Earlier this week, Google announced it has begun to roll out the new topics + sign refinement Options in the English/US on mobile search results. But it seems Google is also testing them. They are not fully live on the desktop search results. Glenn Gabe spotted this and posted a video cast of it on […]
Seems Google is once again testing removing the estimated number of search results under the search bar. You know, the line that says “About X results in Y seconds” Google is testing removing that again. We reported something similar in March 2022 and before that in July 2016. In this case, it seems to be […]
Google has officially brought the continuous scroll feature from the mobile search results to the desktop search results. Google has finished testing this for a while after bringing it to mobile in October 2021and now it is live in the US English search results. Here is a GIF of it in action: Google has finished […]
Every Monday, I end up covering an unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm update but this past week, going into the weekend, was even more volatile than the others. I am seeing way more chatter, and even the tools are showing heavier volatility than the normal high volatility. There was a lot of movement mid-to-late last […]
Google Search is showing and maybe testing news and top stories related boxes with a headline that says “maps on this topic.” So, Google can also know what publications you are subscribed to and show you “from your subscriptions” content as well. Maps On This Topic This Maps on this topic box is super unusual […]
It has now been 19 years that I’ve been writing on this site, covering what you – the search marketers are talking about from within the search community. Today marks the 19th anniversary of the Search Engine Roundtable. I’ve been writing about search for over 45% of my life – which is insane – it […]
Since Friday of Thanksgiving last week, we have been seeing a lot of chatter and volatility with Google Search. Google said they improved the accuracy of the Discover performance report in Google Search Console. Google said links have a lot less of a significant impact today than they did years ago. Google said they have […]
Google is testing placing the map of the business you searched for in the search results area under the snippet(s) for that listing. Google is also testing a slightly updated local panel on the right side. While I believe I covered both these before, I cannot find my coverage (thanks Google Search…). That being said, […]
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For the past several weekends, I’ve been reporting about a Google search ranking algorithm update that hit on a Friday and continued throughout the weekend. Well, last weekend was the Thanksgiving holiday in the US and I did see some signs of a possible Google Search ranking algorithm update – but truth is, it is […]