This week was pretty busy, we had the third Google product reviews update and I go deep into this algorithm update. We saw what I called a Spring 2022 Google search update, Google did not confirm it and it was unrelated to the product reviews update. Google released some data on how search improved, how […]
Twitter is testing some upgrades to its image alt-text descriptions for vision-impaired users, with a new ‘ALT’ badge being added to images where alternative text descriptions are available, and an expanded description window to make them more accessible. As you can see here, the new option will put more specific focus on alt-text data, with […]
YouTube is expanding its warnings on potentially offensive comments to desktop, while it’s also updating its payment system, which will see YouTube creator payments going to a separate account within AdSense. First off, on comment warnings – back in 2020, YouTube launched new comment warnings in the mobile app which are displayed whenever YouTube detects […]
We’re excited to bring you new exciting features in the first quarter of 2022. As the unofficial member of your social team, Hootsuite’s promise is to empower all organizations—large and small—to strategically grow your brand, business, and customer relationships with social media. Read on to find out what’s coming soon to your Hootsuite experience—we hope […]
Google has made some big updates to its Search Ads 360 platform. Search Ads 360 is a search management platform that helps marketers manage search marketing campaigns across multiple engines and media channels. It currently supports Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, Yahoo! Japan Sponsored Products, Baidu and Yahoo! Gemini. What’s new? Google said they made the […]
This month was packed with a handful of unconfirmed ones Google search algorithm updates, as you will see in the bulleted list below. In fact, there might be a more subtle update now that I haven’t written about, but I’m about to report it – it was around February 1st and 2nd. We also saw […]
The latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic for Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. INDIANAPOLIS — Here are Monday’s latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic, including the latest news on COVID-19 vaccinations and testing in Indiana. Registrations for the vaccine are now open for Hoosiers 5 and older through the Indiana State Department of Health. This story will be […]
Google has added a section called “Updates from customers” to the Google business profile entries in the Google Maps user interface. This seems to show some recent reviews from Google Local Guides and this could be an issue for some businesses where Google might highlight a review that your customers might not see. Thibault Adda […]
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 […]
In the current Search Off The Record podcast, John Mueller, Gary Illyes and Martin Splitt debate whether and what they should share in the Google core updates. It seems like Gary Illyes wants Google to provide more details on each of the updates so that SEOs can act on them, but if not, stop announcing […]