Google local question-and-answer feature now live in search for all mobile browsers
The feature initially was available only on Android devices.
Topic: Mobile web
SearchCap: How to choose the perfect domain, website load time tips & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on and from other places across the web.
Report: 57% of traffic now from smartphones and tablets
BrightEdge also reported that mobile vs. desktop queries produce different rankings nearly 80% of the time.
Google adds new ‘save’ & bookmarking feature, which you can access in a new hamburger menu
Google makes another attempt at allowing users to save their search results to a single location.
SearchCap: Google AdWords sitelinks, Bing fact labels & mobile techniques
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 testing list format for AdWords enhanced sitelinksJul 27, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The test displays four enhanced sitelinks with a smaller font size used in the links. 2017 Webinar Benchmarks […]
Google updates its mobile Test My Site tool with more competitive analysis
Google's site speed tool now compares your site to your competitors' and tells you how many visitors your site is losing because of your load time.
Google will automatically convert display ads to AMP, test AMP landing pages for Search
Company says AMP ads can load up to 5 seconds faster than standard display ads.
Google rolls out new event search feature on app & mobile web
Searches for events will now surface a list of activities that include location and date details.
SearchCap: Google style ideas, Merchant Center accounts & mobile optimization
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 image search adds ‘style ideas’ after ‘similar items’ goes liveApr 14, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google says with the new image search feature, they can “help boost your search style […]
Google image search adds ‘style ideas’ after ‘similar items’ goes live
Google says with the new image search feature, they can "help boost your search style IQ."
SearchCap: Baidu AMP, paid search bids & Google Maps 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 Maps ad traffic steadily growingMar 30, 2017 by Andy Taylor Columnist Andy Taylor of Merkle shares data on the growth of ad traffic from Google Maps, including conversion rate and […]
SearchCap: Google algorithm update, Gboard update & mobile speed
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, unconfirmed Google ranking update ‘Fred’ shakes the SEO worldMar 9, 2017 by Barry Schwartz The webmaster and SEO community, along with the automated Google tracking tools, all show strong signs […]
AMP — Accelerated Mobile Pages — rolling out to 1 billion more people in Asia
Baidu, Sogou and Yahoo Japan are adopting the mobile framework.
Google temporarily disables ‘not mobile-friendly’ label in search results due to bug
A bug has forced Google to remove the mobile friendly label from the search results. Google is fixing the issue and will restore the label after the problem is resolved.
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.
5 A/B testing resolutions you should embrace in 2017
A year’s beginning is the most ambitious of times for teams and businesses — lots of reflection, planning, strategizing, revamping approaches, right? To get you off to a good start, we have listed five A/B testing resolutions that should take in 2017. A/B testing is a relatively young practice, yet it only takes a Simple […]
Google mobile-friendly testing tool now has API access
Using the new API Google released, developers can now build their own tools around the mobile-friendly testing tool to see if pages are mobile-friendly.
Report: Google AMP results in Google News more than double
Want your content to be found by mobile users in Google News? Well, it seems like you need to have AMP to make that happen now.
Google confirms rolling out the mobile intrusive interstitials penalty yesterday
Google said the mobile intrusive interstitial penalty went live yesterday, but webmasters have not claimed any issues yet.
Google tests a ‘back to top’ button in the mobile search interface
In a new user interface test, Google shows a button to jump the mobile searcher back to the top of the search results page.
Report: AMP causing monetization frustration among some news publishers
Some publishers, such as CNN and The Washington Post, are having good experiences, however.
AMP is one year old and growing fast. Will it ultimately trump responsive design?
There are now 600 million AMP pages on 700,000 domains.
After 4 months & 125M+ pages indexed, where are we with AMP?
Contributor Kristi Kellogg recaps a session from SMX East 2016 in which Google, Condé Nast and Vox Media share successes and challenges with Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP).
AMP — Accelerated Mobile Pages — begin global rollout in Google mobile search results
Google reiterated that the move does not include a rankings change.
Google warns it will crack down on “intrusive interstitials” in January
Google will reinforce its emphasis on the mobile search experience with a new penalty affecting "intrusive interstitials" on mobile web pages.
Google dropping “Mobile-friendly” label from search results
Google says the change is designed to declutter its search results.
Google showing the site owner AMP implementation error warnings in search results
AMP error notifications now are showing in the core search results, but only if you are the site's owner.
Google Search Console sending AMP notifications to encourage adoption
Google is proactively pushing AMP through the Google Search Console message center.
AMP breaks out of news into the main Google search results
The company says that AMP pages will not receive a rankings boost.
eBay goes AMP, sign it might break out past news?
eBay adopting AMP for their transaction-based site may signal that Google might push out AMP well beyond article and news-oriented content.
AMP: Above and beyond
Want to know more about Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)? Columnist Max Prin recaps a session from SMX Advanced 2016 featuring John Shehata of Condé Nast and Google's Rudy Galfi, product manager for the AMP Project.
Google Search Console testing new mobile usability report
Leaked screen shots show the new Google mobile usability testing tool gaining the same interface as the mobile-friendly testing tool.
Google launches business-friendly tool that tests your website mobile-friendliness & page speed
Google's new user-friendly tool should make it easier for small businesses to see how their sites rank in terms of being mobile-friendly and fast.
Google says page speed ranking factor to use mobile page speed for mobile sites in upcoming months
The speed of your mobile pages currently doesn't impact your mobile rankings, but soon it may, says Gary Illyes of Google.
Google AMP has reached 125 million documents & is expanding to apps & recipe pages
AMP is growing and expanding. Here's some of the latest information from Google's Richard Gingras at Google I/O.
Google’s mobile-friendly algorithm boost has rolled out
The new Google mobile-friendly algorithm is supposed to give an additional ranking boost for mobile-friendly websites in the mobile search results.
Updated: Google penalizes mobile sites using sneaky redirects
Google takes action on mobile sites that trick users into being redirected to an unwanted website from the mobile search results page. This Twitter post was just to remind webmasters not to use sneaky redirects.
Google testing a slimmed-down version of the local box
Google is testing a minimalist version of the local box in the mobile search results. My best guess: It is a version for slower internet connections.
SearchCap: Bing’s Search Wave, Mobile Page Speed Insights & Leap Day 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: SEO & The Zero Moment of Truth Feb 29, 2016 by Marcus Miller Columnist Marcus Miller discusses how the customer journey has changed in the digital age and recommends ways to […]
Google’s AMP Top Stories Now Live In Mobile Search Results
AMP's objective is a faster, more engaging mobile web experience in an open ecosystem.