Google confirmed indexing issue affecting a large number of sites
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If you are not seeing traffic from Google for new content you published, you are not alone.
Google also has re-launched Google News in Spain.
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The Opinions section contextualizes news-related listings for users, which may help reduce misinformation.
Google search may show local news stories more often in Top Stories. Google News Showcase also gets updates.
Bing News PubHub launched in 2016 at its own location but has now been migrated into Bing Webmaster Tools.
This is not a ranking change, this is just a change in how Google reports on your rankings.
The reintroduction of Google News (and other news sources like Facebook) into Spain could benefit advertisers in the area as publications can net more traffic from these news aggregation sources.
To break through in an overcrowded digital space, brands are taking a page out of the news publisher playbook.
Applying to be in Google News has been turned off for years, causing confusion to new publishers.
Also, Google released its webspam report for 2020 and the new Google Ads API
Plus, Google's Search Central Live conference is right after SMX Report
Plus, breaking down President Biden’s social media strategy
Plus, Microsoft is replacing CPC with eCPC by the end of April.
The proposed legislation could create an untenable position for search engines in Australia, and Google’s threat to shut down search could affect traffic and domestic businesses across sectors.
This comes after Google signs an agreement with French publishers to pay for some content.
This year’s Search Engine Land Award winners for Best SEO Initiative sat down with Search Engine Land’s own George Nguyen to talk SEO tactics and strategies.
Google Search Console now lets you dive in to how well your news site performs in Google News and the Google News App.
There are no ad or ranking implications, but Showcase News features will be coming to Search and the Discover feed.
But aggressive government intervention in Australia threatens Google's voluntary news licensing strategy.
To many this was another example of Google abusing its power. Except it wasn't, court finds.
Germany, Australia and Brazil are the first three countries, with more coming.
Advertisers are reportedly blocking ads from appearing on Black Lives Matter-related content.
Your organization’s resources, competitors, financial priorities and Google’s page experience update are all factors to consider.
Though they're ticking back up, decreased CPMs are still a buying opportunity.
Local news publishers have struggled to monetize spike in consumer interest.
Google had sought to avoid paying copyright licensing fees by getting publishers to waive them in exchange for being included in search results.
If you want to position yourself as an authority in your space, learn how to use Fact Check structured data.
The pandemic is helping the company repair its public image.
Expert search marketer and SMX speaker, Eric Enge, explains why brands need to better understand voice apps and interactions to meet their user needs.
The interface is now the central hub for publishers to manage content across Google.
John Shehata discusses how to attract more visitors through consolidating and optimizing existing assets.
The approach is a reaction to the EU Copyright Directive, to avoid paying licensing fees.
Google News publishers may soon see changes in their referral traffic from Google News with this design change.
It's back, Google isn't able to index new fresh content right now.
Oh no - another indexing related bug. But this one is limited to only a few Google News publishers.
What they are, how they work and how to optimize for Google News and Apple News.
The company also announced new fact-checking tools and other efforts to stop the spread of 'misinformation.'
SVP Kent Walker urges changes in language ahead of ratification.