Category Archives: SEM & SEO

Google’s Search Liaison Urges Endurance As The March 2024 Core Replace Continues To Rollout

Google is urging site owners and SEOs to have patience as the Google March 2024 core update continues to roll out over the coming weeks. Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said on X to wait for the update to complete before deciding on what changes you may want to make. He wrote, “I would […]

Google Dishes Nearby Carousel

Have you seen the “dishes nearby” carousel in the mobile Google Search results? I am not 100% sure if it is new, but I don’t think I’ve covered it before. But Google will show dishes served by nearby restaurants in a carousel interface. This was spotted by Claudia Tomina who posted a screenshot on X, […]

Google Merchant Center Product Studio With Themed Templates

Google Merchant Center has added new themed templates to the Product Studio. The new theme was for St. Patrick’s Day, which is coming up this Sunday. But Google will soon add Easter, Spring, and Mother’s Day themed templates to the Product Studio as well. Google announced “Product Studio is rolling out seasonal themed templates, and […]

Google Testing Like Button For Picture Search Outcomes

Google seems to be testing a like, thumbs-up, button on image search results. The thumbs-up icon is near the share and save button and below the image, description and visit button. Here is a screenshot of this from Radu Oncescu on X: I personally cannot replicate this but Google has done like buttons on images […]

Google March 2024 Core/Spam Replace Motion Friday March 15

Today is day 10 of the Google March 2024 core update rollout and Google March 2024 spam update. We believe we saw the core update touch down on March 8th and 9th and some possible recoveries or fluctuations on March 12th. Now I see more signs of Google search ranking volatility likely related to the […]

Google Core Replace Rumbling, Guide Actions FAQs, Core Web Vitals Updates, AI, Bing, Advertisements & Extra

For the original iTunes version, click here. This past weekend (a week ago) we saw the first ranking volatility likely from the Google March 2024 core update. We also some saw possible reversals or recoveries a few days later. Then today, Friday, March 15th, I am seeing more ranking volatility likely related to the core […]

Daily Search Forum Recap: March 15, 2024

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. We’re seeing more ranking fluctuations likely related to the Google March core and spam updates. Google Merchant Center Product Studio has new AI generated themed templates, one ready […]

iPhone vs. Android Consumer & Income Statistics (2024)

In the world of smartphones, the rivalry between Apple and Google has been ongoing for years. Apple offers iPhones with iOS, exclusively available to its smartphones. On the other hand, Android is available on a variety of smartphones from different brands, from budget to premium versions. There are now more than 1 billion active iPhones […]

Each day Search Forum Recap: March 14, 2024

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google posted an FAQ on pure spam manual actions. Microsoft is rolling out a new Microsoft Advertising console. Google local panels have a ton of new UI tests. […]