Google has added founder and management information for many large companies into their search results. They appear as rich lists, featured snippets, and carousels, and they appear alongside the traditional knowledge panels that Google has displayed for many companies for some time. The rich lists show up for a variety of companies – both tech […]
Differences Between 404 and 410 for Page Removal, According to Google
John Mueller has recently been tackling emails he has been receiving and posting responses to help webmasters who may be dealing with the same issue. \ The latest question is in regards to removing a large number of pages that will never return to the website, and whether a 404 or a 410 response is […]
Google Adds Featured Snippets & Rich Lists for Books
If you are an avid reader, you will be happy to know that Google has expanded on the number of book related search queries that will now trigger a featured snippet or rich list in the search results. They are showing up for a variety of queries when searching for a book or book series […]
Yes, Google’s Panda Refresh Still Coming Soon
Yes, Panda is still coming, but no, we don’t have a specific date… yet. This is the word from Gary Illyes at Google when asked about when Google’s Panda refresh was to be expected, and he joked about why he should stop giving specific time frames on updates. @DanHowdle @Marie_Haynes And that's kids, why I […]
Google AdWords Remarketing Ads Using Google Analytics Audiences
Google AdWords has announced a new change that allows advertisers to include their Google Analytics audiences as a remarketing list for Google Search ads, all without requiring extra tagging changes before you can run them. Remarketing Lists for Search Ads (RLSA) allows you to tailor your search ads and based on your visitors’ past activity on […]
Google Testing New URL Color in Search Results
You have to have a pretty eagle eye to spot this latest Google test, which seems to be tested on only a small number of users. Google is testing a new shade of green for the URL line in the Google search results. Binghamton Times was the first to notice the change, which was only […]
Google Missing Thumbnails for Some Search Results
Some search results that would normally display a thumbnail are missing their images in Google. While it isn’t clear why some of the thumbnails are empty, it is definitely unusual and a bug/issue I haven’t seen before. When you view the image however, it shows that the thumbnail is simply a 1×1 pixel white image. […]
Getty Images Blames Google, Not Competitors, for Low Sales
Getty Images has joined EU’s antitrust investigation against Google as an “interested third person” this month. They are taking Google to task for what they feel are issues caused by Google, specifically with image search, that hurts both their sales and Google traffic. But when you look at it a little close, what is interesting […]
Not All Emojis Removed from Google’s Title Tags in Search Results
After a wait of a couple of months, Google finally removed the emojis in the search results. However, some emojis apparently escaped the title tag purge by Google. Here is an example of the yellow caution / danger sign that managed to slip through. These were displayed in Firefox, but they displayed unknown character […]
Google Analytics Data is Not Used in Google Search Ranking
Many SEOs have mixed feelings about Google Analytics… while it is regarded as being the best analytics tool, there are some who don’t use it because it is Google. Likewise, there are some SEOs that do use it, especially for popular sites, for the sole reason that they feel Google is using the information for […]