Google: Out Of Stock Products May Impact Search Visibility
Google may reduce the visibility of a product page if the item for sale is listed as out of stock on the retailer’s website.
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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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New Google Search Label For Highly Cited Sources
Google is rolling out a new label is search results for pages that are recognized as highly cited sources.
More Search Console Insights Added to Google Data Studio
Additional data from Search Console is now available through the Google Data Studio connector, allowing users to visualize traffic from more Google sources.
Google: Accessibility Not A Direct Ranking Factor
Improvements to accessibility don’t directly impact a website’s search rankings, says Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller.
TikTok Taps Into GIPHY’s Video Clips With New Editing Tool
TikTok & GIPHY are partnering on a new editing tool, allowing users to quickly grab clips from a vast library of short videos.
Google Search Console Updates Structured Data Report
Google is updating the structured data report in Search Console to provide more context about errors, helping you fix invalid markup with less guesswork.
YouTube Testing ‘Search Chips’ On Desktop
YouTube is testing a new way to search for videos on desktop with ‘Search Chips’ that allow users to refine results with suggested keywords.
Google Sunsetting URL Parameters Tool Next Month
Google is sunsetting the URL Parameters tool in Search Console next month, the company confirms in an announcement today.
YouTube Confirms Shorts Views Don’t Count For Monetization
Views of YouTube Shorts count toward a channel’s total watch time, but they don’t count toward eligibility in the YouTube Partner Program.
Google Removed 7 Million Fake Business Profiles In 2021
In a report from Google about how it keeps Maps information reliable, the search company reveals it removed seven million fake business profiles in 2021.
Twitter DM Search Lets You Find Messages By Keyword
Twitter is upgrading the direct message search bar, adding the much requested ability to search for DMs by entering keywords and names.
New Google Algorithm Update Aimed At Product Reviews
Google launches a third product review algorithm update in search results, which builds off of the product review updates introduced last year.
Google: Alt Text Only A Factor For Image Search
Google’s use of alt text as a ranking factor is limited to image search. It does not add value for regular web search.
Google’s John Mueller: “It’s Impossible To Crawl The Whole Web”
In response to a question about why SEO tools don’t show all backlinks, Google’s John Mueller says it’s impossible to crawl the whole web.
YouTube Launching 5 New Features For Livestreams
YouTube announces five new features for livestreams, some of which are currently in testing and others that will roll out later this year.
Are Reconsideration Requests A Google Ranking Factor?
You may have heard submitting a reconsideration request can help remove a manual penalty and get your site ranking in Google again. But is it true?
Nearly 50% Of Twitter Users Tweet Less Than 5 Times A Month
Does Twitter have an engagement problem? A new study from Pew Research Center finds 49% of US adults on Twitter qualify as “lurkers.”
New LinkedIn Tool Finds Top Skills Needed For Any Job
A new tool from LinkedIn allows you to find the top skills employers want candidates to have for almost any job position.
Google Sunsetting Universal Analytics In 2023
Google is getting ready to sunset Universal Analytics, which was the standard version of Google Analytics before GA4, in mid-2023.
Review Sentiment: Is It A Google Ranking Factor?
There’s no question review sentiment can influence consumer behavior and impact metrics like conversion rate. But does it have any influence on Google’s search rankings?
Twitter Tests More Visible Alt Text
A visible “ALT” badge, and exposed image descriptions, are among the features Twitter is testing to improve image accessibility on mobile and desktop.
New Ways To Grow & Manage Facebook Groups
Facebook group admins can utilize a new set of features to automatically moderate content, along with new tools to grow their community.
Google May Surface More Short-Form Video In Search Results
Google is working on ways to show more short-form video in search results, saying it’s a clear and concise format for satisfying certain queries.
Are XML Sitemaps A Google Ranking Factor?
Despite only being used by search crawlers, is it possible XML sitemaps have nothing to do with rankings? This chapter aims to answer that question.
How Google Search Console Tracks ‘People Also Ask’ Performance Data
Google clarifies how performance data for pages in the ‘people also ask’ section is measured in Search Console – such as clicks, impressions, and positions.
WordPress Plugin SEOPress Updated With IndexNow Support
SEOPress is the latest plugin for WordPress websites to support the IndexNow protocol, which automatically pings search engines when content is added or updated.
New Google Blog Series About Search Console & Data Studio
Google is launching a new blog post series dedicated helping people do more with Data Studio when it comes to analyzing Search Console reports.
LinkedIn Profiles Can Now Display Career Breaks
A new feature for LinkedIn profiles allows you to highlight career breaks and provide more context about skills and experiences gained away from the workplace.
Google On Recipe Pages – Are They Getting Too Long?
Google hears the complaints about recipe pages getting too long, and suggests more concise pages might be better for users.
User Search History As A Google Ranking Factor: What You Need To Know
Check out the claims around user search history as a ranking factor and get clarity around the extent to which it impacts results.