Google’s mobile-first indexing now powers over half of Google’s search results
Google issued an update on the status of its mobile-first indexing initiative.
Topic: Web scraping
Human vs machine intelligence: how to win when ‘duplicate’ content is unique
Sometimes humans and machines disagree about what content is duplicate content. Here's why--and how to beat the system when it happens.
Google publishes documentation on dynamic rendering for crawling, indexing JavaScript webpages
Do you manage a high intensity JavaScript based site that is having issues in Google? Dynamic rendering may be your workaround solution.
Google looking for ways to handle sites blocking searchers over GDPR
Google admits it is a bad user experience for a European user to see content in web search, click on it and get a blocked page because of GDPR.
Old content still showing up in Google search results? Google might not find that content important
Google explains how crawl rate can be used as confirmation that a page is OK to remove from your website, and thus their index.
Google’s URL inspection tool now available for all users
After launching this tool 15 days ago, it is finally now available for everyone to use within the new Google Search Console.
Google Search Console releases URL inspection tool
Check out the new tool that shows you details about how Google crawled, indexed and processed a specific URL on your website.
Google makes some clarifications related to mobile-first indexing
Confused about the Google mobile-first indexing change? Google just posted several clarifications.
Google News to deprecate crawl errors report in Search Console & mobile app link in News Publisher Center
The removal is part of larger update to Google News.
Ask the SMXperts: The latest in advanced technical SEO
SMXperts Dawn Anderson, Bastian Grimm and Brian Weiss answer technical SEO questions on time to first meaningful paint, indexation and crawling controls, challenges associated with voice search and more.
Google begins rolling out mobile-first indexing to more sites
Sites that follow the best practices for mobile-first indexing will be migrating over now, and Google will send notifications via Search Console.
Google: Using non-English URLs for non-English websites is fine
In Google's latest SEO snippets video series, Google's John Mueller talked about non-English URLs and SEO.
Google confirms bug with crawl stats in ‘time spent downloading a page’ Search Console report
No need to worry, the Google Search Console crawl stats drop last week was indeed a bug.
SearchCap: Linking law, Google crawl change & map directories
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Keyword infringement: Edible Arrangements files $209M trademark suit against GoogleFeb 19, 2018 by Greg Sterling While use of trademarked keywords has been allowed by courts, this case may be more complicated […]
Google changes request recrawl limits, noting daily limits versus monthly quotas
Google has finally disclosed the new recrawl limits by revising the help document over the weekend.
SearchCap: Santa trackers, Google AJAX crawling & our community corner
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 Santa Tracker is live, counting down the days until Christmas with holiday games & resourcesDec 4, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues This year’s Google Santa Tracker comes with coding games, an […]
Google local finder rolls out website mentions matching your query
After a few weeks of testing, Google is now rolling out a feature that shows local listings can surface content available on local business websites.
Yelp says Google violated ‘do not crawl’ provision of 2013 FTC settlement agreement
Reportedly, numerous Yelp business images were found in Google Maps.
Google News spammed with drug spam, dating sites & more
Beware: The Google News health section is now filled with a lot of hacked content and spam.
6 types of negative SEO to watch out for
The threat of negative SEO is remote but daunting. How easy is it to for a competitor to ruin your rankings, and how do you protect your site? But before we start, let’s make sure we’re clear on what negative SEO is, and what it definitely isn’t. Negative SEO is a set of activities aimed […]
FAQ: All about the Google mobile-first index
Here's everything to know about the Google mobile-first index.
Google says bots are the main target of Keyword Planner changes; a lot of questions remain
Advertisers and agencies continue to have questions about how potential data restrictions will affect their research efforts.
Google Explains How Search Console Reports Work
Why are the reports in the Google Search Console delayed? Google explains.
Bait & Switch Hacking Is Gaining Top Rankings In Google
Hackers are injecting content into websites to get Google visitors, then redirecting them elsewhere.
Google Has Discontinued Its Support For Its AJAX Crawling Scheme
After several months of hinting, Google has finally confirmed they have discontinued their AJAX crawling scheme. Don't worry, Google will still index your AJAX site.
Irony Alert: Could Alphabet’s Hidden Link To Hooli Get It Banned In Google?
If you know where to look or click, there's a hidden link from Alphabet to Hooli, the fictional tech company in HBO's Silicon Valley comedy. But hidden links are a no-no with Google's search guidelines.
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.
Sophos Uncovers Mass Link Spam In Google’s Search Results Via Cloaked PDFs
Hackers use PDF documents to inject links and keywords and -- through cloaking techniques -- scam searchers to go to other web sites.
Google Shuts Down OrderAhead Local Restaurant Listings Hijackings
Seattle based GeekWire has written several articles about OrderAhead‘s fake restaurant listings SEO strategy, which has been turned back by Google. The company used dubious or unethical tactics to gain SEO advantage, creating fake restaurant sites and claiming Google+ pages to outrank and deceive both search engines and consumers. On one level this is just the […]
SearchCap: Google AdWords Value Alerts, Google Crawl AJAX & Google Reading Level Dropped
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 May Discontinue Its AJAX Crawlable Guidelines
Does your site use AJAX? Well, Google may stop crawling those pages. More details to come from Google as early as next week.
Google Now Supports Crawling & Indexing Locale-Adaptive Web Pages
Google adds support for web pages that dynamically change their content based on IP origin or language settings.
Google News Now Will Crawl & Index Images Hosted Off Your Domain Name
Google News updated their image crawl process to include images hosted off the publishers domain.
XML Sitemaps Or RSS/Atom Feeds? Google Says Use Both For Optimal Crawling
When it comes to telling search engines about the content on a website, webmasters might be wondering if they should submit sitemaps or just setup RSS or Atom feeds. Google’s answer? Use both. In a new blog post sharing advice on XML sitemaps and RSS/Atom feeds, Google says it’s not an either/or question. For optimal […]
Google Structured Snippets Officially Live In Search Results
Earlier this month, we caught Google testing a form of knowledge graph data within the search results snippet. This feature is now officially being confirmed by Google on the Google Research Blog. Google calls these “structured snippets,” where Google will show snippets of data, relevant to the query, within the snippets of the search results. Google […]
Google Revamps Webmaster Tools API
Google announced on the Webmaster blog that they’ve updated the Google Webmaster Tools API to bring it up to par with other Google APIs. Google has revamped how you authenticate for apps or web-services and it also gives you access to some of the main features of Webmaster Tools. Specific features within the new API […]
Some Of The Weird Issues When Google’s Quick Answers Come From Random Sources
As Google’s Hummingbird algorithm continues to shape the answers within Google’s search results, webmasters, SEOs and searchers ask themselves, why is Google showing this knowledge graph or that quick answer. Often webmasters find themselves at a loss because Google takes their content and puts it at the top of the search results. While searchers ask, […]
Google Webmaster Tools Adds Fetch & Render By Device Type
Google has announced they have added a new feature to the Fetch as Googlebot tool in Google Webmaster Tools. Now, you can see how Googlebot renders the page. Instead of using the Fetch as Googlebot to just see an output of code and HTML, Google will show a visual representation of what Googlebot sees. It […]
Google: News Sites May Have Seen A Decline In GoogleBot Crawling In March
Google’s Matt Cutts tweeted that news related sites, such as this one, may have noticed a drop in the crawl statistics within Google Webmaster Tools. If you did notice that drop, Matt says you do not need to worry. Google News added if-modified-since support in March, which would be the reason for the crawl changes. […]