Google Has Started Removing Penalties From Previous Penguin Updates
Google’s Gary Illyes has confirmed Penguin recoveries are happening now, and will be finished within the next few days.
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Google Continues to Rev Up Remarketing With Latest AdWords Innovations
Google continues to make remarketing an even more powerful tool for advertisers with the release new advertising innovations.
Google’s iOS App Now Has Incognito Mode, + More in Latest Update
Google’s iOS app now has an incognito mode for private searching and web browsing.
Google AdWords Introduces Cross-Device Remarketing
Cross-device remarketing for AdWords can help you target the same ads to the same users as they move between their devices.
Google Testing New Schema Markup for ‘Science Datasets’
Google is testing a new type of Schema markup designed for scientific data to be more easily understood by search engines.
Penguin is Now a Real-Time Component of Google’s Core Algorithm
Penguin is now running in real-time as a part of Google’s core algorithm. The update goes into effect today in all languages.
Google Allo Keeps Messages Indefinitely, Raising Privacy Concerns
Google Allo, the company’s smart messaging app, may be a cause for concern when it comes to privacy.
Google Displaying Vacation Prices on Front Page of Search Results
Google is now displaying vacation prices on the first page of its search results.
8 Tips from Google on How to AMP up Your Content
With AMP pages now being indexed in Google’s regular set of search results, the pressure is on for publishers to adapt.
Google Allo Available to Download on iOS and Android
Google Allo, the search giant’s much anticipated messaging app, is available to download on iOS and Android
Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMPs) Now Indexed in Organic Search Results
Google is officially rolling out AMP pages in organic search results around the world
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...
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.