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. The Google November spam update seems to be significant and making an impact……
Day: November 10, 2021
Google Video: How Key Moments Work In Videos In Search
Danielle Marshak, Product Manager at Google, posted an absolutely outstanding video on how video key moments work in Google Search and how to get them working for your videos. While the details on the implementation are not new, they have …
Google May Use IndexNow Protocol For Instant Indexing
Surprise, surprise, Google has confirmed it is testing the new IndexNow protocol that was headed by Microsoft Bing and launched a few weeks ago. I am honestly shocked and I didn’t expect Google to participate since the search company has …
Google: You Shouldn’t Be Creating Links To Your Site
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter this morning “you shouldn’t be creating links to your site in general.” So there you have it – do not create links to your site, he added that he recommends you check out the …
Google: No Need For Legal Interstitials / Banners Requirements Guidelines
Google has said before that legal interstitials are fine and you don’t really have to worry about any penalty or ding for those types of legal banners. But John Mueller of Google said the other day that the search company …
Google Ads Editor 1.8 Is Now Available
Google has released version 1.8 of Google Ads Editor. This version has a new overview page, support for additional ad extensions, recommendations for display modes, upgraded match type support, a new sign in process and so much more. …
Google Loses Antitrust Shopping Search $2.8B Fine But Wins iOS Tracking UK Case $4B Fine
It was a busy morning for Google in the European region; first losing its EU antitrust case for $2.8 billion for abusing search engine dominance by promoting its own shopping service. Then the UK Supreme Court dismissing the case against …
The Google November Spam Update May Have Legs
I am honestly surprised to report that I am seeing the chatter build up around ranking drops since the rollout of the Google November spam update. I am seeing numerous posts from people in the forums and on social that …