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  • Google Search Posts From (X, Instagram, YouTube & More)

    Google seems slot online to be testing a “posts from” section in the search results. Very much like the popular on Twitter (now X) section but this includes not just posts from X but also Instagram, YouTube and other social networks. Punit spotted this feature and posted about it on Mastodon. I personally cannot replicate…

  • Google Search Does Not Use Sistrix’s A Virus Scanner

    John Mueller, a Google Search developer advocate, said on X sbobet online that Google Search does not use Sistrix’s a virus scanner. Googlebot does not scan documents for viruses as it crawls the web. John wrote, “Google doesn’t use that virus scanner.” John is referring to Sistrix. This is in response to an issue Patrick…

  • Google November 2023 Reviews Update Rolls Out

    As expected, the Google November 2023 reviews update has slot gacor hari ini started to roll out this week. It started on November 8, 2023 at about 12 pm ET. This will be the last time Google confirms a reviews update because it is now more of a regular update, compared to past reviews updates.…

  • Vlog #254: Dave DiGregorio: Michael Jordan Cards Get Graded By PSA – Their True Value!

    In part one with Dave DiGregorio we spoke about his journey from working in sports memorabilia to getting into SEO. Then, in part two we talked about some local pack reductions, diversifying your local SEO efforts, the services feature, and the amazing SEO community. In part three, we talk about ChatGPT, process-focused, conferences, and more.…

  • Here Is When Google Released Search Algorithm Updates In 2023

    Google released only nine confirmed search ranking algorithm updates this year. Don’t worry, there were a lot more unconfirmed Google search ranking updates this year that we covered and it was a very volatile year, in general. I made a quick graphic documenting those updates in a timeline fashion over 2023 (I am sure many…

  • Google Search Tests Follow This Search & More Results Buttons

    Generally, above the Google Explore is a “more results” button, but Google is now testing adding “Follow This Search” next to the More Results button. The follow feature probably is related to the follow feature Google announced last month. Shameem Adhikarath posted about this on X – he shared this screenshot with me: Syed Irfan…

  • Google Local Pack With Websites For Places Box Beneath

    Google seems to be testing a new box underneath the local pack that is titled “websites for places.” It shows websites that represent the place listings showing in the local pack above it. This was spotted by Von Christian Kunz who posted this on X. He wrote, “Google is showing ‘Websites zu Orten’ which means…

  • Pre-Christmas Intense Google Algorithm Ranking Volatility

    No one should be surprised to hear that I am reporting on some intense Google search ranking volatility starting this Friday, December 22nd, through the weekend, with things seeming to calm down today, Sunday, December 24th. Did Google push an algorithm update or tweak before the holiday break? Who knows, but there are signals of…

  • Search News Buzz Video Recap: More Google Ranking Volatility, Local Openness Signal Confirmed, Some Indexing Issues, Long Google Ads & More

    As we approach the end of the year, it just seems Google is getting more and more volatile with its search results. Google also confirmed that “openness” as a local ranking signal was strengthened. On Thursday morning, Google had delayed indexing issues for some sites, but Google confirmed it hours later. Google’s Danny Sullivan collects…

  • Google: Double Slashes In URLs Can Confuse Some Crawlers

    Gary Illyes said some search engines can be confused by seeing double slashes in a URL. Previously, Google suggested not to use double slashes in your URLs but here Gary is saying that technically pages load with double slashes but with some search engines may have issues crawling URLs with double slashes. Gary explained this…

  • Google Search Kwanzaa Decorations Are Live For 2023

    Kwanzaa is coming up next week and Google has launched its Kwanzaa decorations for its search results. Just like Google did with Christmas decorations and Chanukah decorations. Search for Kwanzaa to see the decorations in Google Search. Here is a screenshot: Happy holidays all! Forum discussion at X.

  • Google Search On When Special Characters Don’t Work

    Gary Illyes from Google explained how Google Search may or may not handle special characters within Google Search. He explained this in the latest Google SEO office hours at the 16:10 mark. Gary was asked, “How does Google handle special characters like the superscript e in search results.” For example, a Latin letter E with…

  • Why Google Seems To Not Penalize Sites After Paid Backlink Reports

    A common question I hear from new SEOs is why Google is not taking action against the spam I reported to them. A competitor or site is ranking well because it paid for backlinks or is spamming Google in one way or another, why does that site still rank days, weeks or months after I…

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