Google: Mobile
Google Search Console adds mobile-first indexing features
Google adds the date your site switched over to mobile-first indexing to Search Console...
Google My Business adds more branding tools, introduces searchable @shortnames
The top 5% of local businesses in each category will also be eligible for a new "Local Favorite" badge....
Leaning into SEO as Google shifts from search engine to portal
How to prepare your company for Google's new customer journey for search....
Why search needs to be combined with awareness for maximum impact
TV and display will drive better performing search queries, which in turn can indicate the effectiveness of those channels themselves....
Google brings the Assistant to Waze
Part of Google's Assistant everywhere strategy, Waze users will be able to 'avoid tolls' and 'report police' without touching the screen....
Google adds Googlebot desktop vs. mobile selector for Rich Results test
Here is a new way to test to see if your site has issues with Google's mobile-first...
A favicon is worth a thousand keywords
SEOs predictably unhappy about shrinking distinction between paid and organic mobile search results — and, they’re not...
Starting July 1, all new sites will be indexed using Google’s mobile-first indexing
Google to default to mobile-first indexing for new sites. Be sure to build web sites that work well on...
How to check why PPC performance changed
There are lots of moving pieces in PPC campaigns and that can make it challenging to pinpoint the cause when performance changes. An...
The mobile, desktop split may have stabilized at roughly 60% – 40%
Hitwise found an average of 58.5% of searches were mobile, largely unchanged from two years ago....
Google brings personalized Shopping, local inventory and better checkout to U.S.
The redesign and new features aim to lure shoppers away from Amazon....
Google bug may select unrelated canonical URLs, could impact indexing
Breadcrumb trails on mobile may reflect unrelated...
Google to offer browser, search-app choices in Android Europe set-up flow
Users will be asked to choose from among five search and browser apps in randomized...
How to appear in local services listings in Google Assistant and Google Home
Company serving only pre-screened local providers in most major markets....
‘Rich Answers’ and search ads coming to Google Assistant
Beyond improving the experience, Google appears to be trying to harmonize Assistant and mobile search results....
Google AMP, mobile-friendly testing tools support code editing
Save time and reduce risk with the new code editing feature in the AMP and mobile-friendly testing tools from...
TravelTime maps API lets users search by time rather than distance
Time and distance aren't always synonymous....
Google showing image thumbnails in mobile search results snippets more often
Make sure you richen up your pages so they benefit from showing images in the Google search results...
Startup helps small retailers get local inventory data online at POS
Pointy offers a way to gain more SEO visibility and compete with Amazon....
Google Q&A: More than 90 percent of questions unanswered by business owners
The answers that are there are mostly coming from Local Guides, who may or may not provide accurate information....