Google Posts open to hotels for update notices but not promotions
Hotels can now officially use Google Posts in their local listings but in a limited way.
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Google rolling out new map and local interface in search
Google will show local results on the left and a map on the right of those results.
Google News performance report updated for accuracy, expect impression reductions
This is not a ranking change, this is just a change in how Google reports on your rankings.
Google’s December 2021 product reviews update was bigger than the April product reviews update, say data providers
RankRanger and Semrush provided us with exclusive data breaking down the two product reviews updates we had this year.
Bing now lets you search local stores
Microsoft said this new feature will help searchers check store stock availability and choose to buy online and pick up in-store.
Google rolling out new Top stories design on desktop
The change comes two years after the last redesign.
Google Ads updated political content policies
Google is ending some election ads exemptions, adding new election ads serving options and changing verification requirements.
Google confirms a bug with Google Ads Editor image uploads
Google is working on a fix for the ad image upload feature in Google Ads Editor.
Google Search lets you see if a doctor or healthcare facility takes your insurance
Make sure to update your healthcare client's Google Business Profile and website to ensure Google is showing accurate details.
Google December 2021 product reviews update is rolling out now
The update will take about three weeks to fully rollout, Google said.
Google November 2021 core update is finished rolling out
This update surprised many, since it started to roll out on November 17th and continued rolling out over the largest online shopping period for the year.
60,000 websites using Cloudflare turned on IndexNow
IndexNow is an initiative by Microsoft and Yandex to push content to search engines that launched in October 2021.
Google says it values all local reviews, both positive and negative
Google has updated their help documents to say it finds a mix of reviews more trustworthy.
Google drops its mobile-first indexing deadline, leaves it open-ended
Google said because of some difficulties that some sites may have moving to mobile-first indexing, it has decided to not move those sites over yet..
Google had a crawling issues that impacted some sites
Between November 11th and November 17th, Googlebot slowed crawling on some websites.
Microsoft Bing launched Page insights
After months of testing, the lightbulb icon in the Bing Search results are live for all.
Google’s November 2021 core update hit fast and hard; here is what the data providers saw
The results from this data showed that this rollout hit hard within the first 24 hours of the announcement and then slowed fast.
Google Search Console rolls out new design
Google has rolled out a new look for Google Search Console aimed at improving accessibility and user experience.
Google logo schema markup now requires logos to look good on white backgrounds
This is a new requirement for your logo structured data and if logo does not render well on white backgrounds, it may not qualify for inclusion in search.
Google adds documentation on translated search results and ad networks with Google Translate
Have you recently seen Google translate your snippets? Here is how to control it.
Google November 2021 Core Update rolling out today
We have a new core update rolling out later today.
Lighthouse 9.0 includes API changes, user flows, updated reports and more
Check out the new features in the updated version of Lighthouse, which has been released with the new PageSpeed Insights tool.
Edward Snowden calls out Google over search engine’s privacy
Will this tweet trigger some change at Google? Probably not - but it might be wishful thinking.
Google rolling out new PageSpeed Insights
Google announced these changes weeks ago but it is now rolling out under a new URL.
Microsoft list of Bingbot IP addresses released
Knowing which bot is really from Microsoft Bing and which is not can help you decide which rogue bots to block from your site.
Google now allows the sale of medical tests kits
New Google Merchant Center policy now allows you to list your at-home results or lab results and over-the-counter test kits in both free and paid Google Shopping.
Google Ads shopping ads bug results in huge CPC spike; issue now resolved
The bug was between 6pm PST on Friday Nov 12 through 3am PST Saturday, Nov 13.
SiteGround Google’s crawling and indexing issues fixed
After numerous days where sites hosted on SiteGround were blocking Google from indexing, the issue has been resolved this morning.
Google November spam update is fully rolled out
This rollout took about 8 days to complete - so check your rankings to see if you were impacted.
Google logo schema gains ImageObject type support
In addition to the URL type, you can now use the ImageObject type.
List of Googlebot IP addresses released
Knowing which bot is really Google and which is not can help you decide which rogue bots to block from your site.
Google is testing the IndexNow protocol for sustainability
After both Microsoft Bing and Yandex announce IndexNow, Google promises to give it a try.
Google Keyword Planner Tool gains year-over-year, 3-month change and trends data
The platform is making more data available that you can use to make informed decisions about your search campaigns.
Google is hiring a Search Quality Analyst to fight search spam
The job is based in Mountain View, California and you would work on helping keep the search results spam free.
Google to add page experience ranking signals to desktop search in February 2022
The rollout will be complete by the end of March 2022.
Google My Business now known as Google Business Profile as Google migrates features to Maps and Search
Google is also rolling out more support for managing your business profile directly in Google Search and Maps.
Google releases November 2021 spam update
The rollout for this Google search algorithm update will take about a week.
Google Search Console overcounted mobile page experience data since June 29th
For over four months, Google has been overcounting some of this data - make sure you communicate this to your clients when you send them your next batch of reports.
Google recommends placing videos on dedicated pages for maximum exposure
Google updated its video best practices SEO guide to say if you want a video to perform well in search, place it prominently on a dedicated page.
Google tool for reporting domain verification and user management issues with Search Console
Google is piloting a program to allow some users to contact Google over Search Console domain verification and user management issues.