Google is launching the Journalism Emergency Relief Fund in an effort to help support local journalists and news outlets amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a blog post, Google News VP Richard Gingras said that “local news is a vital resource for keeping people and Read More
New user reviews, photos, Q&A will return gradually, by category and country. Google shut down the publication of new reviews and Q&A a few weeks ago as part of its coronavirus response and reduced support. However, the company appears to have just Read More
Do you use Google Tag Manager or custom JavaScript with structured data? You will want to read this. Google has released a new developer document with advice on generating structured data with JavaScript. It offers more direction on this topic, something Read More
Google wants Chrome team products widely distributed and that includes Firefox. Google Developers announced a new official Google Lighthouse Firefox extension Wednesday. Google’s Lighthouse is an open source software (OSS) project with a few different integration points. There has been at least one port Read More
Engagement with the search choice screen has been slowed by stifled smartphone supply and decreased demand. The Android search choice screen, which rolled out on March 1 in the EU, has yet to make an impact on the search market due Read More
Google keeps finding more places to show Shopping ads as merchants prioritize them ads over text ads. Google is opening up more inventory to standard Shopping campaigns. Product Shopping and Showcase Shopping ads will be eligible to show on Gmail Read More
Engineers are contributing to the project aimed at helping people find nearby drive-through COVID-19 testing sites. The President of the United States announced during a press conference Friday that the White House is partnering with Google to build a website Read More
Google has said currently 70% of sites shown in search have already been switched over. Google has announced that by September 2020 all sites will be crawled and indexed by Google using mobile-first indexing. We reported early that this would happen by end-of-year but Read More
There will be no more referral fees from partners in flight search, as Google seeks to emphasize price and convenience in rankings. Google says that this month it will “no longer charge partners for referral links on Google Flights.” As Read More
Advertisers will be directed to the online form. Earlier this year, Google Ads announced it is shifting customer support requests to an online form and will no longer supporting customer service through Facebook and Twitter. On Friday, Google said that, Read More
