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How Google Identifies Individual Passages of a Web Page
Google’s public Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, shares more detail about an upcoming change that will improve 7% of global queries.
Google Responds to US DOJ’s Antitrust Lawsuit
Google responds to allegations from the United States Department of Justice that it’s maintaining an illegal monopoly over search and search advertising.
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Microsoft Bing is Launching an Xbox App
Microsoft is launching a Bing search app for Xbox One, which offers some unique hardware integrations for gamers.
Bing Site Explorer Has Unique Tools for SEOs
With the relaunch of Site Explorer, Bing Webmaster Tools is gaining a new experience not offered by Google Search Console.
Google Data on Most Popular Halloween Costumes
Google reveals what are the most popular Halloween costumes this year, according to trending search data in the United States.
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Yahoo Groups to Fully Shut Down on December 15, 2020
Yahoo Groups is completing the final stage of shutting down on December 15, 2020, at which time it will be fully removed from the web.
New WordPress Feature Gets Tough Response
WordPress feature turns article content into a long threaded tweetstorm. Publisher community reacts with bubble-popping feedback.
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Google Announces AI Search Updates – Analysis
This is how Google AI updates will impact how sites are ranked. Analysis of changes for SEO and publishing.
Google Expands Live Busyness Information to More Places
Google’s live busyness information is expanding to cover more types of places, and becoming a prominent feature of Google Maps.
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3 Latest Google Patents of Interest – October 13, 2020
This week’s list of recently granted Google search patents covers vectors, entities, and paramaterless search queries.
Google’s Mueller Discusses SEO Advantages and Predictions
Google’s John Mueller offered insights into the state of SEO in the near future and the opportunities to be aware of.
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Google’s John Mueller Comments on SEO and Diversity
Google’s John Mueller discusses the importance of diversity in SEO hiring.
Google Shares SEO Tips for Single Page Apps
In the latest Google Lightning Talks video, Martin Splitt shares tips for making single page apps discoverable by search engines.
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Google Mobile First Index – Zero Desktop Content March 2021
Google said March 2021 is the date for mobile first index. Desktop sites will be dropped and m-dot sites may experience bugs.
Google Disables Request Indexing Feature
Google is disabling the “Request Indexing” feature of the URL Inspection tool.
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Google Analytics Gets 4 Powerful New Features
Google Analytics is receiving a significant update with 4 new features designed to improve marketing decisions and get better ROI.
New Research Suggests Historic 2020 Holiday Shopping Trends
New research suggests 2020 holiday shopping will be something to crow about, making SEO more important than ever.
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Google Podcasts Manager – Why Podcasters Need This
Google announced a service that helps podcasters gain more listeners from Google and get listener analytics data.
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Looking to upgrade or refresh your SEO knowledge? This guide covers what you need to know about SEO, how it works, and why it matters.
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Google YouTube Content Planning Guide Works for Web Pages
Google published a YouTube content strategy guide for politicians that’s useful for web and podcasting content too.
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