Google on When It’s Acceptable to Use Intrusive Interstitials
Google’s John Mueller speaks on when it’s acceptable to use an intrusive interstitial; something that’s ordinarily devalued 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’s John Mueller: Use Images Instead of HTML to Display Charts
Google’s John Mueller speaks on whether it’s okay to publish charts as images, or if it’s more beneficial to use HTML.
Google SEO 101: Page Speed Optimization
Google’s Martin Splitt discusses the importance of page speed and its impact on SEO in the latest episode of SEO Mythbusting.
TikTok Starts $200 Million Fund to Pay Users for Content
TikTok is taking the first steps toward paying users for content with the launch of a $200 million “creator fund.”
New YouTube Metric Shows Creators How Much Money They’re Earning
YouTube is rolling out a new metric in the channel analytics section that shows creators how much revenue they’re earning relative to video views.
Mobile App Usage Growing as Users Spend 3 Hours Per Day in Apps
People are downloading more apps, adopting new apps at a faster rate, and spending more time within apps according to data from a new report.
Pinterest Search Trends: Updated Insights For Summer 2020
A new report on Pinterest search trends reveals which topics are seeing a spike in popularity during the summer months of 2020.
Facebook: Most-Liked Posts Are Not the Most Viewed
Facebook posts that receive the most engagement are usually seen by a small percentage of people, says Facebook’s Head of News Feed.
Facebook Enables 50-Person Live Streams With Messenger Rooms
Facebook Live and Messenger Rooms are coming together to make it possible for 50-person group chats to be broadcast live.
Google Shakes Up E-commerce With Commission-Free Sales
Google is making it free for retailers to sell products in search results by waiving fees for sales made via the ‘Buy on Google’ option.
Facebook Brings Small Business Fundraisers to Instagram
Facebook is bringing fundraisers for personal causes to the Instagram platform, which small businesses can utilize to raise money.
Google Search ‘Site:’ Command is Broken [Update: Fixed]
There’s currently an issue with the ‘site:’ command in Google Search that may fail to show a site’s indexed content.
Bing WordPress Plugin Indexes Content Immediately
Bing is launching a new plugin for WordPress that is designed for getting content immediately indexed in search results.
Google Search Console Update: Analyze Traffic From News Tab
Google Search Console has been updated with a new type of filter that lets site owners isolate traffic and impressions generated by the News tab.
Google SEO 101: Blocking Special Files in Robots.txt
Google’s John Mueller answers a question about using robots.txt to block special files, including .css and .htacess.
Top YouTube Searches This Year
The top 100 YouTube search queries of the year are revealed in a study examining the search volume of over 800 million keywords.
Google’s John Mueller: “Search is Not a Science”
Google’s John Mueller advises SEOs not to look at search ranking as an exact science with an absolute right or wrong way of doing things.
Instagram to Launch a TikTok Competitor in the US Next Month
Facebook is reportedly planning to bring Instagram Reels, a direct competitor to TikTok, to the US in August.
Google Search Allegedly Boosts YouTube Results Ahead of Competitors
Google prefers ranking content from YouTube over other video sources, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.
Google SEO 101: Website Crawl Budget Explained
Google goes in depth on crawl budget, answering some of the most common SEO-related questions in the latest episode of SEO Mythbusting.
Google Discover Now Shows Large Images for Non-AMP Pages
Google appears to have fixed an issue with Google Discover that was preventing large images being displayed for non-AMP pages.
Over 25% of People Click the First Google Search Result
The first organic result in Google Search has an average click-through rate of 28.5%, according to a newly published study.
Google: No Way to Optimize Content for Ranking in Google Discover
Google says content cannot be optimized for Discover in the same way that it can be optimized for search results.
Pinterest Updates Algorithm to Surface More Content Types
Pinterest is introducing a new ranking model to its home feed in an effort to surface certain types of content more often.
LinkedIn Adds Name Pronunciation Audio Clips to User Profiles
LinkedIn profiles can now include audio recordings of users saying their own names to assist others with proper pronunciation.
Google Creates a New Way to Drive Traffic Via Image Search
Google is adding more context to photos in image search results, which presents site owners with a new opportunity to drive traffic.
Instagram Tests Replacing Activity Tab With Shopping Tab
Instagram is replacing the Activity tab with a ‘Shop’ tab for select users as part of a global test.
Instagram Lets Users Pin Comments to the Top of Posts
Instagram is letting users pin up to three comments on posts as part of a larger effort to combat bullying on the platform.
Google Shutters Structured Data Testing Tool
Google is officially moving the Rich Results Test out of beta now that it fully supports all Google Search rich results features.
LinkedIn to Prevent Users From Spamming Page Follow Invites
LinkedIn is making its platform less noisy by cracking down on the number of invites page admins can send out each month.