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Google Explains Why Index Coverage Report is Slow
Google clarified the limits of the Index Coverage Report in order to explain why it seemingly showed indexing issues
Google’s New Best Practices For Writing Page Titles
Google published updated best practices for writing page titles, which includes tips on how to prevent your titles from getting replaced in search results.
Google Updates AMP, Mobile Friendly, and Rich Results Testing Tools
Google is updating the AMP, Mobile Friendly, and Rich Results testing tools in Search Console with features from the URL Inspection tool.
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Google Explains Rendering and Impact on SEO
Google’s Martin Splitt explains rendering and how it impacts SEO
Google on Product Price As a Ranking Factor
Google’s John Mueller discusses product price as a ranking factor and explains whether it can impact the positions of ecommerce stores in search results.
Google is Developing ‘Big Moments’ Feature For Breaking News
Google is reportedly developing a new search feature called “Big Moments” to highlight important information about breaking news events in real-time.
YouTube Rolls Out Automatic Live Captions to All Channels
YouTube is rolling out a series of updates to make content more accessible, which includes bringing automatic live captions to all channels.
Why Search Console and Analytics Differ in Discover Reporting
John Mueller explains why there is a discrepancy between Google Analytics and Search Console reporting of Discover traffic
Google Halloween Search Trends For 2021
Google shares data about the top trending Halloween-related searches this year, such as most popular costumes, top haunted house locations in Maps, and more.
Google Rolls Out New Eco-Friendly Search Filters
New filters in Google Search can help users find the most eco-friendly options when it comes to planning travel and buying appliances.
YouTube Adopts More Features From Twitch
YouTube is rolling out new features designed to reward channel members in a way that’s similar to how subscribers are rewarded on Twitch.
WordPress Releases Gutenberg 11.6 – Top 4 Achievements
Gutenberg 11.6 offers four important changes plus numerous other improvements and bug fixes.
Google on Using CSS to Hide Internal Links
John Mueller points out the larger SEO problem inherent in using CSS to hide internal links
Twitter Professional Profiles Available to More Businesses
After an initial rollout to a small test group, Twitter is now opening up applications for professional profiles to all interested businesses.
Outbound Links to Authority Sites Good For SEO?
Google’s John Mueller discusses the practice of linking out to authoritative sites for SEO purposes
Facebook Explains October 4 Outage
Facebook explains, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for, an outage that took services offline for six hours on Monday, October 4.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Down in “Epic” Configuration Error Outage
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer DNS related outage described as “epic” and a “nightmare.” This is what happened
Google MUM Algorithm Can Do More than Rank Websites
Google’s John Mueller said that the MUM algorithm can be applied to many parts of search, beyond the ranking part
Google Tests Feature to Help Users Click from Websites to Competitors
Google announced an experimental Chrome feature makes it easy to access search results without leaving a website
Twitter Rolls Out 7 Updates to TweetDeck
Twitter plans to roll out a series of updates to TweetDeck this week, which include new and familiar features that were requested by users.
Google Search Ends Support For Internet Explorer 11
Google Search is no longer supporting the Internet Explorer 11 web browser, as the company says: “We did the math. It’s time.”
YouTube Introduces ‘Typical Audience Retention’ Data
YouTube is changing the way it reports on audience retention to make it easier for creators to understand what’s working and what’s not.
Holiday Searches Start Early This Year, Microsoft Reports
Holiday shopping is starting early this year, and a new report from Microsoft aims to make marketers aware of changes to customer expectations.
Major Changes to a Website: Why Are You Even Doing It?
Google’s John Mueller answers a question about migrating to WWW version of a site. Then he offers points to think about regarding major changes
Does Sarcasm Still Confuse Google?
Google’s John Mueller discusses the issue of sarcasm in articles and why sometimes content should not contain it
Build Fewer but Stronger Pages or Create Lots of Pages?
Google’s John Mueller compares content strategies and shows which are appropriate for different goals and situations
“Google” is Bing’s Top Keyword
“Google” is reportedly the top query in competitive search engine Bing, according to a document submitted to EU’s General Court.
Google Answers if Links or Content Determine E-A-T Scores
Google’s John Mueller speaks frankly on the topic of using E-A-T as an SEO or technical factor
New Google Ads Budget Report Tracks Daily Campaign Spend
Google Ads is introducing a new budget report that’s designed to help advertisers understand their daily and monthly spending behavior.