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.
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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 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.
Google Search Console Insights: 7 Questions Answered
Google answers the most commonly asked questions asked about Search Console Insights since the feature rolled out two months ago.
Google Recommends Adding Author URL in Article Schema
Google recommends adding an author’s URL to article schema to help with disambiguating the correct author when multiple writers have the same or similar names.
Google: Customer Reviews Not A Signal For Web Search
Google’s John Mueller states that customer reviews are still not taken into account when it comes to web search results.
Google: Lots of Affiliate Links OK if Content is Valuable
Google’s John Mueller says the number of affiliate links on one page is irrelevant as long as the main content is useful to searchers.
Google Changes Page Experience Ranking Signal Criteria
Google is removing safe browsing from the criteria sites need to meet to benefit from the page experience ranking factor.
Twitter Adds More Context to Trending Topics
Twitter is improving the way it keeps users informed about trending topics via a collaboration with The Associated Press and Reuters.
Google: Website Downtime Shouldn’t Impact Search Rankings
Google’s John Mueller says a website going down temporarily likely won’t have a negative impact on search rankings.
TikTok Launches 8 New Features For Livestreams
TikTok is rolling out eight new features for livestreams which includes Q&A, picture-in-picture, the ability to schedule streams in advance, and more.