Category: Search News

New pilot lets site owners submit reports directly to search team.

What the FLoC? A deep dive into Google's dramatic changes to the way online advertising works.

The ranking update will now start rolling out gradually in mid-June 2021. New Page Experience report available in Search Console.

The new update, which is separate from core updates, will reward high quality product review content.

Google says policies put to the test amid the global pandemic, multiple elections worldwide and the continued fight against bad actors.

These include infographic panels, expanding carousels, in-image search and aggregated information presented to deliver answers quickly.

A more comprehensive view of your data with all your accounts across Google services in one place.

Google able to hone in on relevant information buried deep in a webpage.

Additional information enables searchers to learn more about a site before clicking on it.

The changes provide more granular information to help webmasters resolve crawl issues.

Google heeds feedback to retain Structured Data Testing Tool. Separately, the Request Indexing feature is now available again.

Early reports indicate this was a big update. Analysis of winners and losers has already started.

Local SEO is essential for growth. Make sure yours is up to scratch

Google's first core update since May started rolling out on 3 Dec.

Insights will help businesses stay on top of emerging trends and opportunities in your market niche.

Google is also working on labelling in search results to highlight pages that offer great user experience.

Podcasters can see search impressions and clicks from Google Search, top discovered episodes, and more.

The AI revolution in one infographic - from its earliest beginnings right up to how it's being employed today and how it's used in Search.

Google announced a number of improvements to core search, with more to come, at their Search On 2020 event.

Google says 99% of mobile indexing URLs and 55% of canonical URLs now restored.

Google is getting better at understanding the content of information. Not just the context of a word within content, but the content of a search within the world around us.

Websites hit by a core algorithm update can recover before the next core update if issues are addressed.

Users will be able to filter by usage rights to find images, while creators will be able to upload licensing information.

The combined revenue of the tech giants rivals that of some states. So where does it all come from?

In what Google and Facebook likely consider a blow and a win for publishers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its draft of their new Code of Conduct.

Google has strengthened its policies on spammy or illegal behaviour online. It is also banning demographic and zip code targeting for housing, employment and credit ads.

Limiting functionality minimizes negative effects and makes restarting easier. Temporary closures do not affect rankings or visibility.

Keeping track of major SERPs movements and Google algorithm updates.

With 70% of sites already moved over, Google sets date for mobile-first indexing as default for all websites.

Image dimensions to be replaced with product, recipe and video icons, with licensable badges to follow.

Google’s Danny Sullivan says “we do updates all the time”.

Survey shows meta descriptions a key driver for search clickthrough, and searchers prefer organic results to ads.

The new reports make it easier to monitor performance and fix issues.

Listings with featured snippets will no longer appear twice on the 1st page of Google search. How does it work and what does it mean for webmasters?

With the Super Bowl about to kick off this Sunday, Google have already released their half time ad for 2020. And it's a bit dark.

Details are emerging of big ranking fluctuations following the 14 Jan core update. Here’s an overview of the impact and what we know so far.

Redesign has bold, black Ad labels and allows favicons in organic results.

And… we’re off. Google kickstarts 2020 with a core algorithm update.

The “Nov. 2019 Local Search Update” applied neural matching - “the super synonym system” - to local search. Here's what you need to know.

Two new reports show how your product rich results perform in Search, and the top signals driving conversions in Ads.