Google Lets Site Owners Customize Their Search Results Snippets
Google is giving site owners the ability to customize how their content is previewed 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 on SEO-Friendly Server Migrations
In the latest instalment of the ‘Ask Google Webmasters’ video series John Mueller addresses a question about server migrations.
Google is Releasing a Broad Core Algorithm Update Today, September 24th
Google has given SEOs and site owners advance notice that a broad core algorithm update will be released later today. Later today, we are releasing...
Google Ads Lets Users Set Up Conversion Tracking During Campaign Creation
Google Ads is now letting users set up conversion tracking during the campaign creation process.
Google Ads Smart Bidding Now Supports Store Visits Optimization
Smart bidding campaigns in Google Ads can now be used to optimize for in-store visits.
Google Search Console Can Now Report on Same-Day Data
Google is updating Search Console with the ability to return fresher data – as recent as less than a day old.
Pinterest Enhances Group Boards With New Collaboration Tools
Pinterest is enhancing users’ ability to collaborate on group boards with the roll out of three new features.
Instagram Has New Policies for Content Promoting Weight Loss Products
Instagram is rolling out new policies around content that promotes weight loss products or cosmetic procedures.
Twitter Officially Rolls Out ‘Hide Replies’ Feature in the US
Twitter is giving users in the US the ability to hide replies to their own tweets.
Facebook Rolls Out New Types of Interactive Mobile Ads
Facebook is giving advertisers access to new types of interactive ads, including AR ads and video poll ads.
YouTube Backtracks and Lets Channels Keep ‘Verified’ Badges
YouTube has officially backtracked on controversial plans to take away ‘verified’ badges from some creators. The original plan was to introduce new criteria for earning...
Google Search Console Adds a New Structured Data Report for Breadcrumbs
Google has added another structured data report, allowing site owners to quickly check whether breadcrumb markup has been implemented correctly.
Google Chrome on Android Will Provide Answers to Queries Right in the Address Bar
Google Chrome on Android will soon receive an update that provides answers to search results without submitting a query.
Google’s John Mueller: JavaScript is Required When Redirecting Hashbang URLs
In the latest instalment of the #AskGoogleWebmasters video series, John Mueller addresses a question about AJAX crawling.
LinkedIn Now Has a Way for Users to Verify Their Skills
LinkedIn is introducing skill assessments which allow users to demonstrate their expertise and add “verified skill” badges to their profile.
Snapchat Introduces 3D Effects for Selfies
Snapchat is introducing a 3D camera mode that adds depth to photos taken with the front-facing cameras of certain phones.
Google Officially Adds Timestamps to Videos in Search Results
Google is rolling out timestamps for YouTube videos in search – a feature that was spotted in testing earlier this year.
Pinterest Upgrades Visual Search With Shoppable Pins
Pinterest is integrating shoppable pins with visual search, making it easier for users to buy products they’ve taken photos of.
Instagram Posts Can Now Be Scheduled in Advance Through Facebook
Instagram posts can now be scheduled to publish at a later time through Facebook’s Creator Studio.
Google Search Console Adds a New Type of Structured Data Report
Google has added one more type of structured data to its growing list of structured data reports in Search Console.
Google’s John Mueller on Where to Insert JSON-LD Structured Data
In the latest instalment of the #AskGoogleWebmasters video series, Google’s John Mueller answers a common question about JSON-LD structured data.
Google Ads App Now Displays Campaign Optimization Scores
Google has updated the Google Ads app with support for campaign optimization scores.
Google Updates Search Rankings to Favor Original News Reporting
Google is updating search rankings to give more weight to the original reporting of news stories.
Microsoft Advertising Now Identifies Negative Keyword Conflicts in Shopping Campaigns
Microsoft Advertising has launched a report that identifies negative keyword conflicts in shopping campaigns.
Google Ads Postpones Switching Search & Shopping Campaigns to Standard Delivery
Google Ads has decided to postpone switching search and shopping campaigns from accelerated delivery to standard delivery.
Microsoft’s Responsive Search Ads Now Available to All Advertisers
Microsoft is opening up its responsive search ads beta to all advertisers.
Google Ads Offers More Choices for Automated Bidding Strategies
Google Ads is expanding its automated bidding solutions by giving advertisers three more options to choose from.
Google Makes Big Change to Nofollow, Introduces 2 New Link Attributes
Google will use rel=nofollow, sponsored, and ugc as hints about which links to consider or exclude for ranking.
Google Launches a Native Lazy-loading Plugin for WordPress
Google has released a new WordPress plugin that’s designed for Chrome’s new native lazy-loading feature.
Only 50% of Consumers Believe Search Results Provide Accurate Information About Brands
Research on the expectations of consumers searching for brand information finds only half believe information in search results is accurate.