Google Provides New Information on Latest Video Structured Data Features
Google has updated its video structured data help document with new information on some of the latest enhancements to video search results. The updated document has details on how to…
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Google Update Response Falls Short of Expectations
Google’s SearchLiaison confirmed that some updates happened. But he downplayed their importance. The attempt to trivialize the update was in contrast to the widely felt impact and passionate response to…
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Chrome May Warn Users of Slow Pages Before They Click
Google Chrome announced a plan to introduce badging as a way to encourage publishers to improve site speed. Google proposed a contextual menu on links that will tell users, before…
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Google Update November 2019
There is substantial evidence that an unannounced Google Update is underway. This update has been affecting sites across a wide range of niches. Most of the feedback is negative although…
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Google’s John Mueller On Blocking Robots.txt Files From Being Indexed
Google’s John Mueller recently provided some advice on how to block robots.txt and sitemap files from being indexed in search results. This advice was prompted by a tweet from Google’s…
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New FTC Guidance on Influencer Endorsements
FTC issued guidance for social media influencers who endorse products. The goal is to educate influencers that they are obligated to disclose relationships with brands when endorsing them. When is…
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Bing Announces Link Penalties
Bing announced a new link penalties. These link penalties are focused on taking down private blog networks (PBNs), subdomain leasing and manipulative cross-site linking. Inorganic Site Structure An inorganic site…
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Publishers Report a Spam Exploit in Google
A WebmasterWorld discussion brought to light a manipulative spam technique that was reported to be flourishing in Google. It involves competitors creating fake review sites to rank in Google. These…
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Google Rich Snippets Image Bug Returns
There is a big issue going on in the recipe niche…again. There have been multiple reports from recipe bloggers that they are losing their photos in Google search results. When…
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Google BERT Misinformation Challenged
The backlash to the BERT update was swift and without mercy. Many SEOs warned about “how to optimize for BERT” articles before any “how to optimize for BERT” articles were…
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