Google Web Stories Reaches 100K Per Day Milestone
In a report on Web Stories usage, Google says 100,000 new stories are now being added to the search index every day.
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Google Rolls Out New Spam Algorithm Update
Google’s Danny Sullivan confirms an algorithm update targeted at fighting spam is rolling out to search results.
Facebook Launches 4 New Ecommerce Features
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are gaining new features that will help retailers get their products in front of more customers and increase sales.
YouTube Rolls Out New Tools & Resources For Small Biz Owners
YouTube launches new tools and resources for small business owners including a step-by-step guide to growing a channel, and a streamlined process for creating ads.
YouTube Holds First-Ever “Small Biz Day” On June 24
YouTube is holding its first-ever “Small Biz Day” on June 24, an all-day event dedicated to helping small businesses use video to reach their audience.
Brave Search Engine Launches in Public Beta
Brave Search, from the company behind the Brave web browser, is now available globally in a public beta.
Spotify Gets Into Social Audio With Greenroom
Spotify is now competing in the social audio space with the launch of Greenroom, which offers the option of turning live chats into podcast recordings.
Shopify Sites Can Now Edit Their Robots.txt File
Shopify stores are now able to edit their robots.txt file, which gives store owners more control over how search engines crawl their site.
Twitter Wants to Let Users Untag Themselves From Tweets
Twitter is working on a new feature that will allow users to unmention themselves from other peoples’ tweets.
Google Starts Highlighting Journalists’ Latest Articles
Google is testing a change to search results for journalists which includes a carousel of their latest articles.
Google May Treat Antonyms As Synonyms in Some Cases
Google’s Gary Illyes explains a case where a word that means the opposite may be treated as a low weight synonym when returning search results.
Facebook Has New Tools For Group Admins
Admins of Facebook Groups can utilize new tools for managing their communities, moderating conversations, and learning a little more about their members.
Facebook’s Top 4 Topics to Watch
Facebook published its quarterly report on “Topics to Watch,” which highlights the rising topics of conversation on Facebook and Instagram in the US.
Google Adds More Ways to Edit Business Profiles in Search
Google now has more ways for businesses to edit the information that appears to searchers without leaving Search or Maps.
LinkedIn Data Shows Rise of Remote Marketing Jobs in US
A new report from LinkedIn shows there’s a steady rise in the amount of remote jobs available for US-based marketers.
Google Page Experience Update Begins Rolling Out
Google’s page experience algorithm update is starting to roll out now and will be completed by the end of August 2021.
All Google Merchants Can Accept Payment Via Shopify
All Google, Facebook, and Instagram merchants will soon be able to accept payment via Shopify, even if they don’t have a Shopify store.
Google Launches Search Console Insights
Google is introducing a new experience called Search Console Insights which is designed to help site owners better understand their audience.
Google Updating Top Stories Carousel
Google goes over all the changes coming to the Top Stories carousel in search results when the Page Experience update rolls out in mid-June.
Instagram Chief on What TikTok Does Better
Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri shares his views on what TikTok is currently doing better for creators and everyday users.
Twitter Adding ‘Subscribe’ Button to Profiles For Newsletter Signups
Twitter is adding a ‘Subscribe’ button to peoples’ profiles that will allow users to quickly sign up for newsletters.
Google Algorithm Update Targets Slander
A New York Times report states that Google is planning on changing its algorithm to demote websites that publish unverified or slanderous claims about others.
Google Unconference Returns, Registrations Open
Google is bringing its Search Central Unconference virtual event back for another year on June 21. Registrations are open from now until June 14.
Google Integrates With WooCommerce For Easy Product Uploads
WooCommerce has launched an extension that allows all 4.4 million merchants to easily upload their product inventory to Google for free.
LinkedIn Lists Top 10 In-Demand Marketing Skills
LinkedIn has published a report of the top 10 in-demand marketing skills in 2021, based on what employers are looking for in job postings.
Instagram on How Its Algorithms Work
A blog post written by Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri explains how content is ranked for users in different sections of the app.
Google: No Limit to Page Indexing For One Site
Google says there’s no limit to how many static HTML pages it can index from one site.
Google Doesn’t Rank Pages Different From Posts
Google doesn’t distinguish between blog posts and webpages when indexing and ranking content. A “post” can rank just as well as a “page.”
Google Updates Video SEO Best Practices
Google’s video SEO best practices document has been updated with a section on how to optimize mature content for SafeSearch.
Google Can Forward Ranking Signals Without A 301 Redirect
Google’s John Mueller says, in some cases, it’s possible to forward ranking signals from an old page to a new page without a 301 redirect.