Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, clarifies that structured data is optional and does not impact search rankings. While this has always been the case, Sullivan reiterated his fact after some controversy was caused over a misunderstanding that structured data is required to rank well in Google Search. The Controversy This week, a food blogger tweeted…
The true value of informational content for e-commerce SEO is often difficult to prove. Some content marketers and SEOs are convinced that informational content can serve as a link-worthy asset that will attract natural links from other websites. The acquired links are then supposed to help improve the SEO performance of the entire online shop.…
Google has informed us that you may see a spike in errors in the unparsable structured data report within Google Search Console. This is a bug in the reporting system and you do not need to worry. The issue happened between January 13, 2020 and January 16, 2020. The bug. Google wrote on the data…
Google is rolling out a new addition to search results this week which makes it easy to shop for popular products. When searching for keywords such as “running shoes” or “down jackets” Google will now return a new section that showcases popular products from stores across the web. This new section will show up when…
Several years ago now, Google made the significant move to turn product search listings into an entirely paid product. Shopping campaigns, as they’re now called, have accounted for an increasing share of retail search budgets ever since. More recently, however, Google has been augmenting organic search results with product listings. It’s in a product search…
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ADVERTISEMENT Pinterest is now the third largest social media platform in the United States, a position which it’s expected to keep for the foreseeable future. This data comes from eMarketer’s latest estimates, which sees Pinterest ending 2019 with 82.4 million users. Pinterest managed to surpass Snapchat’s 80.2 million users, which is notable considering Snapchat’s user…
Our social media feeds have become so flooded with influencers that some people are wondering whether the “influencer bubble” has burst. Given the uncharted territory, it is difficult to imagine how the future of influencing, and future of social media in general, will look. Well, author Megan Angelo has a few (disturbing) ideasAngelo’s debut novel…
Google is acquiring Irish startup Pointy, the companies announced Tuesday. Pointy has solved a problem that vexed startups for more than a decade: how to bring small, independent retailer inventory online. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Pointy had raised less than $20 million so it probably wasn’t an expensive buy for…
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