A glitch in Google’s AI Overviews may inadvertently expose how Google’s algorithm understands search queries and chooses answers. Bugs in Google Search are useful to examine because they may expose parts of Google’s algorithms that are normally unseen. AI-Splaining? Lily Ray re-posted a tweet that showed how typing nonsense phrases into Google results in a … Read more
Last week, reports claimed Google was testing mobile search results without favicons or colors, eliminating any advantage conferred by a well optimized favicon. However, a Google representative confirmed this was not a test. Favicons In Search Results The word favicon is short for “favorite icons,” an image meant to be shown in browser tabs, in … Read more
Google recently rolled out its August 2024 core update, which appears to be Google responding to feedback from the community and surfacing more small and independent sites in search results. However, there’s an ongoing problem with Google Search rankings that is impacting a significant number of search results. Google has identified the root cause of … Read more
An ongoing issue with Google’s Gmail is disrupting the normal functioning of email newsletter services. The issue is causing many emails to be redirected to subscribers’ spam folders instead of their primary inboxes. This problem came to light at Search Engine Journal in early June when our email newsletter open rates nosedived from our usual … Read more
