Google News Removes Several Features, Tags, and Schema Guidelines
Google’s revamped version of Google News added new features, and a redesign, but it removed a number of things also.
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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, Matt specializes in gathering details, checking facts, and making complex subjects easy to understand. In addition to writing articles, Matt oversees strategy development for SEJ’s news department.
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Bing Ads Lets Advertisers Import Product Ads from Google AdWords
Bing Ads now has a way for advertisers to easily import Product Ads from Google AdWords.
Google My Business Lets Agencies Manage Unlimited Locations With New Dashboard
Google My Business has officially rolled out the new Agency Dashboard, which is capable of managing thousands of Google listings.
Google Analytics Bug Has Reportedly Wiped Out “Users” Data from Some Accounts
A reported bug in Google Analytics is causing no data to be shown within the “Users” segment.
Bing Ads to Allow Advertisers to Target LinkedIn Audiences
Bing Ads plans to roll out new functionality which will allow advertisers to target ads to LinkedIn audiences.
Google: Pages Blocked by Robots.txt Will Get Indexed if They’re Linked To
John Mueller warns that pages blocked by robots.txt could still get indexed if there are links pointing to them.
Facebook Removes ‘Trending’ Section Due to Lack of Use
Facebook has removed the ‘Trending’ section from its platform, first introduced in 2014, saying it has become less useful.
Facebook Puts an End to Temporary Reaction Buttons
Facebook will no longer be releasing limited-time reaction buttons, which people could use in place of standard reactions and likes.
Bing to Ban Ads for Recreational Guns Starting July 1st
Bing has announced that it will no longer allow ads for recreational guns as of July 1, 2018.
Google AdWords Releases New Tool for Creating Reports
Google has released a new AdWords tool which will make it easier for advertisers to create reports in spreadsheets.
Pinterest Introduces Max Width Promoted Videos
Pinterest is introducing new max width video advertisements that expand the entire width of the screen.
Facebook Introduces Ads in Stories After Reaching 150M Daily Viewers
Facebook has finally started including ads in Stories, which some might say was only a matter of time.
Instagram Lets Users Re-Share Posts in Stories
Instagram recently rolled out the ability for users to re-share posts from other accounts in their Instagram Stories.
Referral Traffic From Google Search Surpasses Facebook on Mobile Devices
Google search has surpassed Facebook as a top source of mobile referral traffic, according to a new report from Chartbeat.
Twitter Will Limit What Third-Party Apps Can Do, Starting August 16th
Twitter is set to roll out policy changes on August 16th, limiting what third-party Twitter apps are capable of doing.
Bing Ads Editor for Mac Adds Support for Labels
Bing Ads Editor for Mac has added support for labels, allowing users to better organize ad campaigns and save time.
Google Brings ‘Optimize’ Integration to New AdWords Experience
Google’s latest edition to the new AdWords experience is integration with Optimize, the company’s visual editor for landing pages.
Bing Ads Rolls Out In-Market Audience Targeting to All Advertisers
Bing Ads is introducing a way to target in-market audiences — groups of users who are most likely to buy.
Yandex Introduces Its Own Smart Speaker
Russian search engine Yandex has introduced a smart speaker, marking the company’s first foray into the world of hardware.
Facebook Lets Users Sell Home Services in Marketplace
Facebook has recently added support for home services to its Marketplace platform.
Google Rich Results Testing Tool Adds Support for Events, Movies, and TV Shows
Google’s rich results testing tool is now able to test structured data markup for events, movies, and TV shows.
Google My Business Reportedly Removes Anonymous Reviews
Google My Business appears to have stopped counting anonymous reviews toward a business’s overall rating.
Google Maps Lets Users Search for Reviews by Keyword
Google Maps has introduced the ability to search through reviews for keywords or phrases.
Google Doesn’t Count Typos in Web Content, John Mueller Says
Google Webmaster Trends Analyst John Mueller has clarified how the search giant deals with spelling errors in content.
Google: Multiple Sites on Same IP is Not a Problem, But Similar Content Is
Google’s John Mueller recently clarified that having multiple sites on the same IP address is not inherently a problem.
Google’s John Mueller On When To Use Subdomain vs. Directory
Google’s John Mueller this week that subdomains and subdirectories are treated the same in Google search.
StumbleUpon Shuts Down After 16 Years
Content discovery platform StumbleUpon is shutting down on June 30th, after 16 years in operation.
Googlers Are Being Targeted With An Anti-Google Ad Campaign
Google employees are being targeted with an ad campaign encouraging them to advocate for unbiased search results.
Google AdWords Requires All Accounts to Use Parallel Tracking, As of October 2018
Google AdWords introduced parallel tracking earlier this year, and all accounts will be required to use it starting October 30th.
Instagram Lets Users ‘Mute’ Other Accounts
Instagram is introducing a way for users to hide posts and stories in their feed without actually unfollowing other accounts.