Google Continues to Display Quality Score Data Until October 10
Google has pushed the date back to October 10th. That’s the new date when Google will be taking away quality score information for new and...
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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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How to Validate and Debug Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMPs)
Only ‘valid’ AMP pages are eligible to show in Google’s search results, which is why it is necessary to validate your pages before they go...
Now You Can Move a Google Analytics Property Between Accounts
It’s now possible to move a Google Analytics property, or Analytics 360 property, between Google accounts.
Google AdWords Upgrades App Campaigns & TrueView Ads
Google introduced two ad innovations that are designed to help people find more of what they want on mobile devices.
Google Extends Deadlines for Expanded Text Ads
Originally, there was a deadline of October 26 where standard text ads could no longer be used. Google is now extending the deadline to January...
Trip Planning Comes to Google Maps on Desktop
Google has now launched trip planning for desktop devices. Until now, Maps on desktop provided users with a limited set of information
Google AdWords Now Allows One Email for Multiple Accounts
Gone are the days when you would need to have one email address per account. Now you can connect up to five AdWords accounts to...
1.75 Billion Websites Removed from Google Search Results
1.75 billion websites have been removed from Google’s index due to copyright requests.
Google to Surface AMP Pages in Organic Results Later This Year
AMP pages will soon appear in the regular set of organic search listings, when previously they would be relegated to their own carousel at the...
Google Updates Security Issues Report in Search Console
Google’s Security Issues report in Search Console has, for over 9 years, been a valuable tool for helping webmasters resolve security issues with their sites.
Google: Unnatural Widget Links Violate Webmaster Guidelines
Google has taken it upon itself to reiterate the policy on widget links, specifically warning against “unnatural” links.
Google Knowledge Panels Now Include Reviews from the Web
Reviews from the web are being added to Google’s Knowledge Panels in search results; this update is available worldwide on mobile and desktop.
Buy and Sell Clothing Directly in Google’s Search Results
A new advertising experience is now available to AdWords advertisers. Shop the look makes it possible to sell clothing directly in Google search results pages.
Google Update May Have Occurred Last Week, Not Penguin Related
Did Google update its algorithm last week? Google’s John Mueller recently addressed that question, and here is the answer.
Add Multiple Owners to Manage a Google My Business Listing
Owners of a listing can now invite others to manage the listing with them without having to share personal account logins.
Frustrated by Lack of Google Keyword Planner Data? Try the Forecasting Tool
Google’s suggested solution for extracting more data from Keyword Planner is to try using the built-in forecasting feature.
YouTube is Disabling Monetization on Non-Advertiser-Friendly Videos
YouTube is now notifying publishers directly when removing monetization from videos that are not considered to be advertiser-friendly.
Account-Level Sitelinks Rolling Out to All AdWords Advertisers
Google has made it possible to add sitelinks to ads at the account level.
Search Live Coverage Carousel Comes to Google With Real-Time Indexing
Participating in the project will allow publishers to expedite the process of having their content surfaced by Google.
Search Within Apps on Your Android Phone With ‘In Apps’ Search
Google has now made it possible to search within apps on Android phones.
Latest Search Market Share Numbers: Google Search Up Across All Devices
Google’s share of the US desktop search market is not just stagnating, it is now on the decline. However, its overall search share is going...
New Updates for Google+ Rolling Out to All Users
Google is rolling out a redesign and several brand new features to Google+.
Google’s Interstitials Penalty to Affect AdSense Page-level Ads?
There has been some confusion as to whether or not AdSense Page-level ads will be affected by Google’s upcoming mobile interstitials penalty.
Google Updates Schema Guidelines for Local Business Reviews
Google has made a number of notable updates to its Schema guidelines with respect to how local businesses can markup the reviews they receive.
Google Allo Reviews Coming in Ahead of Official Release
Google’s forthcoming messaging app, Allo, already has a nearly-perfect rating and it hasn’t officially been released yet.
Google Adds Playable Games to Its Search Results
Google has rolled out a new feature to its search results which allows users to play games just by searching for them.
Google Removes AdSense Ad Limit Policy: Reasons Behind the Change
Google recently refreshed its AdSense ad limit policy, removing the restriction it once had on the amount of ads publishers can place on one page.
Say Goodbye to the ‘Mobile-Friendly’ Label in Google Search
With 85% of indexed pages now being mobile-friendly, Google is removing the ‘mobile-friendly’ label from mobile search results.
Google to Devalue Pages With Intrusive Pop-Ups in Mobile Search
Google announced it will begin to devalue pages with intrusive pop-ups (otherwise known as interstitials). This change comes into effect after January 10, 2017.
Hidden Google Command: Search “**” For a List of Local Business Websites
Users have discovered that searching for “**” (without quotation marks) pulls up a list websites for physically nearby businesses.