Google News gets a cleaner look, new features to make it ‘more accessible’

The new design is simpler to use, more visually appealing and offers more content and context.

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EU slaps Google with $2.7B antitrust fine for favoring its own content in search results

The fine is much larger than expected and sets a worrying precedent for the company as it faces future cases.

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Google’s job listings search is now open to all job search sites & developers

Do you have job listings you want to surface higher in Google? Google now has new structured data support of job listings.

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Google’s mobile-first index likely not coming until 2018 at earliest

At SMX Advanced, Gary Illyes says Google will “communicate a lot” before rolling out the mobile-first index.

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Google warns against misusing links in syndication & large-scale article campaigns

If the primary purpose of distributing content is to gain links, both authors and publishers risk a Google penalty.

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Google will automatically convert display ads to AMP, test AMP landing pages for Search

Company says AMP ads can load up to 5 seconds faster than standard display ads.

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Google Assistant comes to iPhone, adds alerts, hands-free calling & more

Google’s virtual assistant gains a number of new features and expands to Apple’s iPhone as competition for Siri & Cortana.

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Call for entries: The 2017 Search Engine Land Awards

The 3rd annual competition for the highest honors in search marketing is now open for entries! Entry period closes July 31, 2017. Get started gathering your client data and preparing your materials for submission today.

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Google’s ‘Project Owl’ — a three-pronged attack on fake news & problematic content

Google hopes to improve by better surfacing authoritative content and enlisting feedback about suggested searches and Featured Snippets answers.

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