Google Search Console Sending Messages With Errors
Google is advising site owners a message that was recently sent via Search Console may contain errors due to a known bug.
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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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Google’s John Mueller Confirms Core Updates Apply to Discover
Google’s John Mueller says it’s common for broad core algorithm updates to impact Discover in addition to web search results.
Google: Same Content in Different Formats is Not Duplicate
Google’s John Mueller says identical content published in different formats, such as a video and a blog post, is not considered duplicate content.
Google: Sites Can Safely Display Pop-Ups On Temporary Basis
Google’s John Mueller says sites can display pop-ups without being affected by the mobile interstitials penalty, as long as the pop-ups are temporary.
How To Control Who Can See Or Comment On Your LinkedIn Posts
LinkedIn is giving users the ability to control who can see and comment on individual posts, allowing content to be shared with select audiences.
YouTube Counts Views For Shorts Like Regular Videos
YouTube provides insight into how views for its new Shorts video format are counted, and explains whether it impacts channel metrics like average view time.
Google Redesigns Mobile Search Results
Google is updating the design of mobile search results with a modern experience that makes it easier for people to find what they’re looking for.
Not Happy With Your YouTube URL? Here’s How You Can Change It
Learn how you can select a custom YouTube URL for the first time, and how to change a custom YouTube URL that’s currently in place.
Google Uses Faster Storage For High Demand Pages
Google’s Gary Illyes reveals the search index uses a tiered system where the most popular content is indexed on faster, more expensive storage.
Google’s John Mueller Clears Confusion About Mobile-First Index
Google’s John Mueller addresses a few technical aspects of mobile-first indexing that continue to confuse site owners.
DuckDuckGo Hits New Record: 100 Million Searches Per Day
DuckDuckGo celebrates a milestone as it reaches 100 million searches in a single day.
Google May Expand Roll Out of Web Stories if More Sites Use Them
Google’s John Mueller says Web Stories may be rolled out to search results in additional countries if more sites start publishing them.
Google Reportedly Blocking Australian News From Search
Google is removing some Australian news sites from search results in a move which follows a government order to pay publishers for their content.
LinkedIn Launches 6 Free Advertising Courses
LinkedIn Marketing Labs is a new on-demand learning center where marketers can access free resources about how to advertise on LinkedIn.
TikTok Beats Facebook in Time Spent Per User
For the first time, users are spending more time on TikTok than Facebook as per data from a new report on app usage.
Add Links to LinkedIn Stories With New Swipe-Up Feature
LinkedIn Stories are gaining the ability to link out to other websites via the familiar swipe-up feature.
YouTube Analytics Adds ‘First 24 Hours’ Metric
YouTube is adding a new metric that allows creators to analyze the performance of a video within the first 24 hours after publishing.
59% of US Adults Do Not Trust News on Social Media
A study on social media as a news source finds 59% of US adults believe the information shared on social platforms is inaccurate.
YouTube Launches New Hashtag Search Results Pages
YouTube is launching a new type of search results page that appears when users look for videos by hashtag.
Google Search Console Adds Report For News Publishers
A new report in Google Search Console will help news publishers measure the performance of their content with greater accuracy.
YouTube Turns On Post-Roll Ads For All Monetized Videos
YouTube is turning post-roll ads on by default for all videos that are eligible to serve ads.
Google Makes 4 Changes to Index Coverage Report
Google Search Console’s Index Coverage report is receiving 4 updates to keep site owners better informed about indexing issues.
YouTube Shares 3 Keyword Research Tips For Videos
YouTube offers advice on competitive keyword research for videos, and answers a number of other questions about its search and discovery algorithm.
Facebook Pages Redesigned, 5 New Features Added
Facebook is rolling out a redesigned layout for Pages along with new features to help foster community building and achieve business objectives.
What Is the Google Knowledge Graph & How it Works
Learn how Google’s Knowledge Graph works, how Knowledge Panels are generated, how to get in or request edits, and how it impacts SEO.
Over 80K .EU Domains Suspended Due to Brexit Regulations
Over 80,000 .EU domains owned by UK citizens are suspended due to new regulations imposed as a result of Brexit.
Google Search Traffic to Pirate Sites Down After Algorithm Updates
Google’s recent algorithm updates are reportedly reducing traffic to piracy websites, according to an analysis of year-over-year data.
3 Myths About YouTube Trending Debunked
YouTube addresses 3 common myths about how it features content and explains what it takes for a video to appear in the coveted ‘Trending’ section.
Google: Sites With Any Adult Content Won’t Show Rich Results
Google’s John Mueller says websites containing any adult content, regardless of the amount, are not eligible to serve rich results.
Google’s John Mueller on Proper Use of Paywall Markup
Paywall structured data markup doesn’t need to be visible to users, but it does need to be visible to web crawlers, says Google’s John Mueller.