In this show we have everything for you from creepy crawlies to blood sucking vampires and walking zombies. First, we’ve had a couple of unconfirmed updates to Google’s search algorithm this week, one last weekend, the second on Monday, and the third on Wednesday and Thursday. Google said they don’t release algorithm updates specifically ahead […]
We know Google has deduplication Efforts to determine when a featured snippet is displayed so that it may be Remove the snippet from the main web results. Google can do the same in some cases when a URL is listed in the Top Stories section and then doesn’t appear in the main web results. In […]
Google is testing the display of web stories instead of YouTube videos for finding NFL games. Personally, I still watch the YouTube videos, but some people, like NFL enthusiast Mordy Oberstein, watch Web Stories instead of YouTube videos. Mordy shared this screenshot on Twitter “Looks like Google is testing Web Stories instead of YouTube videos […]
Apparently, Google is testing new layouts and formats for the visual stories, formerly AMP stories. Brodie Clark has some screenshots of the new designs on. divided Twitter. Here is the original format from years ago: Most people these days see this four-pack grid layout: But Google is also testing a three-pack grid: And this carousel: […]
Google’s Danny Sullivan has confirmed that Google won’t display the AMP-specific logo for your news articles in the Top Stories carousel when the searcher is in Beta version of dark mode. Kenichi Suzuki discovered this and the examples below. posted Twitter “Logos won’t appear in Top Stories when you set your search to the dark […]
This week I took a sneak peek at what we’re seeing in the context of this big update on Google Product Reviews from December 2021. I also talked about a possible, unconfirmed update of the Google ranking in local search. Google also introduced a new design for the local package with the map on the […]
Now that some publishers like Search engine country, remove AMP because it is no longer a requirement for inclusion of top stories, some are noticing strange changes to the publisher’s logo that Google picks in the top stories section. Google said if you turn off AMP, Google may be using a different logo than what […]
Instagram became a kind of wildcard for Facebook. (Oops, Meta; sorry, Zuckerberg!) The company could now consider the service a TikTok killer. It is nothing new. Instagram has been the “killer” of Snapchat and YouTube in the past. Snapchat was very hurt. But YouTube is stronger than ever – until today. Now Facebook (sorry, Meta!) […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Farmers who grow niche products face a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Two farmers shared their stories at the 2021 Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ag Professionals Conference. Amanda Baird, owner of Groomsville Popcorn, and Ryan Hammer, owner of Crazy Horse Hops, discussed the ups and downs of niche farming. Q: […]
Instagram has started a new test that allows users to select specific profiles to view their stories as part of an additional element in the story creation flow of each post. As you can see in these screenshots, ‘Selected People’ being tested in Brazil allows users to tick the specific users that they want to […]