Google’s Year in Search: Top Queries in 2017
Google has released its annual Year in Search report, detailing the top queries of the year across 15 different categories.
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Google Revamps its SEO Starter Guide: Here’s What’s New
Google has revamped its official SEO Starter Guide for the first time in over 7 years.
Bing Ads Now Allows Advertisers to Import Call Conversions
Bing Ads is now letting advertisers import call conversion data, which can help connect phone sales back to ad campaigns.
Google AdWords Now Refreshes Auction Insights and Impression Share Data Multiple Times a Day
Google AdWords has gone from refreshing auction insights and impression share data once a day, to multiple times per day.
Facebook Removes Ticker News Feed For Monitoring Friends’ Activity
Facebook has been quietly phasing out the ticker over the past few weeks, and has now removed it altogether.
Google Brings Celebrity Q&A Videos to Search Results
Google’s latest addition to search results features celebrities answering frequently asked questions about themselves.
Google Reminds Publishers Not to Accept Bribes for Links
In response to a controversial article published by The Outline, Google has reminded publications to refrain from accepting bribes for links. The article in question...
Google Revamps Search Results: Expanded Featured Snippets, Related Topics, More
Google is revamping search results by expanding some key components and introducing a new way to find relevant content.
Google Assistant Can Now Find Local Home Services
Google Assistant is now capable of helping people find local home services that are relevant to their needs.
Google Santa Tracker 2018: Count Down the Days With Games and Activities
Google’s Santa Tracker for 2018 is live, and Google is offering plenty of content to keep people in the spirit.
Google Search is Highlighting Accepted Answers from Stack Overflow
Google has been spotted highlighting answers from Stack Overflow in search results.
Google’s Search Snippets are Longer, But Don’t Go Changing Anything
Google’s search result snippets are now longer than what once was the maximum length of 160 characters.
Google’s Search Crawlers to Natively Render JavaScript-based Pages
In Q2 2018, Google’s search crawlers will begin to render JavaScript-based webpages without the assistance of the AJAX crawling scheme.
Google’s New “Donate” Button Could be a Boon for Nonprofits
Google is now letting searchers donate to nonprofit organizations directly from search results.
Google to Provide More Real-time Data in Google Trends
Google Trends is now going to provide even more real-time data on the popularity of search terms.
Google Updates Search Results With New Labels for PDFs and PPTs
Google has implemented a subtle, new change to search results across mobile and desktop.
Google Shopping Makes it Easier to Discover, Research, and Compare Products
Google Shopping ads have been updated with new features that enhance the discovery, research, and comparison of products.
Google to Go After Sites That Use AMPs as Teaser Pages
A policy change will require that content on an AMP be comparable to the original content on the canonical page.
Google to Introduce 8 Trust Indicators for Publishers to Add to News Stories
Continuing its effort to guide searchers toward credible content, Google has announced plans to introduce eight new trust indicators.
Google Maps Improves Location Discovery by Color Coding Points of Interest
Google Maps will soon be rolling out an update that will improve location discovery in two distinct ways.
Google’s Job Search Will Now Estimate Salaries For All Job Positions
Google is adding some requested features to its job search experience that was introduced earlier this year. Job seekers will now be able to access...
Firefox Ditches Yahoo for Google as Default Search Provider
Google is once again the default search provider for Firefox, marking the end of a three-year partnership with Yahoo.
Top 17 Organic Search Ranking Factors [STUDY]
An updated study from SEMRush reveals what are said to be the top organic search ranking factors in 2017.
Reviews are the Most Prominent Local SEO Ranking Factor in 2017
Reviews appear to be the most prominent ranking factor in local search, according to a recent study.
Facebook Updates Events App With Restaurants, Bars, and More
Facebook’s Events app has received a significant update, which comes with a rebranding and more opportunities to discover local highlights.
Google to Give Publishers Dedicated Knowledge Panels in Search Results
The Knowledge Panel fills the above-the-fold section of search results with information to help searchers learn more about a publication.
Twitter Doubles Character Limit to 280, Says Longer Tweets Drive More Engagement
Twitter has officially doubled its character limit, following a short test which showed longer tweets receive more engagement.
Facebook Introduces Messenger Chat Plugin for Business Websites
Facebook has revealed details about version 2.2 of its Messenger platform, which comes with a highly requested customer chat plugin.
Google AdWords Lets Users Easily Control Data Sets in Data Studio Reports
Users can now choose the source accounts for data they want to see in any Data Studio report.
Google Assistant Lets Users Subscribe to Daily Reminders
Google Assistant on both iOS and Android has a new feature that lets its users subscribe to daily reminders.