It looks like Google is testing in the Google Suggest autocompletion a dynamic query based footer. Based on some queries, Google will customize the footer of the autocompletion drop down, to show a Google logo that represents the query. …
Month: October 2021
New Google Help Docs On Titles & Descriptions With New Title Link
On Friday, as I wrote on Search Engine Land, Google has introduced two new help documents around titles and descriptions in Google Search. Most of the content is not new but there are new pieces in this content that are …
Yet Another Google Weekend Search Ranking Algorithm Update…
At some point, I should just report when there is not a Google search ranking update on the weekend. Because it seems like every weekend the tracking tools spike and the SEO chatter increases around some sort of update. But …
Google Responds To Crawled, Not Indexed Errors Saying It Is Just A Delay
Remember we reported that Google is investigating the reports around SEOs noticing a spike in the Crawled, Not Indexed types of notices in the Google Search Console reports, when in fact, the pages may be indexed? Google’s response is that …
Vlog #141: Charley Spektor On Google Search Console vs Other Tools & Proof Of Concept SEO
In part one spoke about Charley Spektor’s background and the joys of working on the Home Depot project and link building. Then in part two we spoke about Search Console helping us fine keyword opportunities and the important of content …
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 8, 2021
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today… …
New: Google Merchant Center Allows One Feed For All Countries
Google announced that you now only need a single feed to push all your products to Google Merchant Center no matter how many countries you support. Previously, you had to push a feed to show in one of two country …
Google To Ban Climate Change Deniers Advertisers & Publishers
Google announced that starting on December 6, 2021 it will ban and prohibit climate change deniers from advertising or being publishers or creators on its network. Google said it is “announcing a new monetization policy for Google advertisers, publishers and …
Google Search Console Core Web Vitals Report Adds Granular Scores
In May 2020, Google added a core web vitals report (to replace the speed report) in Google Search Console. The report now seems to show more granular scoring data on a URL group basis under the “example details” section on …
Google AdSense To Move To First-Price Auction – Expect No Impact
Google announced that by the end of the year, Google will move AdSense from second-price to first-price auction. Google said they expect this to have a neutral impact on AdSense publishers’ earnings overall. …
Possible Google Search Ranking Update On October 6th & 7th
There were some signs of a possible Google search ranking algorithm update that touched down on October 6th, spiked a bit more on October 7th and is fizzling out today, October 8th. The tools are not as insane as with …
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Weird Google Search Updates, Facebook Outage, Google Link Scheme Penalties, Sustainability at Google & More
This week, I started off with the big monthly Google webmaster report – it is a good way to catch up or remind yourself of what changed. Google Search had this really weird Google Search update this past weekend… …
How CD Baby Landed 13 Song Placements in Far Cry 6
CD Baby’s sync licensing service has grown exponentially over the past few years. We’ve secured song placements in major projects across all media, from streaming services like Netflix and Hulu to major TV channels like CBS, NBC and HBO. We …
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 7, 2021
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web… …
Google Local Pack Offer Label Attribute
Google is testing a new icon or label attribute in the local pack for “offers.” The icon looks like a price tag label you see in stores and next to it, it reads “offer.” It shows the offer listed by …