Google has posted about a reporting glitch in Google Search Console’s performance reports. This reporting bug is specifically for the Google Discover performance reports and you may notice a “significant drop in Discover reporting,” Google said. What went wrong. Google said there was an “internal logging issues” that caused this issue. Google is working on…
DetailsGoogle shook up Shopping search in April 2020 by including free listings in Google Shopping results. This new approach is live in the U.S. and will roll out globally by the end of the year. Its a significant change for Google Shopping after eight years of being an advertising-based service. For retailers it means you…
DetailsIn 2019, companies dependent on search traffic were shocked to find out that, for 51% of all searches performed, Google fails to deliver a click to any external website. The data behind the growing number of these “Zero-Click Searches” prompted preeminent search expert Rand Fishkin to proclaim that Google is now undeniably “everyone’s competitor” in…
DetailsGilad Sasson is an SEO I’ve known for almost two-decades now. I had the opportunity to interview him when I visited Israel last December. In our interview, we talked about the good old days of the SEO community and some of the early SEO forums. But then quickly moved to the topic about the future…
DetailsGallery ads, the splashy, image-driven format that Google introduced last year, will be phasing out. Instead, Google will focus its other image beta, image extensions. Google is informing Gallery ad beta testers that the format will sunset beginning in August. The ads featured a large carousel of images. The format has worked for the automotive…
DetailsIn mid-March Google temporarily disabled publication of new reviews, business owner review replies and new Q&A posts. There were other delays in posting new listings or hours and address updates as well. Then, in early April, Google began to slowly publish some of the “backlogged” reviews. Speed picking up: all countries and most categories. The…
DetailsOn May 8th, IAB joined the 4A’s, AAF, ANA, and NAI in submitted feedback to the Louisiana House of Representatives on HB 654 – a proposed bill that would impose significant new burdens on businesses and consumers. Download Comments The post IAB Joins Ad Trades in Opposing Louisiana’s Draft Data Privacy Legislation appeared first on…
DetailsBack in 2018, Google notified developers that it will end support for HTTP and JSON-RPC requests for its APIs. Today, Google announced on the Google Webmaster Twitter handle that this will be happening soon. HTTP & JSON-RPC requests. Google said that if you are using the Google Search Console API and batch HTTP and JSON-RPC…
DetailsGoogle’s Chrome browser will start blocking resource-heavy ads around the end of August, the company announced Thursday. Ads that are programmed poorly, aren’t network-optimized or mine cryptocurrency (seriously) can affect users’ devices — hogging network data and draining batteries. “We have recently discovered that a fraction of a percent of ads consume a disproportionate share…
DetailsIt’s already hard to remember a time when a local SEO’s priorities included having to deal with Google My Business’ various support teams across email, phone, live chat, and social media. Earlier this year, though, it was a different story. So, inspired by serious issues with incorrect recommendations, errant listing suspensions and very long wait…
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