Google Search Console warns of nonsecure collection of passwords with upcoming Chrome browser release
Have a login form on an HTTP URL? You will need to switch it to an HTTPS URL if you want to avoid security warnings in Chrome in January.
Topic: HTTPS
Searchmetrics Google ranking factors study says content gaining while links losing in importance
Google search ranking factors study is now out, it measured the top 20 search results for 10,000 keywords on Google.com.
SearchCap: SEMPO survey, HTTPS & Halloween
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Take the State of Search Survey from SEMPO & Search Engine LandOct 31, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Take the SEMPO survey and win access to SMX West and other excellent SEM-related […]
SearchCap: Google Shopping, Google’s HTTPS algorithm & Google Assistant
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How keyword segmentation can increase Google Shopping profits Oct 18, 2016 by Digital Marketing Depot Over the past few years, retailers have seen steady growth in product listing ad (PLA) channels […]
Google’s HTTPS algorithm still only looks at the URL to give ranking boost
Believe it or not, insecure web pages can still get the HTTPS ranking boost.
The myth of the duplicate content penalty
There is a lot of confusion surrounding how Google handles duplicate content, but columnist Patrick Stox aims to clear it up once and for all.
SearchCap: Pokemon Go, HTTPS & data experiments
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Is your HTTPS setup causing SEO issues?Jul 22, 2016 by Tony Edward Although Google has stated that sites using HTTPS will be given a minor rankings boost, many websites have experienced […]
Key takeaways from the Google AMA: RankBrain, Panda, Penguin, bots & more
From Panda to Penguin, authorship to HTTPS, search console and mobile index, here are my key points from the SMX Advanced talk with Google.
#SMX Advanced keynote: Google’s Gary Illyes talks RankBrain, Penguin update & more
Day one of SMX Advanced concludes with the traditional Google keynote conversation covering the biggest issues in SEO.
9 easy-to-miss crawl reports in Screaming Frog and DeepCrawl that pack serious SEO punch
Troubleshooting SEO issues on a site or performing a technical SEO audit? If so, columnist Glenn Gabe recommends some powerful but little-known reports in two popular crawling tools.
Google Search Console now lets you group your sites together with property sets
One of the most asked-for Google Search Console feature requests is now live. It is called property sets and lets you group things together for Search Analytics reporting.
SearchCap: Google green ad label, HTTPS migration & 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: HTTP to HTTPS: An SEO’s guide to securing a websiteApr 14, 2016 by Patrick Stox Despite the numerous benefits of switching to HTTPS, many SEOs and website owners have not done […]
Study: Quality Backlinks & Comprehensive Content Are Still Biggest Factors In Google Rankings
A new study broke down one million Google results. The results show that links & content had the highest correlation with a low Google position.
SearchCap: Bing Top Searches, Google HTTPS Default & My Business API
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 Google My Business API Dec 17, 2015 by Barry Schwartz Now developers can automate the management of their businesses Google My Business listings via the new API. Final Chance To […]
Google To Begin To Index HTTPS Pages First, Before HTTP Pages When Possible
If your pages work on HTTPS, Google will likely show the HTTPS version over the HTTP version, starting today.
SearchCap: AdWords SMS Promotions, Google TLS Warnings & Yahoo Firefox UI
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Promote Black Friday & Cyber Monday Offers With AdWords Structured Snippet HeadersNov 11, 2015 by Ginny Marvin The extensions can start showing starting the week before Cyber Monday. JustWatch Claims Google’s […]
Google Sending Messages To Webmasters For SSL/TLS Certificate Not Matching
Google starts notifying webmasters of broken SSL/TLS certificates. Will this lead to a stricter HTTPS ranking factor?
Six Key Themes From “Meet The Search Engines” At SMX East
Contributor Eric Enge recaps a discussion with Gary Illyes (Google) and Duane Forrester (Bing) about the current and future state of search engines.
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.
SearchCap: GoogleBot Blocked, Bing SSL & AdWords Dynamic Search 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: Google’s Overhaul Of Dynamic Search Ads Now Live Globally With Category Targeting Advertisers can now target ads by product categories suggested for their websites with DSA. Google Shows A Store’s Busy […]
Bing: The Drop In Organic Referrals Due To Bing’s Search Encryption Roll Out
Bing says the drop in organic traffic you see in your analytics might be related to their HTTPS migration. Expect the drop to continue as they push more searchers over encrypted search.
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.
Bing To Encrypt Searches By Default & Referrer Data To Go Not Provided This Summer
Not Provided is about to expand when Bing goes HTTPS over the summer, ultimately blocking query data in the referrer path.
SearchCap: New SEO Periodic Table, Bill Tancer Interview & 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: The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors: 2015 Edition Now Released Three new elements join the table: Vertical Search, Direct Answers & HTTPS. Mobile & Structured Data among factors that get […]
The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors: 2015 Edition Now Released
Three new elements join the table: Vertical Search, Direct Answers & HTTPS. Mobile & Structured Data among factors that get weight increases.
Google Adds Subdomain Support To Change Of Address Tool In Google Webmaster Tools
You can now communicate subdomain moves in Google Webmaster Tools Change of Address tool.
SearchCap: Google On HTTPS, Apple & Google Deal & Bing With NCAA
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Patrick Pichette, Google’s CFO To Retire Google’s long term CFO has told the company he wants to retire over the next six months but will help the company find a replacement. […]
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.
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.
SearchCap: Google Knowledge Graph Gets Social, Scrollable Google Answers & Google News Suggested Stories
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 20 Ways B2B SEOs Can Leverage Schema.org Markup Structured data markup can improve search visibility, yet few websites use it. Columnist Derek Edmond provides tips for B2B marketers on how to […]
SearchCap: SEO Mistakes That Could Penalize Your Site, Bing Ads Offers Close Variants On Phrase Match & 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: SEO & SSL: A Conversation With Jon Henshaw Of Raven Tools Google says it will boost rankings for HTTPS sites, but, in an interview by contributor Clark Buckner, Henshaw recommends SEOs […]
Google May Add Mobile User Experience To Its Ranking Algorithm
At Search Marketing Expo East, Google engineer Gary Illyes talked a lot about user experience and how webmasters really need to focus on that. Over the past week or so, I asked Google about this and tried to understand why Google stressed this point so much at the event. Google told us in a statement: […]
SearchCap: Bing Lyrics, Google HTTPS Stats & SEMPO Code Of Ethics
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 Starts Showing Full Song Lyrics Right In Search Results While SEOs debate Google’s recent addition of structured data in its search results, Bing is making a similar — and perhaps […]
Google: More First Page URLs In Search Results Are HTTPS Relative To The URLs On The Web
At Search Marketing Expo East, Google’s Gary Illyes presented on an HTTPS panel and shared some very interesting data and history on Google’s HTTPS ranking signal. Page One Search Results More Likely To Contain HTTPS Urls Gary explained that while only 10% of the crawled and discovered URLs on the web are HTTPS URLs, that […]
Google SafeSearch For Schools Now Supports HTTPS
Google’s Brian Fitzpatrick, Engineering Director, announced on the Google Security Blog that the Google SafeSearch feature that network administrators can force over their networks now supports HTTPS. That means if the network administrators upgrade to the new protocol, all searches over Google will not only be forced to SafeSearch filters but also be secured over […]
SMX East 2014 Day Three Live Blog Coverage
Day three of Search Marketing Expo East is now complete and below is some of the live blog coverage we found throughout the day. #SMX Liveblog Googler Talks HTTPS + Insights from SEO VIPs, BruceClay.com #SMX Liveblog: Conversion Rate Rock Stars, BruceClay.com #SMX Liveblog: Google Says Penguin May Come Next Week, BruceClay.com #SMX Liveblog: Pigeon, […]
SearchCap: Google Penguin Coming Soon, Bing No To HTTPS Boost & Nude Celeb Photos Sue Google
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: Penguin Refresh May Come As Early As Next Week Google’s Gary Illyes, Webmaster Trends Analyst and Search Quality Engineer, said at Search Marketing Expo East that Google may be launching […]