Google has expanded how they display their “People also search for” feature in the search results. Instead of a text version, Google is now displaying the feature with thumbnails. Here is how it appears in the search results: When you click through to “View 2+ more”, it takes you to a carousel style result in […]
Archives for May 17, 2016
Google Adds Shopping Ads to Image Search Results
Google has officially added Product Listing Ads to image search results. They are now available to all advertisers as part of the Google Search Network. We spotted Google testing PLAs in the image search results back in January. The new PLAs in image ads look the same, except for a difference in the URL color […]
Twitter No Longer Counts URLs or Photos in Character Count
Good news for those who have been struggling with Twitter’s 140 character count limit. A change expected to roll out within the next two weeks will see Twitter no longer include the characters from URLs or photo URLs in the 140 character limit in each tweet. A change to how Twitter counts characters has been […]
Google Updates Structured Data Testing Tool
Google has updated their structured data testing tool, making it more helpful to users who run into problems. The new tool has much more detail on common errors to help site owners fix their structured data issues. One of the big changes, and most helpful for debugging is the ability to either check a URL […]
Google’s New Mobile Friendly Test Available to All Users
Google has officially launched their new mobile friendly test to all users. This coincides with the recent increase to Google’s mobile friendly ranking boost this month. The new mobile friendly test actually started showing up earlier this month to some users. But it is now in the process of rolling out to all users. The […]