YouTube Adds 5 Features for Creators
YouTube is adding five new features for video creators that offer more viewer insights, as well as greater control over ads and video chapters.
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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 Make YouTube Videos More Advertiser Friendly
YouTube answers questions about its advertiser-friendly guidelines and offers advice to creators to help ensure videos are always fully monetized.
Google Still Uses Original Page Titles For Search Rankings
Google’s John Mueller confirms a webpage’s original title will still be used for ranking purposes even when it’s replaced in SERPs.
Google News Sending Users Directly to Publishers’ Websites
An update rolling out soon to the Google News app will send users directly to publishers’ own webpages, rather than being sent to AMP pages.
Bing’s Content Submission API Allows Instant Indexing
After thorough beta testing, the Bing Content Submission API is now available to everyone. The tool notifies Bing when changes are made to a website.
Google Adds Presearch As A Default Option on Android in EU
Google is adding private, decentralized search engine Presearch as a default option on all new and factory-reset Android devices in the U.K. and Europe.
LinkedIn Removing Stories on September 30
LinkedIn stories are going the way of Twitter’s Fleets, as the company announces the feature will be removed at the end of September.
Google Adds New Shipping & Return Annotations in Search Results
Google is giving retailers the option to indicate in search results when they offer special promotions related to shipping and returns.
Google’s Not Fooled By Fake Lighthouse Scores
Google’s John Mueller tells SEOs that fake Lighthouse scores won’t help websites rank any higher in search results.
Google Reports Data Loss in Search Console
Google reports a data loss in Search Console in the month of August. As a result, you may see drop in your performance reports.
Google Reportedly Paying Apple $15B to Stay Default Search Engine
Financial analysts estimate Google is paying Apple $15 billion to remain the default search provider on the Safari browser.
How Instagram Ranks Search Results
Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explains how the app ranks search results and shares a few Instagram SEO best practices.
Google’s Page Title Update is Dynamic and Reactive to Changes
As more new information comes out about Google’s update to generating web page titles, we learn it’s dynamic and will react to on-site changes.
Facebook Messenger Turns 10, Adds 4 New Features
As Facebook Messenger turns 10 years old, it’s adding four new features to enhance communication with friends, family, and colleagues.
Google Confirms Update to Generating Web Page Titles
Google’s Danny Sullivan confirms the search engine is updating the way it generates web page titles in search results.
Google Redesigns ‘How Search Works’ Website
Google has updated its ‘How Search Works’ website which contains information on how Google organizes, ranks, and tests search results.
Google Wants to Fix Page Title Rewrites
Google’s Danny Sullivan hears the criticism of the recent page title rewrite update and suggests a way that it could be improved.
Facebook’s First-Ever Report On Most Viewed Content
Facebook published a report which offers a first-ever look at what content gets the most views in peoples’ news feeds.
Google is Rewriting Title Tags in SERPs
Google is rewriting title tags for a limited amount of pages in search results, often replacing the text with a page’s H1 tag.
Google Bug Causing Issues With Images in Top Stories
Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, reports that a bug in search results is causing images in Top Stories not to render properly.
Snapchat Trends Shows Most Popular Keywords
Snapchat is introducing a tool called Snapchat Trends that highlights the most popular keywords shared with users in public stories.
YouTube Overhauls Search Results
YouTube is overhauling its search results with changes to the visual presentation of SERPs as well as the types of content returned.
Google: A ‘Site:’ Search Doesn’t Show All Pages
Google’s John Mueller says the results of a site: query are not a comprehensive collection of all a website’s pages.
Facebook’s 11 Tips For Better Video Ads
Facebook shares 11 tips for creating better video ads, which are based on the latest research into what’s working right now.
YouTube Rolls Out 3 Updates For Creators
YouTube Studio is receiving three updates on mobile and desktop that will help creators stay informed on data that matters to their channel.
Why is My YouTube Channel Watch Time Decreasing?
YouTube explains why channels experience drops in performance. Here’s how to answer the question “why is my watch time decreasing?”
LinkedIn Launches Native Video Meetings
LinkedIn is rolling out native video meetings, which lets users have one to one calls directly within the LinkedIn app.
LinkedIn Adds Ratings & Reviews to User Profiles
An update to LinkedIn profiles will allow users to be rated and reviewed on the skills they offer as service providers.
Google Looks Back on 15 Years of Google Trends Data
As Google Trends turns 15, the company looks back on top searches from years ago and offers tips for getting more out of this tool.
Google On How to Check Page Experience Factors
In a new video, Google offers advice on how to check if your site meets all the non-Core Web Vitals page experience factors.