Category: Other Google Topics

Happy Birthday John Mueller!

I honestly had no idea when your birthday was but it seems some folks do and I wanted to wish you a belated happy birthday from the search community!

Thanks, Kristen…

Since Google launched Accelerated Mobile Pages, i.e. AMP, people have been saying their pages are AMPlify, AMP’d Or AMPed – well, Google doesn’t want you to say things like that. Google said using the terms like that will reduce “the strength and recog…

The past two years, Google brought back the Google Dance to the SEM community after a long hiatus off. The one in 2016 and 2017 were both huge successes. They also hold…

Danny Sullivan, now at Google, is Google’s Search Liaison and has created a new Twitter account @searchliaison for official Google communication explaining how Google works…

The big news over night was that Google announced changes to the eligibility requirements to join the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Previously, the requirement was 10,000 lifetime views…

As you know, after Danny Sullivan retired from the search space, he was hired by Google a few months later. I was honestly shocked but I was optimistic for both parties…

If you go to Google’s home page and check out the Christmas logo today, unlike the other search engines, theirs is way more generic to the holiday season as opposed to Christmas, which is today…

It is like a Christmas tradition for John Mueller, a Google webmaster trends analyst, where he comes in on Christmas, sometimes Christmas eve, sometimes Christmas day and sometimes both…

I am telling you, my Google and SEO world is literally upside down right now. So yesterday, at Search Engine Land, I reported how Google had a bug where they showed recent searches pop up automatically on the Google home page under the search box…
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Most jokes don’t make me laugh – in fact, I have very little emotions in general. I think they have been diluted over the years from all the awesome comments I get here. That being said…

Google is looking to hire more Webmaster Trends Analysts to help out with communication between Google and webmasters, amongst other tasks. Google’s John Mueller announced it in a webmaster hangout at the 67:52 mark…

For about almost 14 years now, I’ve been reported on Google algorithm updates. We’ve been through different levels of communication with Google regarding…

So Google decided to kill off the YouTube Video Editor and also the Photo slideshows within YouTube as of September 20…

As many of you know, at least the ones who read here daily, you know I am a very sarcastic person, even in my writing. You might also know that Gary Illyes from Google can also be fairly sarcastic. John Mueller…

Google announced new updates for Gboard for Android. You can now draw on the screen and Google will find matching emojis. Google is also better at helping you type fast with phrase suggestions to predict what you plan to type next…

Here is a PSA for those who will be seeing Gary Illyes at SMX Advanced today or at an upcoming event. Do not hug him…

Google announced last night a new initiative to block annoying ads on the internet. That means two things (a) new tools for publishers to improve their ad experience and (b) Chrome can stop showing ads to users automatically…

Matt Cutts, who formerly resigned from Google in 2016 to lead up the US Digital Service team in the Defense Digital Service at the Pentagon is coming back to Google. Well, just for a day…

Gary Illyes said on Friday that in Zurich, where many of the Google webmaster analysts live, that it is a holiday both on Friday and Monday. He added on Twitter that due to the holiday, they decided to hide some easter eggs on their blog…

Several months ago, yea – I am going way back in my archives…