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New FTC Guidance on Influencer Endorsements
The FTC warned influencers they are required disclose endorsement information.
Bing Announces Link Penalties
Bing announced link penalties that target subdomain leasing, PBNs and other kinds of link spam.
Publishers Say Google Ranks Fake Review Sites
Publishers report that competitors are spamming Google with fake review websites.
Google Rich Snippets Image Bug Returns
Recipe bloggers report a return of Google’s rich snippets bug. Images in the SERPs are disappearing.
Twitter Cancels Political Advertising
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announces that Twitter will no longer accept political advertising. SEO community responds.
Google BERT Misinformation Challenged
The search marketing community debunks misleading BERT information.
Google Shows Paywall Content in Featured Snippets
Google says users should be able to click a featured snippet to read content. So why is paywall content there?
Facebook Announces Program to Help News Sites
Facebook introduces Facebook News, a way to balance needs of news organizations and Facebook members.
Google BERT Update – What it Means
Google BERT currently affects 10% of all U.S. English queries and featured snippets in 24 countries. This is what it...
Google’s John Mueller On Link Velocity and Penalties
Google’s John Mueller answers if getting links too fast results in a link velocity penalty.
Coordinate Links and Content for Success
An approach to link building that integrates with content creation, where both influence each other for better results.
California Law Threatens Freelance Journalists
2020 California law impacts freelance journalists and in some cases content marketing by extension.
European News Lose Google Snippets Per French Law
A French law forced Google to remove snippets from European news sites in French SERPs. Snippets are now opt-in.
Create Google Assistant Actions with Structured Data
Google announces an easy way to create Google Actions for Google Assistant with structured data.
WordPress 5.3 Moves Closer to Valid HTML
WordPress 5.3 will bring it closer to valid HTML. Good news to those who value standards compliant HTML.
Is This Why Some Content Ranks in Google?
Suggestions for why some content ranks in Google. And why some does not.
WordPress 5.3 Adopts Rel UGC Nofollow Link Attribute
WordPress announced adoption of Google’s UGC Nofollow Link Attribute in version 5.3.
Google Chrome Will Block Mixed Content
Google announced that Chrome will block mixed content in steps beginning December 2019.
Google’s John Mueller Asks Why SEOs Don’t Publish Their Address
SEO community shares thoughtful reasons why they don’t list business address.