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Google Hangouts on Air With YouTube Live Discontinued
Google’s support page for Hangouts On Air was updated to note it’s being discontinued. No formal announcement yet.
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B2B Video Getting Shorter, But Being Watched Longer [Report]
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Here are the key takeaways from the Vidyard’s 2019 Video in Business Benchmark Report.
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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.
Is Google June Update Using Wikipedia to Judge Sites?
Mercola claims Google June Broad Core Update uses Wikipedia to judge and rank websites. Is there proof?
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.
WordPress Plugin SEO by RankMath Security Update
SEO by RankMath released security updates to patch two vulnerabilities and improve security.
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.
Google Ads App Now Has Ability to Create & Edit Responsive Search Ads
An update to the Google Ads mobile app introduces support for creating and editing responsive search ads.
Google Search Console Removes Ability to Set a Preferred Domain
Google is sunsetting preferred domain in Search Console that allowed users to specify which URL to display in search results.
Google to Cite the Source of Song Lyrics in Search Results
Google’s statement on how it will handle song lyrics in search results following allegations that it stole content from Genius.
Google Lets Advertisers Promote YouTube Live Streams as Display Ads
Google is introducing a new ad format that lets marketers run YouTube live streams in display ads. Live stream ads...
New Chrome Security Extension Flags Small Sites as Suspicious
Official Chrome security extension is biased against small websites. Flags sites if they’re not a big brand.
Google Introduces Interactive Ads With 3D Objects
Google is introducing a new display ad format, called Swirl, that allows users to interact with 3D objects.
Google’s John Mueller Explains How Sites Without Backlinks Are Discovered
Google’s John Mueller explains how Googlebot finds sites when there are no links pointing to them.