Google has announced they are launching new mobile-friendly ads that will appear for multiple verticals. These new ads will feature swipe functionality as opposed to the usual mouse or finger clicks on the ads. They also feature a great deal of visual content with multiple images being utilized. The new swipe-able mobile ads are pretty […]
Emoji Title Tag Spam Won’t Be Shown in Google Search Results Soon
Emojis in Google search result titles will be disappearing soon according to John Mueller in today’s Google Webmaster Hangout. The question was raised about the new emojis showing up in the titles of Google search results, and even John admitted he liked them when he first saw them, but of course that quickly changed. I […]
John Mueller Confirms Google Update Wasn’t Panda or Penguin
In today’s Google Webmaster Hangout, the inevitable question came up about the fluctuations people have been seeing in the search results. John was asked specifically if there was a Panda or Penguin update. We didn’t update anything that I’m aware of. I saw Barry’s blog post about some changes he was seeing on the weekend. […]
Animated GIFs in Google Search Results
This is something I never thought I would see…. Google seems to be testing / allowing animated GIFs to be displayed in the search results after I noticed this eye catching example in the search results today. [Apologies for what I am sure is a horribly large image size due to the animation.] Click through […]
Google Returns “You Recently Searched For…” in the Search Results
Google has returned with the “you recently searched for” addition in the Google search results. It appears underneath a specific search result when it is somehow related to a previous search. There seems to be only one report of anyone ever seeing this before, back in 2013 which was reported on WebmasterWorld and SERoundtable but […]
Google Removes Local Link from Google+
With the launch of Google Collections – which is Google’s answer to Pinterest – it has affected another feature within Google+. Local SEOs noticed today that when the Collections link was added to the Google+ menu, they dropped the Local link from the menu. Linda Buquet from the Local Search Forum asked Google whether this […]
Your Real Ad Extension’s Performance with Segmented Reporting in PPC
When operating within paid search, one of the greatest benefits we have is our data. We can slice and dice our performance by target, term, location, device, message, time, and on and on. And when we find ourselves incapable of accessing this magnitude of information, it can be a bit of a shock. One Google […]
Google Launches Collections, Their Version of Pinterest
Google has announced their answer to Pinterest, a new Google+ feature. The feature is available for both Android and on the web, with an iOS version coming. Essentially the boards are just collections of Google+ posts that you can organize by theme. But the layout and theme seems very close to Pinterest’s design. By default, […]
Google Adds Followed Google Play Link to Homepage for Star Wars Day
In a move that is sure to bring some reaction, Google has added a Google Play promotional link to their homepage for the annual Star Wars Day, with a link titled “May the Fourth be with you”. When you click the link, it takes you to the Google Play store. Google has long been known […]
Google Testing Colored Dots in Tablet Results Too
Google is testing a new UI in tablet search results featuring 4 colored dots. Archwings Global spotted the test. This one is interesting because Google doesn’t normally categorize tablets as mobile, as you can see with the added notations such as the “About 12,700 results 0.62 seconds” and the lack of a “mobile-friendly” tag. With […]