From Search Engine Roundtable
Google Auto Complete Suggestions Design Change
Jayesh Vaishnav shared on Twitter a screen shot of Google auto suggest or auto complete might be testing a design change. Read more
Google Launches Shopping Product Cards Buttons On Desktop Search
Google is testing showing product cards in the Google Shopping panel on desktop now. Read more
Google Tests Favicons For Top Stories
Google loves testing favicons, they do it all the time, and now Google is testing favicons in the top stories carousel. Read more
Google Search Console Notification: Mobile App Properties No Longer Supported
Google has sent me and others who have verified mobile app profiles in Google Search Console that they are no longer supported. Read more
Google: Don’t Break The Rules Even If Competitors Are
Google’s John Mueller at least twice this week had to respond on Twitter suggesting that SEOs do not break the rules, go against the Google webmaster guidelines, simply because others are getting away with it. Read more
Google News Search Related Coverage Expandable Snippet Carousel
Here is a GIF of what I think is a new form of snippet feature in the Google News mobile search results. Read more
Google Search Algorithm Updates Continue Through Weekend
The chatter has not simmered down that much from the February 12/13th Google algorithm update chatter. Read more
Google Ads Fixes Data Leak From Ad Preview & Diagnosis Tool
On Friday Google Ads started to leak some data about their search ads within the Ad Preview & Diagnosis Tool. Read more
Google Algorithms Detect & Adjust Rankings For YMYL Queries
The Google white paper I just covered mentions explicitly that Google’s algorithms can detect if a query is related to YMYL, your money your life, related content and then adjust the weights of the ranking algorithm for those specific queries. Read more
Google Algorithms Detect & Adjust Rankings For YMYL Queries
The Google white paper I just covered mentions explicitly that Google’s algorithms can detect if a query is related to YMYL, your money your life, related content and then adjust the weights of the ranking algorithm for those specific queries. Read more
Fake Google Maps Edits Cause Major Business Disruptions
Anyone can edit a business listings details on Google Maps and local. So if you have a competitor and you want to close them down, or shut their business hours, or change their web site address or worse, you can do that. Read more
Bing Algorithm Ranking Update? Bing Says Nothing Out Of The Ordinary.
I spotted a rare forum post at WebmasterWorld from an SEO that noticed significant ranking and indexing changes at Bing. Read more
Google: Tagging Internal Links With UTM Tracking Parameters Send Mixed Signals
Google’s John Mueller said in a webmaster hangout on YouTube yesterday at the 16:56 mark into the video that it can confuse Google if you are tagging your internal links with tracking parameters, such as UTM links. Read more
Google Turns On Assistant Calls For Local Businesses After Opting Out
The other week we reported that Google by default has opted in all Google My Business listings to receive calls via the Google Assistant with their Duplex technology. Read more
Google Ads Requires Fewer Clicks To Show Mobile Page Speed Scores
Google announced they now require fewer ad clicks to trigger the calculation of mobile page speed scores for an ad’s landing page. Read more
Google Search Console Notifications For Drop In Weekly Clicks
Google is now sending out what I believe are new notifications when a site verified in Google Search Console has seen a drop in clicks, impressions, etc. Read more
Google: SEOs Don’t Manipulate Google They Manipulate Web Sites
Sometimes Google’s John Mueller has these one liners that I just want to share with the SEO community. Read more
Google Looking To Speed Up Crawl To Render Time But…
As you know, it can take weeks from the time Google crawls some pages to fully render them. Read more
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