No surprise: Clicks plummet when images, article info stripped from news results in SERP
Google sought to show potential 'unintended consequences' of new copyright rules that require fees when content is shown in search results.
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Google shares tips for success in Google News search results
Get reacquainted with best practices for getting your content in Google News.
EU copyright directive nearing final form as Google tests stripped-down news SERPs
Once the language is finalized, each member state will need to ratify the directive.
SearchCap: Google Gmail ads, DuckDuckGp Apple Maps & Amazon ads
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Amazon Sponsored Products ads now support dynamic bidding, bid adjustmentsJan 15, 2019 by Ginny Marvin Advertisers can opt-into automated bidding and tailor bids for the search ads by page placement. DuckDuckGo […]
SearchCap: Google Ads exact match name and brands in search
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Protect your brand in searchDec 12, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot 98% of your competition is brand bidding. Advertisers bid on each others brand and trademarked terms to steal website traffic. […]
SearchCap: Google My Business app, Bing ads insights & web site trust
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 Ads’ Competition Tab offers new insights, recommendationsNov 14, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Now rolled out globally, advertisers can access deeper Auction Insights and machine learning-powered recommendations. Google releases improved GMB […]
Changes coming to Google News to help publishers ‘find their sites’
The company's move comes after months of complaints from publishers, but Google wouldn't say what exactly it was changing.
Google Home Hub: An SEO perspective
It might be time to start focusing more on creating YouTube videos for your content with the release of the Google Home Hub.
SearchCap: Bing features, Amazon sponsored ads and link building
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 adds election information, redesigns image search, provides NFL answers, and word of the dayOct 30, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Bing highlights some search features that are popular during the upcoming […]
When Facebook went down, direct traffic to news sites went up
Facebook users turned to Google search or went directly to publishers.
Google: AMP to use ‘consensus-seeking’ governance model
Nearly 80 percent of AMP contributors are now third parties.
EU approves controversial copyright directive aimed at Google, Facebook, Twitter
The new rules, which require member-state approval to go into effect, amount to a kind of 'GDPR for copyright.'
European publishers accuse Google and Facebook of ‘plundering’ their content
Publishers and media companies have stepped up lobbying for a restrictive copyright law that would effectively create 'link taxes.'
Search Cap: Google Ads Overview page changes, GSC updates, Bing WMT & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Now you can make edits to keywords, ads, campaigns, bids right from the Google Ads Overview page Aug 30, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Make quick changes on the fly from several […]
Google Assistant will now find you ‘good news’
'OK, Google: Tell me something good' triggers positive news stories from the Solutions Journalism Network.
SearchCap: Save big on SMX East, Google Image search, lawsuit settled & more
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 releases speakable markup for news publishers interested in Google Assistant Jul 24, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Google has released new markup and schema aimed at bringing more news content to […]
Google releases speakable markup for news publishers interested in Google Assistant
Google has released new markup and schema aimed at bringing more news content to the Google Assistant and Google Home devices.
SearchCap: Chrome and HTTP will not mix tomorrow, Google hotel search results & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Tomorrow, Chrome starts telling users HTTP sites are not secure Jul 23, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Is your site using HTTPS yet? Google is releasing Chrome 68 that will begin marking […]
SearchCap: EU & Google fines, Bing Merchant Center imports & Google News publisher features
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: EU about to fine Google billions in Android antitrust caseJun 6, 2018 by Greg Sterling The first antitrust fine was roughly $2.8 billion; this one could be larger. Bing Merchant […]
Google News to deprecate crawl errors report in Search Console & mobile app link in News Publisher Center
The removal is part of larger update to Google News.
EU’s disruptive ‘copyright reform’ moves closer to passage
Legislation seeks to clean up copyright but also to subsidize traditional media at the expense of internet companies.
SearchCap: Google News updated, standout tag gone & e-commerce SEO
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The new and AI-improved Google News now available for iPhone and iPadMay 15, 2018 by Greg Sterling Google News redesign in more than 120 countries on the web, Android and iOS. […]
Google News no longer supports the standout meta tag and Editors’ Pick
A few months after Google drops support for the meta news keywords tag, Google removes two other webmaster-related publisher features.
Google drops support for meta news keywords tag
After years of telling publishers to use the news meta keyword tag, Google said it stopped supporting it months ago.
Google accidentally removes news publishers from Google News
It is expected that affected publishers will be reinstated by the end of the day.
European press agencies push for licensing fees for their content from Google, Facebook
It remains to be seen whether European legislators and regulators will pick up the cause, but there's a possibility that they will.
Google News adds new referral URL source that publishers should begin tracking
Google tells publishers to add news.url.google.com to the Google News referral tracking sources.
SearchCap: Google news knowledge graph, fake reviews & info operator
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 adds new knowledge panel to provide information about news publishersNov 7, 2017 by Barry Schwartz In an effort to combat fake news and equip searchers with more data about news […]
Google adds new knowledge panel to provide information about news publishers
In an effort to combat fake news and equip searchers with more data about news sources, Google has released a new publisher knowledge graph.
Google promises to improve accuracy of tweets shown in search results
After misinformation surfaced in the Google search results under the Twitter section for the Texas church shooter's name, Google has promised to make changes.
Investors anxious about Google traffic acquisition costs, which regulation could further increase
Mobile fees and new regulatory moves could bump Google's revenue costs.
Tracking the Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project
AMP isn’t quite a household acronym yet, but it has big implications for virtually everyone with web access. The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project, the brainchild of Google announced just two years ago, is already impacting millions of users’ experience. And it’s growing fast. The downside — arguably a temporary one — is that not […]
SearchCap: Google’s new flexible sampling, paywall schema & HTTPS migrations
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: First Click Free is over, being replaced by Flexible SamplingOct 2, 2017 by Greg Sterling Google is rolling out a suite of tools to help news publishers drive more subscription […]
Google: First Click Free is over, being replaced by Flexible Sampling
Google is rolling out a suite of tools to help news publishers drive more subscription revenue.
SearchCap: Google news changes, video previews in search & Search Console data issue
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 auto-playing video previews in search results carousel on AndroidAug 21, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is now showing six-second video previews in the search results delivered on Android devices. Wonky […]
Google making renewed effort to help news publishers drive more subscriptions
Google effort appears to be a modified version of existing tools and approaches with some new, unspecified wrinkles.
No more free ride: Wall Street Journal pulls content out of Google’s “First Click Free” program
WSJ move might cause other publishers to remove content from Google's program, if it turns out "Subscription" label doesn't hurt conversions.
The impact (and lack thereof) of Google’s mobile popup algorithm
Back in August 2016, Google warned that it would be releasing an algorithm to crack down on interstitials on mobile pages. Now that the update has been live for a month, columnist Glenn Gabe shares his findings on the impact.
SearchCap: Google link command, mobile-first index & SEO problems
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 has officially killed off their link commandJan 12, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google tells webmasters and SEOs to stop using the link command, that it is officially dead and not […]
SearchCap: AdWords Partners bug, AMP upsets publishers & SEO power
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: AMP causing monetization frustration among some news publishersOct 28, 2016 by Greg Sterling Some publishers, such as CNN and The Washington Post, are having good experiences, however. Due to a […]