Google announces new job posting guidelines & requirements
Google has officially updated its job posting guidelines and says if you violate those guidelines, your site can receive a manual action.
Topic: Schema.org
Google may issue manual actions over job schema on expired job listings
You'd better remove job listings from your website shortly after you fill those positions, or Google may penalize your website.
SearchCap: Google loses RTBF case, local pack report & schema SEO
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 loses ‘right to be forgotten’ case in UK High CourtApr 13, 2018 by Greg Sterling Decision likely to spark other appeals to courts by those denied de-listing. Want to target […]
SearchCap: Bing JSON-LD, Google Search app & Gboard update
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Conductor will help WeWork offer ‘holistic’ proposition to enterprise customers Mar 6, 2018 by Greg Sterling It will now be able to manage customers’ physical and digital presence. Optimize your search, […]
Bing has confirmed support for JSON-LD formatted Schema.org markup
Though not yet available in the toolset, buildout of verification support within Bing Webmaster Tools is in progress.
Study: 11 voice search ranking factors analyzed
Some of the findings confirm and some upend conventional wisdom.
Google now wants larger images for AMP articles
Are you getting Google search traffic from the AMP-based top stories carousel? Make sure your images are at least 1,200 pixels wide.
Google confirms mid-December search ranking algorithm updates
As the updates continue to roll out, early indications suggest disruptions in mobile SERPs, sites with no schema data & those relying on doorway pages being most impacted
SearchCap: Google’s SEO guide, Microsoft outings app & data SEO
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 revamps its SEO Starter GuideDec 12, 2017 by Barry Schwartz This is the first update of the SEO starter guide in several years. A balanced approach to data-driven SEODec 12, […]
Voice search: Content may be king, but context is queen in the new voice-first world
Yext VP of Industry Insights Duane Forrester discusses his new e-book, "How Voice Search Changes Everything," and what marketers can do to adapt and compete.
8 game-changing SEO trends that will dominate 2018
With over 200 factors in Google’s algorithm, SEO is a complex science. But it’s not how much you need to know that makes it really challenging — it’s the ever-changing nature of the rules of the game. As search engines strive to improve the quality of search results, some ranking factors shift shapes, others fall […]
SearchCap: Penalty guide, Google Tag Manager scrolls & faster images
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Our ‘Ultimate Guide to Google Penalties’ launches todayOct 18, 2017 by Michelle Robbins Google penalty notifications – and how to respond to them – continue to be confounding issues for SEOs. […]
Google adds structured data for subscription & paywalled content for new flexible sampling program
Excited for the new flexible sampling program for Google web search and Google News? Well, make sure you don't get in trouble for cloaking by using this new structured data.
Bing now officially supports Fact Check label with ClaimReview markup
About a year after Google began showing fact labels in search, Bing has officially begun showing the label in their own search results.
Not ad creep: Images labeled ‘Product’ in Google Images part of new badges markup
The "Product" badges have the look of an ad, but are powered by rich markup schema.
Bing now supports ClaimReview markup for fact labels in search
9 months after Google began support fact labels in search, Bing now added markup support for ClaimReviews, the annotations behind fact checking labels.
Google Search Analytics report now breaks down job listings & details results
New filters have been added to the search appearance tab in the Google Search Analytics report for job listings.
Google image search now shows videos and recipes
Google video structured data schema now supports image and recipe information.
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: Google link tool bug, product images schema & AdWords livestream
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 working on fixing bug with the Links to Your Site reportApr 10, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google Search Console reporting bug leads webmasters to panic over ranking issues. There is […]
Google announces similar items schema for image search on mobile
New search feature covers small group of product types now, but Google says it will expand in the coming months.
SearchCap: Search engine entities, pictures & 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: Newly-granted Google patent sheds light on how the search engine sees entitiesJan 13, 2017 by Dave Davies Columnist Dave Davies explains a recent Google patent which hints at how the search […]
Google reviews schema guidelines to prohibit vulgar or profane language
Make sure your reviews don't contain profane or vulgar language. If they do, Google can remove your review rich snippets.
SearchCap: Google top searches, Cortana with Harman Kardon & image product schema
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Move over, Amazon Echo & Google Home: Here comes Microsoft CortanaDec 13, 2016 by Danny Sullivan Cortana will be baked into a new smart speaker from Harman Kardon to be released […]
Google now showing product schema rich snippets in image search results
Google Image Search now supports product schema markup in the mobile image search results.
SearchCap: Bing local search updates, digital assistants & PPC performance
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 local search update highlights business holiday hours in local listings Nov 28, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Local listings display accurate holiday hours in real time. SEO without SERPs is here […]
Google publishes best practices for search engine-friendly Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)
Google publishes their first recommendations for making PWAs indexable in Google.
Yext Reviews product is pre-optimized for Schema, balances reviews across sites
Company says that capturing more reviews will help with local ranking.
Google News adds “Fact check” label for articles that contain fact-checking content
Google says articles that include the schema.org ClaimReview markup will have the Fact Check tag.
Google adds new schema named “Science Datasets” for marking up scientific or government data
A new Google pilot program now allows publishers to describe CSV and other tabular datasets for scientific and government data.
Google adds ‘Reviews from the web’ to critic reviews in local search results
To be considered for inclusion, sites will need to use review snippet markup.
SearchCap: Google real time carousel, In Apps search & AdWords sitelinks
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 introduces the ‘search live coverage carousel’ for real-time indexing & search results Aug 31, 2016 by Barry SchwartzIs this the real time Google indexing API? Google is now piloting the […]
Google updates local reviews schema guidelines
Now only reviews "directly produced by your site" can have local reviews markup, according to Google.
What’s new with markup & structured data
Contributor Eric Enge recaps a session from SMX Advanced on structured data markup in its many forms.
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.
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.
Google Tests Markup For Managing Local Business Data For Knowledge Panel
Check out the new schema to markup your local business data so Google can update their local business information - it is currently being tested by Google.
3 Google Patents You Need To Know About In 2016
Columnist Pratik Dholakiya outlines three patents that Google is applying for and explains how they could affect search results for you and your clients.
SearchCap: Google App Ranking, Search Quality Document & Live Labels
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 Releases The Full Version Of Their Search Quality Rating GuidelinesNov 19, 2015 by Barry Schwartz For the first time, Google has release the full version of their search quality raters […]
Google Launches Live Label In Carousel For Live Blog Publishers
Google officially launched new live blog schema for publishers to communicate when they are "live blogging" events and topics.