Google expands Product Studio to new markets, adds features
Google expands its AI-powered Product Studio to the UK, India, and Japan. New features include direct file uploads and seasonal themes.
Report: Menu items, busier businesses may be Google local ranking signals
Google has not specifically confirmed this but a new local SEO report says these may be newly discovered local ranking signals.
Google Colab for SEO: How to get started
Learn the benefits of Google Colab for SEOs, from fast setup to AI integration, and how to use it to run Python code seamlessly in the cloud.
Google June 2024 spam update done rolling out
This spam update took 7 days to fully roll out and is now complete.
Google Tests AI Overview Link Cards At The Top
Google is testing placing the link cards at the top of the AI Overviews box within Google Search. Instead of having them deep at the bottom, they are being tested at the top, which would clearly drive more clicks to publishers than the current implemen…
Google Chrome For Mobile Adds Local Chrome Actions, Search Shortcuts & Trends
Google has announced a number of new search-related features to its mobile version of the Chrome browser. These updates include new local Chrome Actions, new search shortcuts, trending in search suggestions and more.
Google Tests Search Results Sliding Right To Next Page On New Query
Google seems to be testing (or maybe it is a bug) having the search results page slide over right to the next page (visually at least) when you enter a new query. It seems like some new animation when you change your query from the Google Search result…
Google testing AI Overviews with link cards at the top
This makes clicking to publishers and content creators way more likely than the current version of AI Overviews.
Google Chrome mobile adds local places to Chrome Actions
Searchers with this Chrome Action enabled can quickly call, get directions and read reviews from the Chrome search bar.
How will generative AI impact website rankings and traffic?
Understand how Google’s AI Overviews are influencing website traffic and the challenges and opportunities for maintaining visibility online.
Google Drops Continuous Scroll On Desktop With Mobile To Come
Google Search is rolling back its continuous scroll user interface and bringing back the legacy Google Search pagination bar. Google told us that starting yesterday it will stop offering continuous scroll on desktop, with the mobile search interface t…
Google AI Overviews are an evolution, not a revolution
Learn why AI Overviews are just another step in search evolution and get practical tips to keep your SEO strategy effective.
Google dropping continuous scroll in search results
Continuous scroll launched in Google mobile search in October 2021 and on desktop in December 2022.
Google Search Showing More Health Related AI Overviews
Ever since the Ray Google AI Overviews update, Google scaled back showing AI Overviews in Google Search for some YMYL categories, especially in the health space. But now we are seeing more and more AI Overviews showing up for health-related queries sin…
Google Credit Card Search Widget
Google Search now may show you a special search box for your searches related to finding a credit card. If you search for [credit cards], [best credit cards], [visa credit cards], and so on, you will get this new credit card Google Search widget.
Google Mobile Search Tests More Sitelink Variations
Google is testing a number of sitelink variations within its mobile search results interface. They come in these variations: boxed in, pill-like shaped, some with arrows, some in black, and some in blue.
Google rolls out new shopping tools ahead of summer sales
Google’s tools streamline deal-hunting for consumers, intensifying competition among retailers and could reshape advertising strategies.
Google automates lead credits for Local Services Ads
Google promises to streamline operations for advertisers, potentially increasing fairness and efficiency in the crediting process for LSAs.
Google Perspectives Can Show Instagram Posts
Google is now showing Instagram posts within its Perspectives feature in the Google Search results. This started a week ago or so, and I received a number of posts about this since.
Google turns off Universal Analytics July 1: What you need to know
Universal Analytics shuts down on July 1, 2024, forcing a swift transition to Google Analytics 4 to maintain data access and measurement capabilities.