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Google investigating missing manual actions

Over the past 24-hours or so there have been reports of manual actions disappearing from Google Search Console. There are widespread reports that manual actions are disappearing from Google Search Console. If you had manual actions and they are not showing up this morning, you...
Posted On 13 Jul 2022
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Google’s December 2020 core update was big, even bigger than May 2020, say data providers

The update rolled out on Dec 3, but the impact was mostly felt on Dec. 4. On Dec. 3, Google began rolling out the December 2020 core update. Early data seems to show the rollout was mostly felt the following day, but as Google has said, it can take up to a couple of weeks to...
Posted On 04 Jul 2022
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Google’s December 2020 core update was big, even bigger than May 2020, say data providers

The update rolled out on Dec 3, but the impact was mostly felt on Dec. 4. On Dec. 3, Google began rolling out the December 2020 core update. Early data seems to show the rollout was mostly felt the following day, but as Google has said, it can take up to a couple of weeks to...
Posted On 24 Jun 2022
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Google accused of colluding with Facebook and abusing monopoly power in new lawsuit

The lawsuit, filed by 10 state attorneys general, claims that Google made a deal with Facebook to curtail header bidding so that it could continue to dominate the online ad space. Ten state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Google on Wednesday, alleging that the company...
Posted On 16 Jun 2022
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Google Search Console API gains fresh data & more

Not only can you get fresher data via the API, you can also manage your domain properties and more. Google announced updates to the Google Search Console API, after informing us the company was upgrading the API’s infrastructure a few months ago, now those upgrades are resulting...
Posted On 08 Jun 2022
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Google confirms passage indexing is not yet live

We expected this to roll out in 2020 but that seems unlikely now. Google’s Danny Sullivan has confirmed with us that Google has not yet rolled out passage indexing. Initially we expected, based on the original announcement, that Google would roll out passage indexing by the end...
Posted On 31 May 2022
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Google Search Console’s URL parameter tool is officially not working

Google will not use any of the legacy rules in the tool, so make sure to watch your site’s SEO health over the next days and weeks. Google today has turned off support for the URL parameter tool within Google Search Console. Google did notify us just about a month ago that...
Posted On 21 May 2022
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Some early observations on the Google December core update

Some of these observations are based on the quality raters guidelines, the past core updates, and sound SEO advice. Google’s December 2020 Core update was a big one according to many of the data providers. Our job, day in and day out, is to analyze Google updates and determine...
Posted On 11 May 2022
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Google officially displays years in business in local pack

After several months of testing, Google has officially launched this new label that shows how many years your business has been in operation. Google quietly announced that the “years in business” label is now live for businesses that want to display how many years they are in...
Posted On 02 May 2022
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Mobilegeddon Checklist: How To Prepare For This Week’s Google Mobile Friendly Update

Are you ready for Mobilegeddon? Google is releasing the mobile friendly update on April 21st. Here is what you need to know. The Google Mobile Friendly Update launches tomorrow, a day that many including ourselves here at Search Engine Land are calling “Mobilegeddon.” We first...
Posted On 25 Apr 2022
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