Category: Search News

So how big was the core update, and what was the impact? Here’s what we know so far.

The 5th product reviews update comes while the Sep 2022 core update is still rolling out.

The update started rolling out on 12 September and will take around two weeks to complete.

The expected massive impact has failed to materialize, but there is some evidence of the worst offenders being hit.

MUM can identify consensus and false premise for featured snippets.

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The latest update from Google needed to happen; it's a direct response to purposeful manipulation of Google in a way that makes the web worse for everyone. But its effects may ripple further than you think at first glance.

The update rewards people-first content. Here’s what Google says about helpful content, how the update works, and what to do if your site is hit.

The fourth product reviews update will take 2-3 weeks to roll out.

The latest Google Search trends, how Google handles titles for multilingual docs, new Instagram Reels features and automation best practices for Google Ads.

The update is still rolling out, but here's what we know so far.

The algorithm update was released on 25th May and will take a couple of weeks to roll out.

Back in April we reported on Google's launch of Multisearch, an additional feature of Google Lens that allows you to search in both image and video. Google is now pushing that technology even further in its quest to replicate real life in the search box.

More desktop search features tracked in Page Experience report and a new Video page indexing report.

Changes to sitemap extensions, report a non-existent business, and a new valid metadata help doc are among the Google updates which caught our attention over the past few days.

Anti-spam efforts in 2021 boosted by SpamBrain, Google’s AI-based spam-prevention system.

Google’s latest innovation is a new way to search using both images and text at the same time.

Accommodation and other emergency aid can be indicated via Google Business Profile. Plus, search engines show new search results features for Ukraine.

Searches for new experiences on the rise, but some pandemic trends continue to stick.

Rank Math, AIOSEO and Duda now support the protocol for quicker indexing.

The rollout has started as scheduled and should be completed by end March 2022.

RankBrain, Neural matching, BERT and MUM. Here's what they each do and the role they play in search and rankings.

The new targeting proposal will determine interests based on the past three weeks of user's web activity. Specific browsing history will not be shared.

2021 has been quite the year, with some of the biggest and most frequent updates across Search seen for a long time. So here's a recap of the main events.

An under the radar update to round off 2021.

Google also announced two new best practices for product reviews, which will take effect in a future update.

Timeline is now open-ended to accommodate sites experiencing "unexpected challenges".

Google's core update rolling out just ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Google continues efforts to tackle spammy content with this algorithm update.

Features are being migrated to Google Search and Maps. and can be managed directly from there.

Instead of waiting to be seen, IndexNow allows webmasters to alert search engines of new content and changes to existing content. But will Bing make it a success?

Multimodal search, related topics in video and new search results features are all part of how MUM will change the search landscape.

Following tweaks to the system, Google is now using HTML title tags in 87% of cases, up from 80% when the change rolled out in mid-August.

A change to the way Google generates web page titles in search results listings has caused quite a stir. We unpack what’s happened and what you need to know.

Instagram outlines how its Search works, and how you can optimize to improve your visibility in the search results.

A holistic view of Google Search: the approach, and how individual elements such as organising and ranking the information, work.

Measures include restricting ads and overly commercial content, and stronger controls in YouTube and Search.

The update aims to tackle link spam more broadly across multiple languages.

It’s been a tumultuous couple of months, with Google rolling out a total of 6 updates since April. So if you’ve seen your rankings bouncing around a bit I wouldn’t be surprised. We sum up what’s happened and the interlaced effect of all these updates.

In the face of much opposition Google have delayed FLoC until 2023. So why have they done this and what does it mean for browser tracking?