Google Officially Announces Rollout of Mobile-First Indexing
Google has made its first official announcement regarding the rollout of mobile-first indexing.
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Google Lets Users Search Through Reviews of Business Listings
Google Maps for iOS has been updated with restaurant wait times and new search features.
Instagram to Show More Recent Posts First
Instagram is moving away from its algorithmic feed and will start showing newer posts near the top.
Instagram Adds Support for Hashtags & Profile Links in Bios
Instagram is now letting users insert links to hashtags and other profiles in their bio.
YouTube Makes it Easy to Live Stream from Desktops
YouTube is introducing an easier way to start a live stream from a desktop computer.
Google AdWords Accounts With No Recent Ad Spend are Getting Deactivated Next Week
Google will start deactivating AdWords accounts next week if they have not spent any money in the past 15 months.
Pinterest Brings Shopping Ads to More Businesses
Pinterest is expanding shopping ads to hundreds more businesses, up from the couple dozen retailers they were previously available to.
Google My Business Update Now Rolling Out to More Users
An updated version of Google My Business, first announced last November, is now being rolled out more widely.
Google’s John Mueller Reveals New Details About Mobile-First Index
Google’s John Mueller announced new information about the mobile-first index at SMX Munich, here’s what you need to know.
Google Updates Search Console Reports
Google has rolled out visual updates to Search Console designed to provide more context to data included in the reports.
LinkedIn Makes it Easier to Ask for Referrals
LinkedIn is streamlining the process of asking for and receiving referrals from contacts.
Google: 404 Errors Are Fine As Long As They Have No Links or Traffic
In the latest episodes of Google’s SEO Snippets video series, John Mueller answer’s a webmaster’s question regarding 404 errors.
Google’s Object Recognition Tool, Google Lens, Now Available on iOS
Google Lens, a tool that utilizes smartphone cameras to recognize objects, is now available to iOS users.
Filter Google Maps Results by Wheelchair Accessible Routes
Google Maps is becoming more wheelchair accessible with an update that will help users find the most wheelchair-friendly routes.
Google to Boost New Stories in Search Results for Paying Subscribers
Google will soon boost news articles in search results for individuals who are paying subscribers of those publications.
Google Advertisers Can Soon Retarget Searchers With YouTube Ads
Google advertisers will soon be able to reach YouTube viewers who have previously searched for related products and services.
Google Removes 100 Bad Ads Per Second
Over 3.2 billion bad ads were removed in 2017, which is an average of 100 bad ads removed every second.
Google AdWords Bans Ads for Cryptocurrency
Google plans to ban all AdWords ads for anything related to cryptocurrencies, starting in June 2018.
Google Adds Title Tags to Image Search Results
Starting this week Google will be adding captions to thumbnails in image search results.
Google AdWords Has New Performance Insights for Click-to-Message Ads
Google AdWords is introducing a new set of performance insights specifically for click-to-message ads.
Instagram and Snapchat Temporarily Remove GIFs in Stories
Instagram and Snapchat have decided to halt their integration with Giphy, which allowed users to add animated GIFs to stories.
Google Confirms Algorithm Update Occurred Last Week
Google has confirmed that a broad core algorithm update was released last week.
Starting on March 10, Navigate Google Maps with Mario for a Limited Time
In celebration of MAR10 day, Google is letting users navigate Maps Mario Kart-style for a limited time.
Google Allows Musicians to Post Directly to Search Results
An update to Google’s search results allows musicians to instantly publish short updates to the front page of search results. This will be facilitated through...
Google Starts Highlighting Women-led Businesses in Search Results
As the world celebrated International Women’s Day this week, Google introduced a way to recognize female leaders in search results.
Google is Developing Web Standards for Instant Loading Non-AMP Content
Google is taking what it learned from AMP and developing web standards that will allow non-AMP content to load instantly.
Google Can Detect Duplicate Content Before Crawling It
Google’s John Mueller revealed that Googlebot is capable of recognizing duplicate content before it has been crawled.
SEO Company Conductor Acquired by WeWork
SEO and marketing technology company, Conductor, is being acquired by co-working company WeWork.
Google iOS Update: Search the Web Without Leaving iMessage
Google’s Search app for iOS has been updated with three new features, one of which is an iMessage extension.
Google’s John Mueller Reveals How Often a Site is Re-indexed in Search
Google’s John Mueller answers a question from a site owner concerned about their site not being crawled often enough.