Google snippets bug shows old dates based on YouTube embeds
This Google bug shows a date that is older than your blog post in the search results snippet. This doesn’t seem to impact rankings directly.
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Google’s search knows about over 130 trillion pages
In less than four years, Google’s search knowledge of pages have grown by more than 100 trillion new pages.
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FAQ: All about the Google mobile-first index
Here’s everything we know about the Google mobile-first index.
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Google to fix bug where small sitelinks don’t show up in the search results
Google says they now have fixed the bug.
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Google retiring Map Maker to speed up the Maps editing process
Company says that new process, using Google Maps app and Google Search, will expedite publication of changes and additions.
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Google officially drops the Knowledge Graph snippet overlays over low usage
After 2 1/2 years, Google has dropped the search snippet feature.
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Google to add presidential, senatorial & congressional election results directly in search
YouTube will also air live coverage of the elections starting at 7:00 p.m. ET on November 8.
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Google begins mobile-first indexing, using mobile content for all search rankings
While called an ‘experiment,’ it’s actually the first move in Google’s planned shift to looking primarily at mobile content, rather than desktop, when deciding how to rank results.
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Google tests a “back to top” button in the mobile search interface
Check out this new Google user interface test where Google shows a button to jump the mobile searcher back to the top of the search results page.
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Opinion: Google is biased toward reputation-damaging content
Why does reputation-damaging content seem to appear so quickly in Google’s search results? Columnist Chris Silver Smith outlines his theory on why Google’s algorithm can give negative content greater ranking ability than it deserves.
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Google creates its own antitrust woes with poor communication over search listings
Have an issue with your listings in Google? Getting an official answer might be tough. And when that happens to a Google competitor, as it did with ProtonMail, it could come back to harm Google’s defense from antitrust charges.
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8 ways SEO has changed in the past 10 years
How has the search landscape changed over the last decade? Columnist Jayson DeMers explores the biggest shake-ups over the last 10 years and their impact on search engine optimization (SEO).
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Report: AMP causing monetization frustration among some news publishers
Some publishers, such as CNN and The Washington Post, are having good experiences, however.
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Direct answer fail: Google gives only one side of proposed gun ammo & magazine law
Want to know about California’s Proposition 63, a measure to control gun ammunition sales and large magazines that’s on the ballot within the state this month? Google has the answer. It’s a “deceptive ballot initiative that will criminalize millions of law-abiding…
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Google’s latest voter search tool serves up ballot information & polling places
Queries for “who’s on my ballot” and “where to vote” delivers an interactive tool that lists candidates and polling locations.
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Google puts RGB-Hex color converter in search results for “RGB to Hex” queries
Often used for web design and graphic design work, an RGB color conversion tool determines exact color values.
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Report: Number of Google organic blue links results drops from 10 to 8.5
Searchmetrics released their 2016 study on universal and extended search results showing some surprising changes in the Google user interface and results.
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Google Home responding with featured snippets
Ever wonder how Google Home will source, aka link to, the website it pulls the answer for your queries from? This video shows it off.
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Google and Progressive Web Apps: the mobile experience and SEO
What’s the deal with Progressive Web Apps? Columnist Jim Yu explains this exciting new mobile web technology and discusses relevant SEO considerations.
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Report: Amazon grows lead as product search engine of choice
94 percent of consumer-survey respondents said they planned to shop on Amazon this holiday season.
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