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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, Matt specializes in gathering details, checking facts, and making complex subjects easy to understand. In addition to writing articles, Matt oversees strategy development for SEJ’s news department.
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Brave Browser Now Bypasses Google’s AMP Pages
Brave aims to rid AMP from its web browser with a new feature called De-AMP, which ensures users visit a publisher’s URLs instead of Google’s.
Instagram Wants To Make Hashtags More Valuable
Instagram is testing out ways to make hashtags more valuable by adjusting how top posts are ranked on hashtag pages.
Meta Adds Fundraising Features To Instagram Reels
Meta is bringing fundraising to Instagram Reels, allowing users to donate to more than 1.5 million charities in over 30 countries worldwide.
Google Warns Of Low Realtime Data In Universal Analytics Reports
Google warns the Real-Time report in Google Analytics may be displaying inaccurate data for Universal Analytics properties.
Reddit Makes Comments Searchable
Reddit is rolling out a series of updates to its search capabilities including the ability to search comments and return more relevant results.
YouTube’s Keyword Research Tool Available To Everyone This Month
YouTube Search Insights, a tool designed to surface valuable keyword data, will be available to all channels later this month.
Google Creates Bubble Chart Template For Data Studio
Google has created and shared a free template for visualizing your Search Console data as a bubble chart in Google Data Studio.
Google Says It’s Normal For Cached JavaScript Pages To Appear Empty
JavaScript-based webpages may appear blank or incomplete in Google’s cache, which is normal and not indicative of any problems.
Google Multisearch: A New Way To Search With Text & Images
Google is introducing a new way to search the web using a combination of text and images at the same time.
Google Says AI Generated Content Is Against Guidelines
Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller says content automatically generated with AI writing tools is considered spam, according to the search engine’s webmaster guidelines.
Where & How To Get The Right Reviews For Your Business
Online reviews should be a core component of your marketing strategy. Stand out in local search by leveraging these top review platforms.
Twitter Confirms It’s Working On An Edit Button
Twitter confirms it’s working on an edit button and will begin testing it with select users in the coming months.
Google: Out Of Stock Products May Impact Search Visibility
Google may reduce the visibility of a product page if the item for sale is listed as out of stock on the retailer’s website.
New Google Search Label For Highly Cited Sources
Google is rolling out a new label is search results for pages that are recognized as highly cited sources.
More Search Console Insights Added to Google Data Studio
Additional data from Search Console is now available through the Google Data Studio connector, allowing users to visualize traffic from more Google sources.
Google: Accessibility Not A Direct Ranking Factor
Improvements to accessibility don’t directly impact a website’s search rankings, says Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller.
TikTok Taps Into GIPHY’s Video Clips With New Editing Tool
TikTok & GIPHY are partnering on a new editing tool, allowing users to quickly grab clips from a vast library of short videos.
Google Search Console Updates Structured Data Report
Google is updating the structured data report in Search Console to provide more context about errors, helping you fix invalid markup with less guesswork.
YouTube Testing ‘Search Chips’ On Desktop
YouTube is testing a new way to search for videos on desktop with ‘Search Chips’ that allow users to refine results with suggested keywords.
Google Sunsetting URL Parameters Tool Next Month
Google is sunsetting the URL Parameters tool in Search Console next month, the company confirms in an announcement today.
YouTube Confirms Shorts Views Don’t Count For Monetization
Views of YouTube Shorts count toward a channel’s total watch time, but they don’t count toward eligibility in the YouTube Partner Program.
Google Removed 7 Million Fake Business Profiles In 2021
In a report from Google about how it keeps Maps information reliable, the search company reveals it removed seven million fake business profiles in 2021.
Twitter DM Search Lets You Find Messages By Keyword
Twitter is upgrading the direct message search bar, adding the much requested ability to search for DMs by entering keywords and names.
New Google Algorithm Update Aimed At Product Reviews
Google launches a third product review algorithm update in search results, which builds off of the product review updates introduced last year.
Google: Alt Text Only A Factor For Image Search
Google’s use of alt text as a ranking factor is limited to image search. It does not add value for regular web search.
Google’s John Mueller: “It’s Impossible To Crawl The Whole Web”
In response to a question about why SEO tools don’t show all backlinks, Google’s John Mueller says it’s impossible to crawl the whole web.
YouTube Launching 5 New Features For Livestreams
YouTube announces five new features for livestreams, some of which are currently in testing and others that will roll out later this year.
Are Reconsideration Requests A Google Ranking Factor?
You may have heard submitting a reconsideration request can help remove a manual penalty and get your site ranking in Google again. But is it true?
Nearly 50% Of Twitter Users Tweet Less Than 5 Times A Month
Does Twitter have an engagement problem? A new study from Pew Research Center finds 49% of US adults on Twitter qualify as “lurkers.”