelines, simplifying them and removing the term "webmaster."
Google launches new content suitability center in Google Ads
This update should improve efficiency, reduce errors and help advertisers going forward.
Google adds more example categories of sites that may be impacted by the product reviews update
Three new examples were added to the how to write product reviews Google help document.
Google Data Studio now known as Looker Studio
Looker Studio Pro, a paid version, has also been announced.
Google review guidelines say discouraging negative or selectively soliciting positive reviews is not allowed
Google is now being very explicit about this in their guidelines, so be careful.
Google Analytics v3 Search Console report currently not showing query data
The data is showing in GA4 and in Search Console but not in Universal Analytics 3.
Google Search Console data logging issue on September 21st
Some data may be missing in the search performance report, Google is working on restoring some of the data.