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Google Testing Sponsored Video Ads in Search Results Too

August 20, 2015 at 5:22 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google Testing Sponsored Video Ads in Search Results Too

I recently spotted both Yahoo and Bing showing sponsored video ads right in their search results and it appears as though Google is doing the same, according to Digiday. These ads are only in a limited test right now, but it likely seen as a way to get video ads before more searchers outside of […]

What Webmasters Should Know About Stagefright

August 20, 2015 at 5:00 am PST By Kristine Schachinger

What Webmasters Should Know About Stagefright

Stagefright! Oh no do you have “Stagefright”? No not that paralyzing fear of talking in front of a group of people. Stagefright is the latest in a series of Android OS vulnerabilities. Basically, if you have Android OS you need to assume you are vulnerable until you are sure you are not. What is “Stagefright”? […]

New Bug With Indexed URL Numbers in Google Search Console

August 20, 2015 at 4:38 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

New Bug With Indexed URL Numbers in Google Search Console

Google Search Console recently had a bug with the number of reported URLs being shown for XML Sitemap numbers.  And Google confirms that it there is a new bug in indexed URL numbers now. It is unclear exactly what causes the bug, but if you spot a drop in the number of indexed pages showing […]

Matt Cutts is Still With Google, Has Leave Through End of Year

August 20, 2015 at 4:21 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Matt Cutts is Still With Google, Has Leave Through End of Year

Matt Cutts was a guest on This Week in Google yesterday, and he was asked specifically about his current status at Google.  He has been on an extended leave from Google for over a year. When Leo Laporte was introducing his guests, he asks “Can I say formerly of Google yet?”  Matt Cutts replied “No, […]

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