Google Lets Retailers Customize Product Info in Search Results
Retailers have new ways to control how their products appear in Google search results through the use of robots meta tags and an HTML attribute.
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Google Launches Career Certificates For High-Demand Fields
Google is launching new certificates that offer a way for people to fast-track their career toward digital jobs in high-demand fields.
LinkedIn: Most In-Demand Jobs For August 2020
LinkedIn data reveals the skills companies are looking for most, and the jobs companies are hiring for in August 2020.
Add Me to Search: How to Create Your Virtual Google Card
In a limited launch, Google is testing virtual business cards in search results that show up when a person’s name is searched for.
Instagram is Adding Suggested Posts to the Main Feed
Instagram’s main feed will now show posts from people you don’t follow, after you’re caught up with content from the people you do follow.
Google Makes it Easier to Find Jobs, Recipes, and Products
An update to activity cards in Google Search will allow users to pick up where they left off with searches for jobs, recipes, and products.
Bing to Share Future Updates Via New Twitter Handle
Bing’s engineering team has a new home on the web for sharing official news and answering questions from site owners.
Google Chrome to Highlight Fast Pages on Mobile
An update to Google Chrome will highlight certain pages with a “fast page” label. That’s determined based on whether they provide a good user experience.
New Google Search Console Insights For Content Creators
Google Search Console Insights, a new experience tailored for content creators and publishers, is now being tested with select users.
Instagram is Fighting Off Fake Accounts With ID Checks
Instagram is furthering its efforts to fend off bots and fake accounts by requiring certain account holders to confirm their identity.
Facebook Messenger Merging With Instagram Direct
Facebook is giving users the option to merge their Messenger inbox with Instagram Direct, which grants the ability to send messages across platforms.
Google to Remain Default Search Engine on Firefox
Google will remain the default search engine on Firefox after renewing a lucrative deal with Mozilla.
How Google Improves Search Results
Google gives a beginner-friendly explanation of how it improves search results in a new video published to the company’s YouTube channel.
Google My Business: Edit Listings From Search & Maps
Google is letting businesses make edits to their GMB listings while they’re being viewed in Google Maps and search results.
Google SEO 101: All About Canonicalization
Google’s Martin Splitt, and Rachel Costello of Builtvisibile, discuss common questions about canonicalization in the latest episode of SEO Mythbusting.
LinkedIn Sells SlideShare to Scribd
LinkedIn is selling SlideShare to Scribd, a digital library leader for books, audiobooks, and other professional works.
Facebook Warning Users Before Sharing COVID-19 Links
Facebook users are seeing a new notification screen when sharing COVID-19 links, warning them the content may be old or inaccurate.
Core Web Vitals: Less Than 15% of Sites Meet Benchmarks
A decidedly small percentage of websites are able to pass a Core Web Vitals assessment within PageSpeed Insights, according to a new study.
Google May Lose Market Share When This Change Rolls Out
A study commissioned by DuckDuckGo finds Google will lose mobile market share when Android’s search preference menu starts rolling out to users.
Google’s Rich Results Test Tool Supports ‘Article’ Markup
Site owners can now use Google’s Rich Results Test tool to validate their ‘article’ structured data markup.