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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Nofollow couldn’t save the Google webmaster blog from comment spamJan 14, 2019 by Barry Schwartz Google’s plan of “preventing comment spam” with the nofollow link attribute didn’t work for its own […]
You can now edit the code in the rich results test and see what those edits do in real time.
A website in the healthcare niche saw improvement after removing the Google auto-translate plugin and rating schema from their translated pages.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google updates related searches to show image thumbnails, featured snippet-style resultsDec 13, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Featured snippets are now used in the related searches section in Google’s mobile results. YouTube […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Partner Program shifting to calendar-year qualificationsDec 3, 2018 by Robin Kurzer The change will take effect in January. Google launches Q&A structured data for Question & Answer pagesDec 3, 2018 […]
Check out these new Google rich results for Q&A style pages.
Here are the steps to consider when migrating a website built with a static HTML to a JavaScript framework.
Google has made a couple changes within Google Search Console. Here is your update.
Here's some guidance for businesses to take advantage of a recent change in Google My Business to submit exact regions of operation rather than by address and radius.
Google has added a new option to the search appearance filters in Search Console for event markup.
No need to panic, these reporting delays have no impact on your search rankings.
When Google appeared on the scene two decades ago, it quickly outshone popular search engines such as AltaVista, Infoseek and Lycos for two primary reasons. First, most search services were caught up in what would prove to be a fatal fad: turning their home pages into a “portal” for the internet while neglecting their core […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: New Google Image Search desktop design is now rolling outSep 27, 2018 by Barry Schwartz In addition, Google has added Creator and Credit metadata support to image search. Google adds event […]
Google has begun sending notices to those with bad event markup on their site that they need to make fixes.
This decision may help Bing reduce spam shown in the search results and focus on more trustworthy content.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Is SEO table stakes? (Hint: No!) Sep 13, 2018 by Simon Heseltine Anyone know why the idea that SEO is no longer a specialized practice and has turned into table stakes […]
Chrome 69, Google's latest browser version, also removes the green label for HTTPS URLs.
Google is testing a new design with rounded corners, a smaller logo and a sticky search bar header.
Need help finding a great hotel based on what you can do near that hotel? Google is testing a location tab that shows you just that.
After launching Google job search features a year ago in the US, Google has expanded it to the UK and several other countries.
Apple has merged Siri and its machine learning groups under Giannandrea’s leadership.
Three #SMXperts answer questions from the Advanced Technical SEO session at SMX Advanced and share their insights on JavaScript and structured data, two topics at the forefront of website development and search engine ranking.
Contributor and SMXpert Eric Enge recaps the opening keynote and big announcement by Bing's Fabrice Canel at SMX Advanced 2018.
Suggest a featured image and control other factual information in the panel.
Google may dominate most results, but not local search. Contributor Wesley Young looks at how Facebook and other social networks take a significant share of local search away from Google.
Thinking of getting your college degree? Google aims to make the decision easier by tailoring the search results for college-related queries.
Contributor Maria Cieslak digs into JavaScript and some of the chaos associated with it and compiles a detailed checklist you can use as a starting point for deeper analysis.
#SMXpert Max Prin answers questions on using JavaScript and PWAs to create responsive, fast and functional application-like experiences for mobile and desktop devices.
Pokémon Go and fidget spinners are fads, but voice search for a local business is not, says contributor Jamie Pitman. With new technologies like Google Duplex coming on, local business owners should optimize for voice search.
Looking for insights into newer markup options and advanced structured data? SMXpert Alexis Sanders shares additional pointers to help you refine, update and optimize your content.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google asking dissatisfied searchers to submit questions manually in the search resultsMay 9, 2018 by Barry Schwartz If Google doesn’t have content for your query, it may ask you to help […]
Is your site heavily built in JavaScript? No worries. Google just updated two of its popular tools to support it.
Contributor Tony Edwards recommends taking advantage of little-used brand, image, app and person schema that indirectly help position a website for better rankings.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Facebook & Cambridge Analytica: What we know, what they knew & where that leaves usApr 12, 2018 by Michelle Robbins A brief history of the many privacy disasters at the world’s […]
You can now filter your Google Search Performance reports by Rich results, AMP non-rich results, AMP article, job listings and job details.
Broken images in the local Google results seem to be caused by a bug.
Contributor Ryan Shelley recommends looking into the content displayed in a knowledge card and using what you find to develop a smart and targeted content marketing campaign for your website.
Contributor Eric Enge recaps the controversial takeaways and interesting marketing tips from the SEO Ranking Factors session at SMX West.
Google shows answers to the questions you didn't even think you were asking with this new Google search results test.
Contributor Tony Edward explains the new, more advanced schema markup for products called GS1 SmartSearch and how it helps listings gain visibility in the search results.