Google Algorithm Update Targets Slander
A New York Times report states that Google is planning on changing its algorithm to demote websites that publish unverified or slanderous claims about others.
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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 Unconference Returns, Registrations Open
Google is bringing its Search Central Unconference virtual event back for another year on June 21. Registrations are open from now until June 14.
Google Integrates With WooCommerce For Easy Product Uploads
WooCommerce has launched an extension that allows all 4.4 million merchants to easily upload their product inventory to Google for free.
LinkedIn Lists Top 10 In-Demand Marketing Skills
LinkedIn has published a report of the top 10 in-demand marketing skills in 2021, based on what employers are looking for in job postings.
Instagram on How Its Algorithms Work
A blog post written by Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri explains how content is ranked for users in different sections of the app.
Google: No Limit to Page Indexing For One Site
Google says there’s no limit to how many static HTML pages it can index from one site.
Google Doesn’t Rank Pages Different From Posts
Google doesn’t distinguish between blog posts and webpages when indexing and ranking content. A “post” can rank just as well as a “page.”
Google Updates Video SEO Best Practices
Google’s video SEO best practices document has been updated with a section on how to optimize mature content for SafeSearch.
Google Can Forward Ranking Signals Without A 301 Redirect
Google’s John Mueller says, in some cases, it’s possible to forward ranking signals from an old page to a new page without a 301 redirect.
Google: Put Unique Content Above The Fold
As an SEO best practice, the above the fold area of a webpage should have at least some content which is unique to that page.
Moz Acquired By iContact With Plans to Improve SEO Toolset
SEO software provider Moz has been acquired by email marketing company iContact with plans to continue offering both sets of tools.
LinkedIn: There’s More Demand For Marketers Than Ever
LinkedIn says there’s more demand for marketers now than ever, and new job postings are shifting toward remote positions.
YouTube Analytics Gets 5 Updates
YouTube Analytics is getting five updates that give creators access to more data on how users engage with their channel’s content.
Twitter Launches Its First-Ever Premium Features
Twitter is launching its first-ever set of paid features as part of a premium subscription service called Twitter Blue.
Google Broad Core Algorithm Update Rolling Out June 2, 2021
Google is releasing a broad core algorithm update today on June 2, 2021. This will be followed by another core update in July.
Google Search Console Adds New Regex Filter Options
Google is updating the new regular expression (regex) filter in the Search Console performance report to support expressions that don’t match regex.
Google On How it Ranks News Sources
Google values transparency when it comes to elevating news sources. The company shares more information about what that means in practice.
Google: Deleting a Sitemap Won’t Stop Us Crawling Your Site
Google’s John Mueller advises site owners that deleting a sitemap won’t prevent URLs from being crawled in the future.
How to Use Google Maps: Features For Businesses
Find tips and tricks to help you get the most out of using Google Maps features for business and in your digital marketing campaigns.
Google: No Need to Worry About Using JavaScript
Google says there’s no need to worry about JavaScript when it comes to search, as there’s nothing fundamentally different about it compared to static content.
Google Lets Users Password Protect Their Search History
Google is now letting users password protect the Web & App Activity page, which contains their history of web searches and usage of Google Maps.
Facebook & Instagram Users Can Hide Their Like Counts
Facebook and Instagram users can now prevent others from seeing how many likes they receive on posts.
YouTube Says Videos Won’t Get Removed For Too Many Flags
YouTube does not automatically remove videos or penalize channels for receiving a certain number of flags. All content goes through the same review process.
Google Search Console Removes Rich Results Search Appearance
Google is retiring the generic rich results search appearance in Search Console performance reports, as there are now individual filters for most rich result types.
Google On Why Page Experience Report Has No Data
Google’s Martin Splitt explains to site owners why their Page Experience report in Search Console may not be populated with data.
Google Search Console Adds New Report For Math Problem Markup
Google is adding new data to Search Console to help site owners track the appearance of practice problems and math solvers rich results.
Google’s Last Minute Advice On The Page Experience Update
Google’s Martin Splitt offers last minute guidance to SEOs who are working hard to get ready for the Page Experience update.
Google Page Experience Update Launching Mid-June on Mobile First
Google’s Martin Splitt says the Page Experience update will begin a gradual launch in mid-June with a full rollout expected by August.
Twitter Verification Open For Public Applications
Twitter is once again accepting public applications from users seeking verification, and rolling out new guidelines to follow in order to keep the verified badge.
Google Page Experience Update to Apply to Desktop Search Results
Google says the upcoming Page Experience update, which was thought to only impact mobile search, will apply to desktop search results as well.