Ecosia to join Chrome v81 default search engine choices
The not-for-profit search engine joins Google, Bing, Yahoo! and DuckDuckGo as an option in 47 markets.
Topic: Google
Google signals stricter enforcement of GMB image guidelines
It wants to ensure "all content that appears in the Business Profile is relevant, high quality, and appropriate."
Video: Detlef Johnson on SEO for developers
The longtime developer and SEO is working to bring the disciplines together.
Google’s ‘Interesting finds’ SERP feature: The ‘interesting’ reason why mobile organic search traffic remained strong while desktop dropped
The “Interesting finds” module in mobile search results is tough to track, but could be driving a lot of search traffic to your site so use these tips to better understand how it's impacting your site.
Google bans face mask ads globally due to misleading coronavirus claims
The face mask ban comes amid a rise in false claims around coronavirus prevention and price gouging.
Yelp to Congress: Don’t investigate Google without looking at search
The reviews site wants to stop Google's "self-preferencing" in the local SERP.
Coronavirus disrupts search, digital ad budgets
With ad spend expected to fall in many sectors, media buyers share what they're seeing on the ground.
Google showing ‘key moments’ feature on multiple videos in search results
The video timeline feature is getting more visibility in mobile search.
Google Search is showing YouTube Music links on album queries
More visibility for the platform may mean more subscribers.
13 stories of women who are shaping the SEO field
If you’re just starting to pave your way in SEO, read these empowering stories to learn what women love about SEO.
Google My Business tells businesses affected by the coronavirus to update listings
You can update your business hours, description, phone number and even add Google Posts.
Video: Fili Wiese, an SEO that used to work in Google search quality
We discussed how to manage Google search algorithmic and manual penalties, amongst other things.
Google people also ask boxes not showing as often now?
RankRanger says the people also ask shows for 40% of queries, it use to show up for 52% of queries.
Analysis of 250 million SERPs finds no-click story more complex than it appears
Perficient Digital study: snippets are 'click-neutral' and ads steal from no-clicks
Several WordPress SEO plugins are on the fritz
Site owners using Google Analytics Dashboard for WP, Yoast SEO and Rank Math should check for the following issues.
Google Ads significantly streamlines attribution reporting
It's also dropping "Search" from the name.
Google to switch completely over to mobile-first indexing by September 2020
Google has said currently 70% of sites shown in search have already been switched over.
Amazon’s A9 product ranking algorithm: Your guide to Amazon SEO for maximum visibility
Here’s what you need to know about the factors that affect your product’s organic visibility on Amazon.
Most local SEOs making at least $60,000
Half of local SEOs have been working in the industry for at least a decade.
Optimization score comes to Google Ads app
And so does Dark mode.
Google tightens FAQ markup guidelines, disallows repetition of questions and answers
If you repeat the same question and answer in multiple FAQ pages on your site, you are in violation of Google's guidelines.
Optimization scores, recommendations and their impact on Google Partner agencies
Google says Partner agencies will continue have "control and autonomy" as it puts more emphasis on auto-generated recommendations.
In feature battle with Google, Yelp improves restaurant waitlist functionality
Yelp is trying to stay one step ahead of Google with tools that benefit both consumers and business owners.
Google experiments with public search profile cards
Currently limited to India, the Google+-like feature gives personal brands and individuals some control over their own search results.
Google’s new treatment of nofollow links has arrived
Here’s what you need to be aware of as Google begins viewing nofollow links as a hint for crawling and indexing.
Google Rich Results testing tool adds support for ‘How To’ markup for Google Home displays
You can now test your pages in real time to see how Google can display your how-to pages on smart displays.
Google mobile-first indexing to be applied to all sites within a year
Google is sending notices to sites that have mobile-first indexing issues.
Google search view in 3D now live for e-commerce sites
This was announced in 2019 at Google I/O and Google showed examples of this in search but now it seems third-parties can go 3D.
Google Search Console now lets you export more data
Use your exported Search Console data to join datasets, import it into other tools or visualize the data as you see fit.
Know your site. That’s how you stay ahead of algorithm updates
RankRanger’s Mordy Oberstein discusses a common trait among sites that lose after an algorithm update and ways to strengthen your site’s identity.
Smart Shopping campaigns: How to test and extract more value from automated campaigns
Kirk Williams of Zato Marketing says Smart Shopping campaigns are worth testing when you understand how they work.
How to use the AMP status report to identify page errors, validate fixes
Google’s latest Search Console training video explains how to troubleshoot your AMP pages.
Google Images to replace dimensions overlay on image thumbnails
Google will instead show product, recipe, video, and soon, licensable labels in place of that dimensions information.
Google patent application reveals hints to E-A-T and categorizing health sites
Was there a Medic update? Can Google measure E-A-T? Can Google classify a YMYL site?
New local SERP live in Europe
Branded directory buttons are being displayed above the map.
Google adds new image license metadata for licensable image label
Google is beta testing a new way for sites to display licensing information about content that appears in Google Images.
A quick guide to understanding Google’s quality rater guidelines
Jennifer Slegg explains the most important themes for brands.
How digital commerce marketing is reshaping search, marketplaces and social
Marketing executives from Procter & Gamble and Under Armour talked SEO, customer experience, and the influence of D2C.
Google: Spam less than 1% of Maps content
The company cited spam fighting data in a post on contributed content.
Vast majority of Amazon advertisers plan to spend more on ads again this year
Specialized Amazon marketers and paid search marketers are most likely to be managing campaigns on the platform, our survey found.