Google December 2022 Link Spam Update Rolling Out Now via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Stop reading. Now. Go open Google Analytics. Click on Behavior, then sort by Top Content, and add a Secondary dimension for google / organic. Now, what do you see? If you’re like most websites, the top trafficked pages are also often at least 12 months old. That means three things: Traffic is a lagging indicator, a byproduct of previous output. Your results six months from now depend on what you did at the end of last year. That your results next year will depend entirely on […]

Did you see the scrollable and expandable features in some user experiences with the Google Search knowledge panel and answer boxes?Well, here are examples of both – I am not sure if they are new, for some reason, I don’t think they are – but I don’t think I’ve covered it before.

Google is now placing a label (I think it is new) named “paid for by” on some political ads. This label lets searchers click on it to learn more who is sponsoring the ad and even lets you dive into more details on the advertiser and their spend.