Google Testing Dropping Local Carousel
Pete Meyers spotted another Google test and posted it on the Moz Google+ page…
Google Thinks Neptune Is Uranus
Via @_SpaceFacts, Google’s impressive and all-knowing Knowledge Graph is showing a picture Neptune instead of Uranus when you search for [Uranus – I kid you not…
Google Learn More About Links With Publisher Images
Just when we think authorship and publisher is dead, because Google dropped author images back in June – we see signs of maybe rel=publisher making some headway…
Google Quick Answers For Jewish Food Blessings (Brachas)
Before an observant Jewish individual eats or drinks something, they say a blessing, also known as a bracha. Depending on what you are about to consume…
Google Package Tracking Now Has An Opt Out
Google and most search engines let you search for a package with ease but should Google show those packages in your Google now based on past search history or based on your Google Wallet orders or Gmail confirmation emails…
Google Search Tool To Filter Private Content
Kenichi Suzuki, one of my favorite SEOs from Japan, posted a screen shot on Google+ of a search tool filter to filter results by private content shared with me…
Google: Where Are The Search Results?
Since early this year, Google began showing really long form answers, or as Google calls them, “Quick Answers…
Google Timeline Knowledge Graph
Florian Kiersch posted on Google+ a new experimental Google search feature baked into the knowledge graph top carousel bar. It is a timeline version, where if you search for something…
Google Search Adds Calendar & Reminder Integration
Google officially announced on Google+ that you can now add calendar reminders and events to your Google Calendar by doing a search in Google on your desktop or mobile device…
Google 3D Molecules Knowledge Graph
Spotted by Enrico Altavilla, it seems Google added a 3D button to the knowledge graph results for molecules answers. Search for [sugar formula] and you’ll see one of many examples:
Google Pushed Out New Google Alerts Design
Google has been testing a new design for Google Alerts and now it seems the new look is live.
The functionality of what and where you subscribe to things have not changed but the user interface to do so has changed drastically…
Google Disables Discussion Search
Yesterday, Google has completely removed the ability to use their discussion search filter.
Earlier this year…
Google Search Adds Knowledge Graph Box With Translate Box Instantly
Spotted via @WilliamHarvey, Google has added a new knowledge graph/OneBox feature where if you begin to type “Translate” into the Google search box, through Google Instant.
As you begin typing…
Google Search For iPhone Still Shows Emoji Characters
Over two years ago, I reported how emoji characters worked in the Google mobile search results and that I suspected that Google would disable them shortly after.
Well, they may have for some…
Google Notice: This Site Uses Flash, May Not Work On Your Device
Google announced that if you conduct a Google search on your iOS or Android device and a site that comes up is built in Flash technology…
No Google! I Said I Want This!
Google highlighted a Google voice search feature on Google+ the other day, which demonstrates how you can correct mistakes when Google doesn’t understand what you are saying.
In the demonstration…
Why Does Google Exclude Jesus Christ From The Knowledge Graph
A Google searcher named Steve posted in the Google Web Search Help forums asking why does Jesus Christ not get a knowledge graph result for the search terms [jesus] or [jesus christ] but other religious figures do…
Google Webmaster Tools Now Notifying Webmasters Of Right To Be Forgotten Removals
Google Webmaster Tools began sending out notices to webmasters who had their content removed from the European versions of Google over the Right To Be Forgotten law in the European Union…
Google May Show A Right To Be Forgotten Removal Notice Without Removal Requests
Last week, Google began removing right to be forgotten requests from the EU search results page. Yea…
Google “Right To Be Forgotten” Removal Examples Now Live
As you may remember, Google was ordered by the EU court to comply with requests to remove content about individuals. So they acted quick, set up a form and now, only a few weeks later, started processing those removal requests…