Live: Google Launches AMP Listings In Mobile Search Results, For Some
A day earlier than expected, Google has pushed AMP results in the Google mobile news carousel.
Topic: Mobile web
Yandex Rolls Out Mobile-Friendly Algorithm In Russia, Code Name Vladivostok
The largest Russian search engine has launched their mobile-friendly algorithm today.
Google To Penalize Sites Using Deceptive Mobile Traffic Networks
Google tells us they are actively working on detecting and penalizing sneaky mobile traffic networks.
Google Search Quality Raters Handbook Updated With Mobile Guidelines, Local Queries & Know Queries
It's been a year since we have seen coverage of a new Google Search Quality Rater’s Guide. Here is what is new.
Google’s App Interstitial Giant Ad Penalty Is Now Live
Yesterday, Google release an update to their mobile friendly algorithm, penalizing sites using giant app install interstitial ads.
Try It Now: Google Search For Accelerated Mobile Pages To See Content On Your Phone Faster
Here's how to start using Google's AMP-enabled search now.
SMB Mobile Websites Saw 11 Percent Page View Gain After Mobile-Friendly Update
There has been discussion and debate about whether and how much websites were affected by Google’s Mobile-Friendly algorithm update. I wrote last week about a study that argued non-mobile-friendly sites were disappearing from the top positions in mobile search results. Now comes a study of small business websites that shows meaningful traffic gains for mobile-friendly […]
Study: Non-Mobile-Friendly Sites Disappearing From Top Google Results
Remarkably, there are many brands and companies that still don’t have mobile-friendly sites. According to a new study from Moovweb, there are clear visibility and ranking consequences, in addition to usability consequences. April 21 was the formal date when Google’s Mobile-Friendly Algorithm kicked in. Since then, Moovweb has tracked “1,000 important e-commerce keywords in a […]
Etsy Boosts Search For Better Content Discovery, User Engagement
Etsy has more than 30 million items for sale from more than one million sellers globally. There are no SKUs, and most of the data is unstructured, creating a messy and massive discovery challenge for both Etsy and its users. Accordingly the company is today rolling out more sophisticated search functionality, after a month-long beta test […]
Google Tests New Mobile Interface, With New Top Design
Google once again is testing a new look for their mobile search results.
Google Testing Large Images In Mobile Search Results
Google is caught testing image thumbnails in the mobile search results again. This time on the left side of the snippets description.
Survey: Consumers Prefer Mobile Browser To Apps For Local Information
In the larger context of Google and now Bing’s Mobile Friendly algorithm updates comes a new consumer survey from SEO firm BrightLocal. The data show overall that consumer expectations of mobile sites, even for local business owners, have grown significantly since 2013. While local businesses have alternative ways to be found in local search apps and […]
SearchCap: Bing Mobile Friendly Algo, Wolfram Image Identifier & AdWords Editor 11
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 Will Roll Out Their Mobile Friendly Ranking Algorithm In The Upcoming Months Following Google’s lead, Bing announces they will launch a mobile friendly algorithm, but this one won’t be any […]
SearchCap: Google Restaurant Delivery, Yelp Selling & Mobile Friendly Begins
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Mobilegeddon Is Beginning, Not Ending The Mobile Friendly Update has now “fully rolled out” according to Google, but columnist Bryson Meunier believes this is only the beginning. WSJ: Yelp Seeking A […]
Google Testing Faster & Lightweight Mobile Search & Optimizing Your Web Page For Slow Connections
Google is testing a way to speed up your web page speed for slow connections from their mobile search results. Yes, you can opt out.
Google’s Mobile Friendly Algorithm A Week Later: Was It Really Mobilegeddon?
Thus far it seems that Google's mobile friendly algorithm, commonly known as Mobilegeddon, has not been all that significant.
Are These The Winners & Losers Of Google Mobilegeddon?
Was Reddit the biggest loser? Early results say yes, while TV Tropes and Entertainment Tonight are seen as winners.
Did Google Really Start Rolling Out The Mobile Friendly Algorithm Yesterday?
Has Google really rolled out the mobile friendly update? As of now, very few signs say so but it might have just started about an hour ago.
SearchCap: Google Mobile Friendly Rolling Out, Yahoo & Bing Deal
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 There Are 4.7% More Mobile Friendly Websites Today Than Two Months Ago The fear of Mobilegeddon encouraged many webmasters to make their sites mobile friendly. Google says there was […]
Google Says There Are 4.7% More Mobile-Friendly Websites Today Than Two Months Ago
The fear of Mobilegeddon encouraged many webmasters to make their sites mobile friendly. Google says there was an uptick of 4.7% of sites that are now mobile friendly compared to two months ago.
Google’s Mobile-Friendly Update Is Rolling Out Right Now
The impact may take roughly a week to appear.
Mobilegeddon & Me: My 20-Year-Old Website Is About To Get Zapped By Google’s Mobile-Friendly Update
Will Google demote highly-trusted content that's not mobile friendly, replacing it with less-trusted content that looks good on a smartphone?
Mobilegeddon Checklist: How To Prepare For This Week’s Google Mobile Friendly Update
Are you ready for Mobilegeddon? Google is releasing the mobile friendly update on April 21st. Here is what you need to know.
Google Tests: New Mobile Search Design & People Also Ask Box
Here are two new Google user interface tests, one is a redesign of the mobile results and the second is a query refinement box.
New Google Mobile Search User Interface Test: Line Separators In Snippets
Google is testing a line break within the mobile search results snippets that breaks up the URL and the description in the snippet.
SearchCap: Google Panda & Penguin Confusion, Bing Mobile Design & Google Japan Reviews
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 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 […]
Google Launches Streamlined Lite Version Of Mobile Search Interface For Slower Connections
Have a slow connection on your mobile device? No worries, Google will give you a lite version of the search interface to speed things up for you.
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.
Mobilegeddon Cometh: New Google “Mobile Friendly Update” To Reward Sites Beginning April 21
Google's mobile ranking algorithm will officially include mobile-friendly usability factors and app indexing. Making sure your site is mobile-friendly is now more important than ever.
Google Mobile Testing New Loading User Interface
Google testing a new slick mobile user interface for navigating through the mobile search results.
SearchCap: Google Webmaster Data Delayed, Mobile Friendly Web Sites & Search Pictures
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 Webmaster Tools Data Stopped Updating Almost A Week Ago Are you concerned that your Google Webmaster Tools reports have not updated in a week? Don’t be, everyone else has the […]
SearchCap: Google Maps App Revised, Social Links In Knowledge Graph, Google Structured Data Updated
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 Events Knowledge Graph Adds Ticket Links, Delegated Events, Comedian Events & Venue Events Google makes four updates to the events knowledge graph after launching the markup back in March 2014. […]
Search Is Number One Content Discovery Tool For Mobile Users
Yesterday, the IAB released a report that seeks to “rehabilitate” the mobile web. Based on a Harris survey of 2,000 US mobile internet users, it argues that despite the gap in time spent, mobile users value and heavily utilize the mobile web. Interestingly survey respondents perceived themselves to be using the mobile web and apps equally despite significant, […]
Google Testing Image Thumbnails In Mobile Search Results?
Google is testing a new mobile search interface that shows image thumbnails in the search snippets results.
SearchCap: Google Serious On Mobile, Twitter Search Expands & AdWords Demographic Charts
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 Is Experimenting With Special Ranking For Mobile-Friendly Sites Google already penalizes sites that provide a bad experience to mobile searchers. Now the company has confirmed that it’s testing with what […]
Google Is Experimenting With Special Ranking For Mobile-Friendly Sites
Google already penalizes sites that provide a bad experience to mobile searchers. Now the company has confirmed that it’s testing with what seems like a boost for those providing a great experience. Google said today that it is experimenting with giving sites that have earned its new mobile-friendly label some type of special treatment within its ranking algorithm. From […]
Google Officially Launches “Mobile-Friendly” Labels In Mobile Search Results
After months and months of testing, Google has just officially launched the mobile-friendly label in the mobile search results. In an effort to help mobile searchers know which sites they may click on are mobile-friendly versus which ones are not, Google has added a text label under the URL in the snippet that reads “Mobile-friendly” […]
Pinterest Evolving Into A Personalized Search Substitute
This evening, at its San Francisco headquarters, Pinterest hosted a talk and Q&A session with the company’s head of engineering, Michael Lopp. No one from Search Engine Land was able to attend on short notice; however the company shared a number of updated stats. Much more than a “scrap-booking” site (its origins) or even a […]
Bing Adds New Crawlers To Support Non-Responsive Mobile Designs
Bing announced a new set of mobile crawlers with Bingbot Mobile User Agents to better support and recognize mobile websites that are not responsively designed. Lee Xiong from the Bing Crawl team explained Bing has designed these new crawlers to “probe websites with a number of new crawlers with the aim to give us the best […]