Google Modifies Search Results Parameter, Affecting SEO Tools via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google appears to have disabled the &num=100 results parameter, disrupting rank trackers and prompting a rethink of desktop impressions in Search Console. The post Google Modifies Search Results Parameter, Affecting…
Read More »Google Expands YMYL Guidelines To Cover Election & Civic Content via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google updated its quality rater guidelines to treat election and voting info as YMYL. See what changed and how to align civic content. The post Google Expands YMYL Guidelines To…
Read More »ChatGPT May Scrape Google, but the Results Don’t Match
We know that AI assistants like ChatGPT access search indices, like Google and Bing, to retrieve URLs for their response. But how, exactly? To find out, we’ve run a series…
Read More »Google Ecommerce SERP Features 2025 Vs. 2024 via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig
What’s replacing product grids? This year-over-year analysis of Google’s ecommerce SERPs highlights the rise of AI Overviews, visuals, and disappearing UGC. The post Google Ecommerce SERP Features 2025 Vs. 2024…
Read More »Bing Recommends lastmod Tags For AI Search Indexing via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Bing recommends using accurate lastmod values in sitemaps to help AI-powered search prioritize which pages to recrawl and index. The post Bing Recommends lastmod Tags For AI Search Indexing appeared…
Read More »Google Clarifies Structured Data Rules For Returns & Loyalty Programs via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google updates its structured data documentation to clarify how merchants should implement return policies and loyalty programs. The post Google Clarifies Structured Data Rules For Returns & Loyalty Programs appeared…
Read More »Google Retires 7 Structured Data Features To Streamline Search Results via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google retires seven structured data features including Book Actions, Course Info, and Claim Review to streamline search results. Rankings unaffected. The post Google Retires 7 Structured Data Features To Streamline…
Read More »Google’s Update To Recipe Structured Data Confirms A Ranking Criteria via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google confirms that Recipe Rich Results and text search results select images using different criteria. The post Google’s Update To Recipe Structured Data Confirms A Ranking Criteria appeared first on…
Read More »Google Patent On Using Contextual Signals Beyond Query Semantics via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Recent Google patent shows how five kinds of real-world context can influence AI-generated answers The post Google Patent On Using Contextual Signals Beyond Query Semantics appeared first on Search Engine…
Read More »Google: Database Speed Beats Page Count For Crawl Budget via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google confirms 1M page crawl budget threshold stands after 5 years, but database efficiency matters more than page count for SEO performance. The post Google: Database Speed Beats Page Count…
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