YouTube Improves Content Discovery With ‘New to You’ Feed
YouTube is adding a new feature to the mobile homepage that’s designed to help users find more content they haven’t seen before.
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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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Google’s John Mueller: Sometimes There’s No SEO Solution
Google’s John Mueller tells a frustrated site owner sometimes there’s no SEO solution that will make a site rank better in search results.
Google Explains Why A Site May Rank For Unusual Keywords
Google’s John Mueller explains why a website might show up for keywords that seem unusual or not related to what the site is about.
New Google Easter Egg For 20th Anniversary of Legally Blonde
Google is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the movie Legally Blonde with a new Easter egg and splash of pink text in the SERPs.
TikTok Triples Length of Videos
TikTok is tripling the maximum length of videos, increasing the time limit from 60 seconds to 3 minutes.
Google Cautions Against Using Too Many Internal Links
Google’s John Mueller explains that using too many internal links on the same page can dilute their value, and goes over what to do instead.
Google on Using Multiple Types of Schema Markup on Same Page
Google’s John Mueller goes over what site owners need to know about using multiple types of schema structured data markup on the same page.
Google’s John Mueller Doesn’t See SEO Becoming Obsolete
Google’s John Mueller says he doesn’t think search engines will ever advance to a point that SEO becomes obsolete.
Instagram: “We’re No Longer A Photo Sharing App”
Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, announces further expansion into video as he states that his company’s app is about more than just photo sharing.
Google July 2021 Core Update Begins Rolling Out
Google is releasing a broad core algorithm update today on July 1, 2021. This is update was announced last month and is now rolling out.
How Redirecting URLs Can Impact SEO
Google has published an updated document which goes over six different types of URL redirects and their effects on search results.
Google On How Long SEO Takes
Google’s John Mueller answers the question: “how long does SEO take for new pages?” in the latest episode of Ask Googlebot on YouTube.
Google Begins Using MUM For Vaccine Search Results
Google’s first use of MUM in real-world search results involves using the technology to understand variations of searches for COVID-19 vaccine information.
YouTube’s 5 Tips to Help Smaller Channels Grow
YouTube shares five pieces of advice aimed at smaller channels looking to build an audience and channels just getting started for the first time.
Google Suggests A Site’s Appearance Can Impact Rankings
Google suggests the presentation of a business’s website may impact search visibility if it doesn’t meet a certain expectations for quality.
Google Tests Seller Ratings in Organic Search
Google is merging paid and organic search features in a test that shows businesses’ seller ratings in regular search snippets.
How HTTP Status Codes Impact SEO
Google has published a new help document explaining how different HTTP status codes affect how a site appears in search results.
Google Web Stories Reaches 100K Per Day Milestone
In a report on Web Stories usage, Google says 100,000 new stories are now being added to the search index every day.
Google Rolls Out New Spam Algorithm Update
Google’s Danny Sullivan confirms an algorithm update targeted at fighting spam is rolling out to search results.
Facebook Launches 4 New Ecommerce Features
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are gaining new features that will help retailers get their products in front of more customers and increase sales.
YouTube Rolls Out New Tools & Resources For Small Biz Owners
YouTube launches new tools and resources for small business owners including a step-by-step guide to growing a channel, and a streamlined process for creating ads.
YouTube Holds First-Ever “Small Biz Day” On June 24
YouTube is holding its first-ever “Small Biz Day” on June 24, an all-day event dedicated to helping small businesses use video to reach their audience.
Brave Search Engine Launches in Public Beta
Brave Search, from the company behind the Brave web browser, is now available globally in a public beta.
Spotify Gets Into Social Audio With Greenroom
Spotify is now competing in the social audio space with the launch of Greenroom, which offers the option of turning live chats into podcast recordings.
Shopify Sites Can Now Edit Their Robots.txt File
Shopify stores are now able to edit their robots.txt file, which gives store owners more control over how search engines crawl their site.
Twitter Wants to Let Users Untag Themselves From Tweets
Twitter is working on a new feature that will allow users to unmention themselves from other peoples’ tweets.
Google Starts Highlighting Journalists’ Latest Articles
Google is testing a change to search results for journalists which includes a carousel of their latest articles.
Google May Treat Antonyms As Synonyms in Some Cases
Google’s Gary Illyes explains a case where a word that means the opposite may be treated as a low weight synonym when returning search results.
Facebook Has New Tools For Group Admins
Admins of Facebook Groups can utilize new tools for managing their communities, moderating conversations, and learning a little more about their members.
Facebook’s Top 4 Topics to Watch
Facebook published its quarterly report on “Topics to Watch,” which highlights the rising topics of conversation on Facebook and Instagram in the US.