Google will suspend merchant sites that show higher prices at checkout
Starting on April 6, Google will begin enforcing price accuracy between Merchant Center feeds and checkout.
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Australia’s showdown with Google has profound implications for domestic businesses and other digital platforms
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.
Google Search launches about this result feature
Google launches a feature to help searchers learn more about the search result listing before they click on it.
Video: Dawn Beobide on Google confirmed vs unconfirmed algorithm updates
We also spoke about the upcoming Google Page Experience Update.
Google adds Black-owned business label to product results
This was first launched for the Google local business results in July 2020 and now is supported by Google Merchant Center.
PPC award winners talk strategies for competitive times, industries, and marketplaces
The Search Engine Land SEM Awards winners discuss strategies for driving charity donations, CRO in competitive industries, and advertising with tight margins on Amazon.
Google may not display Web Stories that are teasers
Google said its users want to see the full story and not have to click through to see more.
Google adds price drop appearance rich results to search results
Google automatically calculates the price drop based on changes to your structured data over time.
Google’s alternative to third-party cookies open for advertiser testing in Q2 2021
Google claims FLoC will protect the privacy of users while providing advertisers with needed attribution data.
Contextual links in featured snippets may present new opportunities and risks
The change has SEOs questioning which sites will win and which will lose, but one thing is certain: Nobody is going to stop optimizing for featured snippets.
Google Search launches updated mobile design and interface
With a new, modern experience, Google says the redesign is easier to read and use.
Google My Business updates flag review feature
The new form and options are much more detailed now, compared to the old method.
Google might remove search in Australia if forced to pay to link to sites
This comes after Google signs an agreement with French publishers to pay for some content.
Content consolidation among winning SEO strategies, award winners say
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.
DuckDuckGo’s focus on privacy-minded users pushes it past 100 million searches in a single day
Although it’s a long way from being a Google competitor, DuckDuckGo’s business model may serve as a playbook for new search engines.
Google crawl stats report now showing more crawls
Google said this is just a reporting change and the change you see in crawling is not reflective of any change in search results.
3 critical PPC lessons from 2020 for a brilliant 2021
With the right tools, PPC pros can set the strategy for automations to follow when unexpected shifts happen.
Award-winning tips from the 2020 Search Engine Land SEM and SEO agencies of the year
Adam Heitzman from Higher Visibility and David Dweck with Wpromote give their best advice for running a successful search agency.
Why we’re creating a new content experience for SMX
This year we're offering topic-specific events that offer attendees guided learning paths for becoming sharper marketers.
Google pauses all political ads through inauguration
Amidst the volatile US political climate, Google has banned all ads mentioning political topics until after the inauguration.
Google News performance report added to Google Search Console
Google Search Console now lets you dive in to how well your news site performs in Google News and the Google News App.
Facebook blocks Trump for remainder of term while Twitter sets permanent ban
Numerous advertisers have paused their social media campaigns over the events at the Capitol.
Google updates the Search Console coverage report
The updated report now gives you very specific categories and labels for errors and responses.
Video: Phillip Thune on FindWhat competing with GoTo, Overture, Yahoo and Google Ads
We also speak about his current position running a company named Textbroker.
Google launched subtopics ranking in mid-November
Google subtopics ranking helps deliver search results with a greater diversity of content when you search for something broad.
Google Ads and SMBs: How to drive results on a low budget
A low ad budget doesn't have to mean minimal results. SMBs with spend under $5,000 can use these tips to improve their conversions.
Google My Business launches new performance reporting
You can access these new reports within Google My Business under the insights section.
Google confirms showing homework practice problems in search results
Google said this is currently an experiment but will share more details on how publishers can participate later.
The Auction Insights Visualizer can turn your data tables into useful charts
The free, third-party tool can help you better understand how competitor behavior has changed over time.
2021 resolutions: 5 tips for your Google Ads campaigns
What if your 2021 resolution was to stop wasting your Google Ads budget and start improving the profitability of your campaigns?
Google launches Question Hub for US publishers
After a few years of testing Google Question Hub India, Indonesia and Nigeria - it is now available in the United States.
SEO year in review 2020: COVID forces platforms to adapt their local and e-commerce offerings, and more
Even a pandemic couldn’t slow down developments in the search industry. Here’s our recap of the year’s most important stories and news.
Google algorithm updates 2020 in review: Core updates, passage indexing and page experience
Despite the pandemic, Google was busy working on changes to its search ranking algorithm — here is a summary review of those changes through 2020.
Biased language models can result from internet training data
The controversy around AI researcher Timnit Gebru’s exit from Google, and what biased language models may mean for the search industry.
Some early observations on the Google December core update
Some of these observations are based on the quality raters guidelines, the past core updates, and sound SEO advice.
Google algorithms vs Google penalties, explained by an ex-Googler
This former Google quality analyst explains the difference between Google's algorithms, manual actions, quality and penalties.
PPC 2020 in review: COVID leaves its mark on e-commerce and paid search
Platforms pivoted to accommodate advertising during a crisis and automation continued to be at the heart of paid search changes.
Google confirms passage indexing is not yet live
We expected this to roll out in 2020 but that seems unlikely now.
Google Search Console brings back request indexing tool
After 69 days of it not working, it is now back up and running.
What can 129 million calls tell us about inbound marketing? A lot, it turns out
We analyzed more than 129 million calls across 12 industries to understand inbound marketing’s impact on generating calls from leads