Google recently filed a new patent for a way to provide search results based on a user’s browsing and email history. The patent outlines a new way to search within the context of a search engine, within an email interface, and through a voice-based assistant (referred to in the patent as a voice-based dialog system). … Read more
Google Business Profiles (GBPs) have become essential for local search visibility, customer confidence, and driving foot traffic, especially for businesses with dozens or hundreds of physical locations. Each profile acts as a digital brand touchpoint that directly influences how your business ranks in local searches and how your brand is perceived by potential customers. However, … Read more
Google has announced plans to bring Discover to desktop search. This move could change how publishers get traffic from Google. The news came from the Search Central Live event in Madrid and was first shared by SEO expert Gianluca Fiorelli on X. More about Perspective.Also interesting Discover expanding to desktop and even more personalization on … Read more
Google is changing its Merchant Center rules. These updates will roll out in two phases and affect how sellers list products in Shopping ads and free listings. The changes impact instalment pricing, energy labels, member pricing, and US sales tax information. Immediate Changes (Starting April 8) Three key changes are now in effect: 1. New … Read more
Google Search Console’s new Merchant Opportunities Report lets retailers manage payment methods, ratings, and shipping policies. Google is renaming and enhancing the Search Console Shopping tab report. It’s now called the “Merchant Opportunities Report” It has new features for payment methods, store ratings, and shipping/return policies. Source link
Google’s John Mueller, at the Search Central NYC event, answered a question about what to do about toxic backlinks and responded with an overview of what goes on inside Google with links in order to explain why the disavow tool is something only sites that are guilty of something and know it should be using. … Read more
Chrome has added new DevTools features that help developers test website performance based on real-world data. Available in Chrome 134, these tools include CPU throttling calibration and other improvements that help bridge the gap between development environments and actual experiences. How This Helps Developers build websites on powerful desktop computers. However, many users visit these … Read more
Google AI mode now understands images, allowing you to upload photos and ask questions about them. AI Mode is rolling out to more people. Google has added image search capabilities to AI Mode in Search. You can upload pictures and ask questions about them. AI Mode is being rolled out to more users in the … Read more
Google has updated its AI systems for Maps and Business Profiles, which now use Gemini to identify risky profile edits and fake reviews. Gemini Finds Suspicious Profile Edits Google is employing Gemini to spot fake changes to Business Profiles. It can distinguish between a regular update, like a slight name change, and a sudden, suspicious … Read more
Micro conversions are among the most misunderstood – and underutilized – tools in a PPC marketer’s toolkit. While they don’t represent final goals like sales or leads, they can provide critical signals that improve campaign performance, inform audience strategy, and enable smarter automation. Here’s what marketers need to know to harness micro conversions effectively. What … Read more
At the recent Search Central Live NYC event, Danny Sullivan discussed what happens when a site begins publishing vastly different content on a site and how that may affect rankings, introducing the concept of a mini-site as a metaphor for dividing the reputation of a site. He also discussed the concept of negative authorship authority, … Read more
Google’s Danny Sullivan discussed what happens when a website begins publishing content on a topic that’s different from the one in which it had gained a sitewide reputation. His comments were made at Search Central Live NYC, as part of a wide-ranging discussion about site reputation. Danny said that introducing a new topic to a … Read more
New data from BrightEdge that was shared with Search Engine Journal shows that Google’s AI Overviews (AIO) in March 2025 have rapidly expanded in size and are shifting how traffic is distributed across search results. The analysis suggests that deep, specialized content is likelier to be cited than homepages. This shows that AIO is becoming … Read more
Google’s John Mueller cautioned publishers and SEOs about filler content, which is generally created with the apparent goal of reaching a word-count threshold without concern for the user experience. Although recipe sites are the cause of this warning, this is the kind of thing that all SEOs and publishers should be concerned about. Probable Origin … Read more
Google’s John Mueller offered an overview of EEAT (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness) at the Search Central Live NYC event and affirmed why it matters for some sites and why it’s not something SEOs can add to a website. EEAT’s Relation To Quality Raters And YMYL Websites John Mueller started this part of his discussion … Read more
On Friday, Google sent out a subtle but impactful policy update to advertisers, confirming changes to its long-standing “Unfair Advantage Policy”. While the official enforcement date is April 14, 2025, the conversation has already started — and it’s anything but quiet. The PPC community is buzzing with opinions, questions, and concerns. But this update didn’t … Read more
Google’s John Mueller explained during a session of the Search Central Live NYC event that they do over 700,000 tests per year in order to keep up with user expectations. His explanation of why Google performs so many tests and launches thousands of changes should give SEOs an idea of the pace of change going … Read more
At the recent Search Central Live NYC, Google’s John Mueller discussed the third-party quality raters they use to evaluate changes to Google’s search algorithms. Although it wasn’t stated explicitly, the nuance was implied: keeping a human in the loop remains an important factor in fine-tuning your SEO decisions. Third Party Quality Raters Hopefully by now … Read more
