Facebook Reveals Cause of July 3rd Outage, Also Affecting Instagram
The cause of the widespread outage affecting image uploads on Instagram and Facebook has been revealed.
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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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Clients Who Pay More for SEO Services Report Higher Satisfaction Rates
A study finds clients spending above average for SEO services are more likely to be satisfied than clients spending less.
Study Claims Instagram Engagement Has Been in Decline Since May
A study claims overall engagement across Instagram is down and has been sharply declining since early May 2019.
Microsoft Advertising Offers Clearer Data on Ad Positions in Search Results
Microsoft Advertising will now provide clearer insights on where ads are appearing in Bing search results.
Google Expands the Distribution of App Ads
Google Ads is expanding the distribution of app ads, which will now show up more often on iOS devices.
Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm to Reduce Sensational Health Claims
Facebook updated its news feed algorithm to reduce the reach of posts making sensational or exaggerated health claims.
Google Wants to Establish an Official Standard for Using Robots.txt
Google has proposed an official internet standard for the rules included in robots.txt files.
Google: Updating a Page’s Publishing Date Won’t Make it Rank Better
Google’s John Mueller recently advised that updating the publishing date of a page won’t have an impact on rankings.
The Top 5 SEO Mistakes Made by Marketing Agencies [STUDY]
A study of top marketing agencies reveals the most common mistakes made when it comes to SEO.
Google’s Diversity Update Gives Smaller Sites a Chance to Rank
A study on the effect of Google’s diversity update concludes smaller sites have a chance to rank for competitive keywords.
Paid Search Spend Expected to Grow 22.5% This Year in Retail Sector
According to eMarketer’s latest figures, paid search spend in retail is expected to grow by 22.5% this year.
AMP HTML Now Supports Autocomplete for Faster Search Experiences
AMP pages can now more closely mirror the behavior of regular HTML pages with autocomplete for search and forms.
Microsoft Advertising, FKA Bing Ads, Rolls Out Support for Parallel Tracking
Microsoft Advertising is rolling out a series of new features designed to help pages load faster after an ad click.
Google’s John Mueller on Retaining SEO After Migrating Web Platforms
Google’s John Mueller recently offered advice on migrating to a different web platform with minimal impact on SEO.
LinkedIn Introduces a New Way for Pages to Generate Leads
LinkedIn is rolling out new tools to help pages drive leads and measure the results.
LinkedIn Changes its Algorithm to Surface More Personalized Content
LinkedIn is changing how posts are ranked in users’ feeds, tailoring content to their professional interests.
Wayback Machine Now Shows When a Page Was Updated and What Changed
The Wayback Machine has a new tool showing the exact date a page was changed what was changed on it.
Google Adds Shareable GIFs to Image Search Results
Google now has a “Share GIFs” section in image search results that lets users immediately share GIFs to different apps.
Google Launches a New Hub for Small Business Marketing Resources
Today is International Small Business Day, and to mark the occasion Google created a new hub for SMB marketers.
Google Ads Introduces New Ways to Promote In-Store Sales
Google Ads is rolling out new ways for local businesses to advertise in-store sales.
Google Search Console Offers Three New Sets of Googlebot Crawling Data
Google updated Search Console with new sets of data to help people understand how their site is crawled by Googlebot.
Google No Longer Uses Social Profile Markup for Knowledge Panels
Google is deprecating social media profile markup, which was once necessary for social media links to display in knowledge panels.
Google Search Console’s Testing Tools Gain Two New Features
Google is rolling out two new features for the rich results, AMP, and URL testing tools in Search Console.
Google Won’t Display Multiple Featured Snippets For One Page
Google’s John Mueller says one set of structured data will be used in search results when pages contains multiple types.
Google Responds to Claims That Maps Has Millions of Fake Business Listings
Google has responded to a Wall Street Journal investigation claiming Maps is home to millions of fake business listings.
Google Ads Begins Reporting on Shopping Campaign Landing Pages
Google Ads now reports on landing page performance from shopping campaigns. Data will be included in the “Landing pages” page.
Twitter Removes the Ability to Add Precise Location Tags to Tweets
Twitter users can no longer tag their precise location in tweets.
Google: Disallowed URLs Do Not Affect Crawl Budget
Google’s Gary Illyes updated his original writeup on crawl budget with clarification about disallowed URLs.
Google Ads is Removing Features from Portfolio Bid Strategies
Google Ads is making adjustments to two portfolio bid strategies in an effort to simplify the experience for users.
Google My Business Listings Can Offer Discounts to New Followers
Google is rolling out new ways for businesses to market their GMB listings, including giving discounts to new followers.