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Google has added new reporting within Google Search Console’s performance reports for the learning video rich results. You can access these reports under the search appearance section within the performance report, if you have learning video structured data on your website. What it looks like. Google shared a screenshot of the report showing learning video…
As expected, the Google November 2023 reviews update has started to roll out this week. It started on November 8, 2023 at about 12 pm ET. This will be the last time Google confirms a reviews update because it is now more of a regular update, compared to past reviews updates. Google posted about the…
It looks like Robby the Robot is still at the GooglePlex, the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. It was there ten years ago and now it seems to be protected by a glass enclosure. I found this photo on Instagram. This post is part of our daily Search Photo of the Day column, where…
Google is trying out another design for surveying or polling some of its searchers if they find the search results helpful or not. This one shows directly under a snippet and says “was this result helpful?” It then has a green thumbs-up icon and a red thumbs-down icon to click on. Google has been asking…
I do suspect it is used for evaluations for sure. I suspect in some ways it is used in RankBrain, just not as many people think it is. I also suspect everything could have changed or can change in the future. Microsoft may be testing shopping search filters in the product overlay within the search…
Google seems to be testing showing a promotion for Amazon Prime membership directly in the Google Shopping search results interface. It is this line that has a small Amazon logo and says “Amazon Prime member benefits: Prime members get fast shipping on eligible items, exclusive deals & more.” This also works for Nike membership. This…
John Mueller, a Google Search developer advocate, said on X that Google Search does not use Sistrix’s a virus scanner. Googlebot does not scan documents for viruses as it crawls the web. John wrote, “Google doesn’t use that virus scanner.” John is referring to Sistrix. This is in response to an issue Patrick Heijmans, an…
Google seems to be testing a “posts from” section in the search results. Very much like the popular on Twitter (now X) section but this includes not just posts from X but also Instagram, YouTube and other social networks. Punit spotted this feature and posted about it on Mastodon. I personally cannot replicate this, so…
For the original iTunes version, click here. Google released the November 2023 reviews update on Wednesday afternoon, while the November 2023 core update rages on with a ton of heated volatility. I posted the Google webmaster report for November. DOJ documents released showcase the three pillars of Google’s search rankings and more. Danny Sullivan…
Online shoppers want to buy from real experts. When searching for products or services, they look for sites with genuine experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness (known as E-E-A-T). To earn user trust, ecommerce brands must move out of the shadows and focus on building strong E-E-A-T signals, both on-site and off-site. Here’s why and how….