Google announced today that they are well on their way to solving one of the most annoying (to publishers) “features” of AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) – Google URLs, not the publisher URLs, displaying in search results served from the AMP cache. Several half-steps have been taken along the path of the AMP project development to…
Google has announced that a beta version of the new Search Console, released a few months ago to select users, will now be available to everyone. The new Search Console will be rolled out gradually, and webmasters will be individually notified when they receive access. Still in beta, the new Search Console will live side…
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Happy new year! If, like me, you’re just getting caught up on industry news and announcements, I’ll share a couple of noteworthy items you may have missed over the past two weeks: Have some industry or community news you want to share? Drop us a note at community@searchengineland.com! Our own Barry Schwartz continues his “Honor…
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google says Assistant now on more than 400 million devicesJan 5, 2018 by Greg Sterling Sales of Google Home smart speakers are considerably smaller. The AdWords 2x budget change: How’s it…
Google said in a blog post this morning, “The [Google] Assistant is now available on more than 400 million devices.” When Google says “devices” it’s including Android smartphones, tablets, TVs, headphones . . . and Google Home smart speakers. What we don’t get from the post is how many Google Home, Mini and Max speakers…
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There are almost always risks involved when optimizing a website. Say you’re planning on re-platforming your website with a new site design and URL structure change; you risk the rankings that you currently have. They could plummet, or maybe not — it’s a risk you have to weigh. But the risk of decreasing the SEO…
Voice search and digital assistants are changing how people search for local businesses. This year, there will be more opportunities for local businesses to enhance their presence on search engines. Here are six tips to help you revamp your local SEO strategy. 1. Optimize for Google Lens Visual search is going to make an impact…