Google Search now supports specifying where (which regions) a video is not allowed to be viewed in its video structured data and video SEO documentation. A new ineligibleRegion property was added to the Google video structured data documentation.…
Month: September 2024
Google Expands AdSense Auto Ads To French, Spanish, and Japanese
Google is expanding AdSense’s Auto ads to support French, Spanish, and Japanese languages. Previously, Auto ads were worked for English and German languages only.…
Bing Local Pack Tests Review Source Icons Instead Of Review Stars
Microsoft is testing adding the source of the reviews in the Bing Search local pack, instead of showing review stars. So if the Bing Search local pack is showing reviews from Yelp, it would show the Yelp logo, and if …
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 10, 2024
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. Apple Visual Intelligence is Apple’s version of Google Lens but it uses Google, …
Bing Search Footer Message To Encourage More Searches
Microsoft is testing, showing a notice at the bottom of the Bing search results that says, “Search by typing anything on the keyboard.” This happens when you reach the footer of the Bing Search results. When you start typing, your …
Apple Visual Intelligence – Local, Shopping & More
Apple had its big event yesterday, and during the iPhone talk, they announced Apple Visual Intelligence. Where you can take photos of anything, and it will use Apple Intelligence for local search, shopping, homework help, and more.…
How to Perform a Technical SEO Audit: A 10-Step Guide (2024)
Learn how to audit your website for technical SEO issues to improve its ranking in search results.…
Google Maps Showing Business Photos On Review Sentiments
Google is now showing business submitted photos from Google Business Profiles in the Google Local and Maps review sentiments section. So above the reviews, Google may show photos submitted by the business, related to those reviews.…
Report: Half Google AI Overviews Links Overlap With Top Search Results
A new Google AI Overview study says that about half of the links displayed in the AI Overviews overlap with the links shown in the traditional Google Search results. Plus, the most linked to sources are YouTube and Wikipedia, according …
Google AI Overviews Show Shopping Results For Commercial Queries Again
Google is bringing back shopping and product results in the AI Overviews for commercial queries. I’ll be honest, I don’t remember them going away but I am told they have now returned. Maybe they went away with the Ray update, …
What Is Branded Search? (And How to Optimize Your Site for It)
A branded search is a search engine query that contains the name of your brand, service, or product.…
6 Best Competitor Keyword Analysis Tools for Market Insights
Discover the top competitor keyword analysis tools for optimizing your PPC and SEO keyword strategies.…
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 9, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
Bing Product Search Results With See Details Button
Bing is testing a big blue “see details” button for some of the product listings in its search results. Normally when you hover your mouse cursor over the products, they expand a little but now they are also showing a …
Bing Treats 308 Redirects Same As 301 Redirects
Fabrice Canel from Microsoft said that Bing Search treats 308 redirects the same as they treat 301 redirects. This is the same as what Google said back in 2021, although Google has been a bit wishy-washy on redirects over the …
Bing May Use ProductGroup Markup In The Future
Microsoft Bing may use ProductGroup markup in the future for its “captions” in the Bing Search results. Fabrice Canel from Microsoft said while they do not support it yet, “it’s on our radar” and “the team is closely monitoring its …
Google Business Profile Appointment Link Broken Notifications
Google is emailing some businesses when it detects that their Google Business Profile appointment link is not working. Google’s email says, “Fix your business Google link.”…