This feature first launched in 2017 in the local panel and Google appears to be testing it in Google Maps. Google is testing displaying the questions and answers feature in the Google Maps interface that it initially launched in 2017 for local panels in Read More
Google Site Kit gains ideas to write about section
This section pull from the Google Question Hub and is experimental right now. Google Site Kit, a tool Google makes for WordPress sites to display Search Console, Analytics PageSpeed Insights and AdSense data, has a new experimental feature that seems to Read More
Google set to deprecate Showcase Shopping ads on April 1
Previous Showcase Shopping ad layouts will be included in Product Shopping ad groups. Google will stop serving Showcase Shopping ads and remove Showcase Shopping ad groups beginning on April 1, the company stated in an email to advertisers sent on Read More
Sorry, No Emoji Allowed In Google PLAs (Frown Face)
The emoji moment was short-lived, if already technically not allowed. Just when it looked like the newest frontier for emoji could be PLAs, Google has fixed the glitch, so to speak. At least one intrepid advertiser figured out how to get an emoji Read More
Google’s March 2022 product reviews update was smaller than the December 2021 product reviews update, say data providers
As a reminder, the Google product reviews update looks for in-depth analysis, actual product use, unique information and comparable product coverage. On March 23, 2022, Google begun rolling out the third product reviews update that added additional ranking signals to that ranking Read More
Google launches new highly cited label in search and improved about results for rapidly evolving topics
This is to help searchers better understand if they should trust the search results displayed by Google. Google has announced two new features for US based and English language searchers, around helping those searchers evaluate information within Google Search and verify sources Read More
What the data tells us about the death of exact match and its impact
Following Google’s recent changes to exact match in AdWords, many search marketers were concerned about the impact on their accounts. Now that it’s been a couple weeks, columnist Aaron Levy digs through his client data to see whether advertisers’ fears Read More
Google adds Smart Bidding for store sales to optimize bids for offline transactions
With holiday shopping season in full swing, being able to better optimize campaigns for in-store shoppers means the opportunity to catch searchers when they’re ready to buy. Searches for in-store transactions have grown year over year, according to data from Read More
Google Search rolls out a more visual search interface on mobile with grid format
Are both top results position one or does Google count the one on the right as position two? Google has rolled out a new mobile search interface that allows for a more visual look at some search results. A Google Read More
Google Search Console to show event rich results errors for missing locations
You may see an increase in rich results report errors for event schema in Search Console as a result of this change. Google Search Console’s rich results report may now show you more warnings for event structured data markup if Read More