Google Panda 4.2 Is Still Rolling Out
Google has confirmed that the Panda 4.2 update that started rolling out 2 1/2 months ago is still rolling out.
Topic: Gary Illyes
Google Confirms The Real Time Penguin Algorithm Is Coming Soon
The next Penguin refresh will be happening pretty soon and should be a real-time algorithm.
Google: Leave Your Authorship Markup On Your Page
Google may use authorship markup in the future, even after killing it off over a year ago.
SearchCap: “The Martian” On Bing Maps, Common Adwords Mistakes & Super Mario Google Easter Egg
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 Maps Partners With 20th Century Fox To Promote “The Martian” With Guided Tour Of Mars Sep 15, 2015 by Amy Gesenhues Microsoft is giving moviegoers an advanced look at the […]
Google’s Gary Illyes: HTTPS May Break Ties Between Two Equal Search Results
In a video hangout Monday with Bruce Clay, Google's Gary Illyes discussed the HTTPS ranking boost and the latest on the Panda and Penguin filters.
Google: We Might Have A Problem With Index Count Reporting In Google Search Console
Did you notice a drop in your index count within the Sitemap reports in the Google Search Console? No need to worry, it may be a Google bug.
Is CTR A Ranking Factor In Organic Results?
Contributor Bartosz Góralewicz shares the results of an experiment he conducted, which suggests that click-through rate (CTR) from search is not a ranking factor.
Google Search Analytics Report Data Missing; Google Working On A Fix
If you are missing data in the Google Search Console, you are not alone. Many are seeing Google skip over July 28, 2015 data in Search Analytics.
How To Find Google Featured Snippets Using SEMrush And Google Search Console (GSC)
If you're a large publisher, you may be wondering if -- and how -- featured snippets are affecting your organic search traffic. Columnist Glenn Gabe explains his process for identifying and measuring the impact of these direct answers in search results.
SearchCap: Google Hotel Finder, Google Maps Timeline & Bing Revenge Porn
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 Device Launch Campaigns: Key Insights For Online Advertising Success About to launch your first device-specific paid search campaign for smartphone, tablet, wearable, or something else entirely? If so, columnist John […]
Google Sitemaps Report Bug May Show Huge Decline In Indexed Pages
It's not just you, many webmasters are reporting seeing index counts fall in the Sitemaps report within the Google Search Console. Google is working on a fix.
Google Search Console Will Send Typical Webmaster Notifications to Fewer People
Google will only notify the site owners, not property owners, for most Google Search Console notifications starting in a few weeks.
SearchCap: Google Penguin, Google Maps, Hotel Booking & Hreflang
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 Says Penguin Refresh Months Away From Happening Google’s Gary Illyes reminds us that the Penguin algorithm refresh is still months and months away, as Google works to make Penguin run […]
Google Search Console Sends “Incorrect Hreflang Implementation” Notices To Webmasters
Google sent out mass notifications of hreflang issues to webmasters via the Google Search Console.
Google Says Penguin Refresh Months Away From Happening
Google's Gary Illyes reminds us that the Penguin algorithm refresh is still months and months away, as Google works to make Penguin run in real-time.
Not Panda: Google Confirms Another Core Search Algorithm Update
The Google update from yesterday was a core ranking change, something Google does throughout the year. This was not Panda-, Penguin- or HTTPS-related.
Search In Pics: Matt Cutts At Google I/O, Google Maps Bus & Android Bush
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.
SearchCap: SMX Advanced Live Blog, SEO Tools & Google Panda Update Is On Its Way
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 On The Buy Now Button: We Have No Intention To Be A Retailer Jerry Dischler, the VP of Google AdWords, explained the Buy Now button is about improving conversions on […]
Technically, You Can Have Completely Different Content On Mobile Says Google
Gary Illyes from Google confirms Google really only looks at the desktop content for mobile ranking purposes.
Google: We Are Working On Making The Penguin Update Happen Continuously
At SMX, Google says they hope to release a new Penguin update that is updated by itself in the next several months.
Google Panda Update Coming In Upcoming Weeks
Google's Gary Illyes says webmasters can expect a Panda refresh within the upcoming weeks.
SMX Advanced 2015 Live Blog: AMA With Google Search
Google Webmaster Trends Analysts Gary Illyes speaks with Search Engine Land founding editor Danny Sullivan to close day one of SMX Advanced.
Google Won’t Say If Google Local Changes Due To Googlebomb Fix
Google has noted the local ranking changes but will not confirm that it was related to the Googlebomb fix for the racist local results in Google Maps.
SearchCap: Google Right To Be Forgotten, YouTube Searches & Google Doodle
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Give Yourself A Grade In AdWords Columnist Frederick Vallaeys shares his favorite tools and methods for evaluating your AdWords performance. Right-To-Be-Forgotten One Year Later: 70 Percent Of Requests Refused The most […]
Google: User Experience As A Ranking Signal Is Currently Only For Mobile Results, Not Desktop Results
Google's desktop algorithm doesn't use web page user experience as a ranking signal - that is only a mobile ranking signal.
Google: The Mobile Friendly Algorithm Has Fully Rolled Out
Google said the mobile-friendly algorithm is fully rolled out, but there are still some mobile friendly pages that do not see the score since indexing still takes time.
Mobilegeddon Begins: Here’s How It’s Going With Rollout Of Google’s Mobile Friendly Update
What to expect when the Google mobile friendly update is released today...
Google Panda & Penguin Lack Real-Time Updates, Despite Google’s Past Statements
Google had given statements that its Panda and Penguin anti-spam fighting filters were running constantly. Now it says there's still delays between data pushes.
Google Keynotes Answer Your SEM & SEO Questions at SMX Advanced
SMX Advanced keynotes deliver first-hand insights. This year is no exception. Advertise on Google? Get the scoop on what’s new and what to expect from vice president of product management Jerry Dischler in his Q&A packed keynote conversation. SEO your specialty? Google’s webmaster trends analyst Gary Illyes will take on all your questions about SEO, […]
Google Strongly Encouraging Webmasters To Adopt Autocomplete On Forms For Mobile
Google says webmasters should implement autocomplete markup to improve mobile user conversions but does not go as far to say it will be a ranking factor.
Google Analysis Shows Over 80% Of HTTPS URLs Not Displaying In Google’s Search Results
Despite many sites already supporting HTTPS, 80% of those URLs do not show in the Google search results because the webmaster is communicating to Google to display the HTTP version.
Google Says They May Flag Broken Security Certificates In The Search Results
Google may flag sites that have broken security certificates in the search results. They may also boost the ranking benefit on login pages, to prevent phishing attempts.
Google Mobile Friendly Update Currently Doesn’t Differentiate Some Desktop Ranking Signals
Having a slow or fast mobile site should not impact your mobile-rankings, assuming your desktop site is fast. Google still uses many desktop signals for mobile ranking, even after April 21st.
SearchCap: Google Search Serving Drink Recipes, Bing’s Taking User Suggestions & An AdWords App For Android
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 Search Now Serving Up Cocktail Recipes With Drink Ingredients & Directions Want to know how to make a Mint Julep? Just ask Google. Bing Listens: New Site Serves As A […]
Google May Discontinue Its AJAX Crawlable Guidelines
Does your site use AJAX? Well, Google may stop crawling those pages. More details to come from Google as early as next week.
What’s The Most Searched Thing On Google? Turns Out It’s “Google”
Webmaster Trends Analyst Gary Illyes said the most searched term on Google is "Google" itself during SMX West session.
Google: The Mobile Friendly Update Ranking Factor Will Be Real Time & On A Page-By-Page Basis
Google tells us that the mobile-friendly algorithm launching in about a month is on a page-by-page basis and runs in real-time, which eases the concerns of many webmasters.
SearchCap: GoogleBot Locale Support, Bing Maps For Stadiums & Local Paid 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: Bing Maps Shows Super Bowl Spirit With New Venue Map, Streetside & Hi-Res Venue Imagery Recent image updates show University of Phoenix Stadium being prepped for Sunday’s Super Bowl. Quality Content […]
SearchCap: Google News Spain Lives, Bing Predictions & Google Mobile Thumbnails
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 Update To AdWords Editor Version 11 With CTR Bug Fix Fix comes just a week after the initial roll out. Bing Predicts 2015 To Be The Year Of The […]
SearchCap: Apple Maps Connect, Foursquare Data & Yahoo Search Personalized
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yahoo Search Now Shows Your Flights, Events & Packages In The Search Results Yahoo announced that Yahoo Search, as well as Yahoo Mail‘s Today section will now show you your upcoming […]