Google is Testing a New UI for Related Search, People Also Search Where They...
Google seems to be testing a new UI for some SERP features like Related Search, People Also Search, etc where they show each entry with a + in front of it and on clicking it the page loaded a new...
View ArticleGoogle Now Showing Three Local Service Ads Listings
Google is now showing three local service ads listings in both the mobile and desktop interface. Previously, Google has shown two local service ads listings (especially on mobile) Read More: Google Now...
View ArticleFacebook’s Splitting Ad Revenue With Creators Who Use Licensed Songs
Creators who use songs by artists like Post Malone and Tove Lo in their Facebook videos can now earn 20% of in-stream ad revenue generated by those videos. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, said the...
View ArticleGoogle July 2022 Product Reviews Update Started Rolling Out on 27 July 27 2022
Google has just announced the release the July 2022 product reviews update. The rollout will take 2-3 weeks to complete. Read More: Google July 2022 Product Reviews Update Started Rolling Out on 27...
View Articlex-day Returns, Free Delivery, In Stock and Other Attributes from Merchant...
Looks like Google is pulling in more data from Merchant Center into the SEPRs. Things like x-day Returns, Free Delivery, In Stock are appearing as labels in SERPs. Read More: x-day Returns, Free...
View ArticleSERP Keyword Extractor to Find Alternate Keywords To Include In Title
You can use this tool to extract keywords from the page titles shown in the SERPs & checking the frequency, this can help you find alternate keywords that you can add to your title. Read More: SERP...
View ArticleSitebulb is your SEO auditing sidekick
Sitebulb is a purpose built SEO auditing tool that acts as your website auditing sidekick - built to help you with interpretation, explanation and prioritization of issues: Issues and opportunities are...
View ArticleGoogle Tests Explore More Search Refinement For Product Queries
Google seems to be testing another refinement feature named "explore more." This is in addition to the product grids, and popular products and refine by search features. This looks similar to the...
View ArticleMeta Tells US Publishers That its Cutting Funding for News Tab Content
Meta has begun informing US news publishers that it will not renew exclusive content deals with them, as it shifts away from its dedicated News Tab strategy. Read More: Meta Tells US Publishers That...
View ArticleTwitter Launches Live Test of its New ‘Status’ Markers in Tweets
Twitter’s begun an initial live test of its new ‘Status’ feature with some users in Australia and the US. You can’t, at this stage, add your own custom status marker, you’re limited to these 17...
View ArticleYou Can Now Change Cookie Expiration And Cookie Update Settings Using The...
You can now change cookie expiration and cookie update settings using the Analytics interface. This new method of managing Analytics cookies is an alternative to editing global site tag code or using...
View ArticleGoogle Tests List View for Top Stories
Google not only is testing more list view formats for the top stories section but also testing, for some queries and some searchers, having the first set of web results taken over by news stories. Here...
View ArticleGoogle Merchant Center Now Allows Login Required & Restricted Purchase Free...
Google has updated its Google Merchant Center policy to no longer disapprove the login required and restricted purchase free listings. Google said instead, Google will mark them as active but may...
View ArticleMicrosoft Bing Search Tests Expandable Menus, Trending On Bing & More
Bing is testing a bunch of new stuff like Trending on Bing section on the right, expandable menu for News And Video section and more. Read More: Microsoft Bing Search Tests Expandable Menus, Trending...
View ArticleGoogle Shares 6 Tips to make your ecommerce website stand out in Google Search
Another way your website can stand out in Google Search results is with its visual presentation. In this episode, Google's Alan Kent shows you 6 ways you can optimize the look of your ecommerce website...
View ArticleTikTok Begins Pilot Testing HTML5 Mini-games With A Handful Of Partners
TikTok wants to determine its users’ appetite for mobile gaming with the launch of “mini-games” that can be played inside the social video app and discovered through creators’ videos. TechCrunch...
View ArticleGoogle Cuts Off Reviews for Reproductive Care Clinics
Google has shut down new reviews for Planned Parenthood and other reproductive healthcare businesses. Any business in the pregnancy care category and abortion clinics (including Planned Parenthood)...
View ArticleIt’s getting harder to see where organic, shopping and Ads are in SERPs
In this example shared by Ryan when you have a quick look at it one might think that is a massive SERP feature for Wallmart but it's only the 1st row of images that are Walmart the rest are Google...
View ArticleYouTube’s Added a New Option to Cut Your Long Form Videos into Shorts
YouTube will enable creators to convert segments of their existing long-form content into minute-long Shorts variations. The new ‘Edit into a Short’ option will enable you to select a section of your...
View ArticleGoogle Pushes Back Timeline For Deprecation Of Third-party Cookies to 2024
Google is again delaying its plan to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome. For those keeping track, the company first unveiled its Privacy Sandbox initiative in 2019 and said implementation would...
View ArticleGoogle Tests Top Budget Picks Under $XYZ in Mobile SERPs
Looks like Google is dynamically inserting a section for Top Budget Picks Under [$ average for entity] in mobile SERPs. Read More: Google Tests Top Budget Picks Under $XYZ in Mobile SERPs
View ArticleSearch Console connector – Connect to the GSC API in one click and go beyond...
Google Search Console Connector app lets you go beyond the 1k limit without any coding knowledge or API experience. More info on usage here. Read More: Search Console connector – Connect to the GSC API...
View ArticleGoogle search quality rater guidelines update: What has changed
Google has made a variety of significant updates to its Search Quality Rater Guidelines. The most significant overhauls were to Google’s definitions of YMYL (Your Money, Your Life), and the extent to...
View ArticleAge Verification Requirement May Prevent Site From Surfacing In Google Discover
Danny Sullivan of Google said on Twitter that he believes that sites that require age verification would not surface in Google Discover. Read More: Age Verification Requirement May Prevent Site From...
View ArticleSEO Test Shows Having Estimated Read Time Shown In The Meta Description Has...
When a test was performed by SearchPilot where they added the ‘Estimated read time’ of some blog post pages to their meta descriptions. Tt showed that there was no detectable impact on organic traffic...
View ArticleGoogle Play Is Updating Their Ads Policy Around Ads That Appear During Game...
Google’s forthcoming restrictions around ad placements in Android apps are absolutely going to kill the Hypercasual gaming category. Read More: Google Play Is Updating Their Ads Policy Around Ads That...
View ArticleGoogle Tests Expandable From Sources Across The Web SERP Feature
Looks like Google is testing a new look From Sources Across The Web SERP Feature that you can expand to show more results. Read More: Google Tests Expandable From Sources Across The Web SERP Feature
View ArticleHow To Build A Knowledge Panel For Your Name Or Brand
Some tips on how to score a knowledge panel for your name or brand. Read More: How To Build A Knowledge Panel For Your Name Or Brand
View ArticleGoogle Tests Perspectives Search Results To Show Multiple Results in Featured...
Google seems to be testing a new search box and feature titled "perspectives." They show multiple results in a Featured Snippet answer for a query this giving the searcher multiple perspectives. Read...
View ArticleGoogle begins testing FLEDGE API on AdSense
FLEDGE is a Privacy Sandbox proposal for remarketing and audiences. It’s designed so that it can’t be used by third parties to track user browsing behavior across websites. Google will begin testing...
View ArticleGoogle Is Now Linking To Youtube Product Reviews From Organic Product Results...
In this example, Google is even linking to a YouTube review of the product that comes directly from the brand. Read More: Google Is Now Linking To Youtube Product Reviews From Organic Product Results...
View ArticleTikTok Is Now Paying Users To Invite Friends To Use TikTok
Looks like you can now get cash for inviting users to TikTok. You can withdraw cash or redeem for coupons! Read More: TikTok Is Now Paying Users To Invite Friends To Use TikTok
View ArticleGoogle Search Console Item Classifications Updated To Show Valid Or Invalid
Google said the URLs or items in the Search Console report are no longer grouped at the top level by three or more status categories, i.e. Valid, Warning, and Error. Now they are grouped or classified...
View ArticleYouTube Shorts Algorithm Explained In Q&A Format
YouTube explains how its Shorts recommendation algorithm works in a new video answering common questions from creators. YouTube’s Q&A video touches on subjects such as: Whether you should create a...
View ArticleHow To Do SEO Redirects At Scale
Antoine Eripret, shares some tips and python scripts to perform SEO redirects at scale. He shares two methods, one using use semantic proximity and the other using Fuzzy matching. Read More: How To Do...
View ArticleTwitter Develops New Explainer Notes for Embedded Tweets That Have Been Edited
As you can see in these example tweet embeds, shared by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, Twitter is currently working on new messages that will be appended to tweets that have been edited...
View ArticleInstagram To Walk Back Full-screen Home Feed And Temporarily Reduce...
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the social network will walk back some recent changes to the app that have led to intense criticism from users. Instagram will phase out a test that turned users’ home...
View ArticleGoogle Business Profile Tests Expandable Menu In Web Search
Google Search is testing a new expanded menu for the Google Business Profile tool in Google Web Search. This allows you to click an arrow down to expand the options to edit your business profile...
View ArticleTwitter Blue hikes the price to $4.99
Twitter is increasing the price of subscription service Twitter Blue from $2.99 per month to $4.99 per month. Current U.S.-based Twitter Blue subscribers will stay at $2.99 a month until October,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Advertising Automotive Ads Rolling Out To All Advertisers Globally
Microsoft Advertising is making Automotive Ads generally available to all advertisers globally in the coming weeks! You can now use Dynamic Remarketing for Travel, Automotive, and Events. In-market...
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