Google fighting local battles over global control of its index in Canada, France
Regulators and courts seek to assert authority over global search results rather than limit decisions to their own countries.
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Google adds new SOS Alerts to search and Maps as part of its crisis response features
For search, the alerts will display at the top of results related to the incident or crisis location. In maps, there will be a tappable card with relevant details.
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Google confirms testing auto-play videos in the search results
Google is running a small experiment where they automatically play videos in the knowledge panel. This is a shocking move by Google but the test does not mean this will be rolled out to everyone.
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How long does reputation management take?
Columnist Chris Silver Smith discusses the factors that affect the time it takes to clean up online content that damages your name or reputation.
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Top European court to decide if Google needs to purge disputed links from global index
French regulators have argued that the “right to be forgotten” is not fully enforceable unless content is removed worldwide.
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Google asks some searchers to tag movies with critic statements
Google is experimenting with a new movie feature to let searchers tag videos.
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Google Now is dead, long live ‘the feed’
Google is killing the ‘Google Now’ name but improving the underlying functionality to make it more controllable, engaging — and searchable.
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Google image search now shows videos and recipes
Google video structured data schema now supports image and recipe information.
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Google adds menu tab to restaurants’ local panel
Google is now adding more tab options to the local panel. Not only do we see an overview and reviews tab, but now a menu tab and others.
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Study argues Google Home 6X ‘more effective’ than Alexa, but will consumers care?
Amazon’s assets, including distribution, brand loyalty, aggressive pricing and a more diverse product mix could trump Google Home’s better performance.
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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 now removing medical records from its search results
Google’s content removal policy has been updated to include medical records. This goes on a very short list of content that Google will remove from search.
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Google Posts now live for all Google My Business users
After much anticipation, Google Posts is finally available to all small businesses. The content will appear in both Google search and maps results.
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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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SMX Advanced keynote: Google explains mobile-first, featured snippets data & more
Google’s Gary Illyes sits down with Search Engine Land’s founding editor, Danny Sullivan, for a keynote conversation covering a wide range of Google- and SEO-related topics.
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EU ready to fine Google billions in shopping search antitrust case [Report]
In one of three active cases, the company faces potential fines of up to $9 billion.
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Google’s latest search update gives art lovers a deeper dive into the masterpieces
Google’s Search team worked with its Arts and Culture team to improve art-related searches and create a new Street View feature for art museums.
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Another study shows how featured snippets steal significant traffic from the top organic result
When a featured snippet is present, CTR for the first organic result falls below 20 percent.
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Google adds ‘Personal’ search filter, then drops it
Google tests a personalized version of their search results for signed-in Google users. Did you see it?
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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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