Google’s Daniel Waisberg confirmed this bug is resolved and said it only “affected only a tiny number of sites.” Google has confirmed it fixed a bug where some sites with manual actions were not seeing those manual actions in Google Search Console. Daniel Waisberg from Google said Monday morning, “Everything should be back to normal.” Manual actions disappeared. For some […]

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Google has released a new quality algorithm update that promotes outstanding product reviews. Google announced a new Search algorithm update it is calling the product reviews update. This update is “designed to better reward” product reviews that “share in-depth research, rather than thin content that simply summarizes a bunch of products,” a spokesperson told Search Engine Land. […]

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New data indicates that unless advertisers are paying careful attention to their exclusion lists, there’s a chance that ads could be showing up next to fake news online. Google serves 48% of all ad traffic on “fake” news sites according to a new study from researchers Lia Bozarth and Ceren Budak at the University of Michigan School […]

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No need to panic, these reporting delays have no impact on your search rankings. Google posted on Twitter Friday morning that some of their reports within Google Search Console are currently delayed more than their normal two-days. “Some Search Console reports are currently a bit more delayed due to issues in the reporting pipeline,” the company said. This has […]

APIs for each use case are projected to be available for adoption in Q4 2022. On Friday, Google published a timeline reflecting the stages of development for various categories of Privacy Sandbox initiatives. The timeline (shown above) divides initiatives into four categories (“fight spam and fraud on the web,” “show relevant content and ads,” “measure digital ads,” […]

Migrations and mergers can be unpredictable. Here’s how to identify and prioritize your most valuable pages for your new site. Developing a new organizational structure when merging two or more businesses is a complicated affair, but if your new business is going to rely on its website to drive sales, leads or audience engagement, then […]