This week we covered how Google said the core update isn’t extremely far away. We also reported on super intense Google Search ranking volatility change later this week and then the ongoing volatility with Google Search over the past few weeks. Google updated its algorithms to demote deepfake content. Google also improved its Autocomplete predictions … Read more
Here is the big monthly Google webmaster report, where I catch you up on what changes with Google Search related to Google updates, ranking volatility, SEO, Search Console, UI changes, local and much more. This month we had intense ranking volatility all month, we had autocomplete updates, deepfakes algorithm changes and a big search indexing … Read more
Google’s Communications team recently took to X to clarify its Search Autocomplete feature following user complaints and misconceptions. Autocomplete’s Purpose & Functionality Addressing claims of search term censorship Google stated: “Autocomplete is just a tool to help you complete a search quickly.” Google notes that users can always search for their intended queries regardless of … Read more
Over the past few days, Google has come under fire over its autocomplete predictions in Google Search around former President, Donald Trump. In the wake of the issue, Google updated its autocomplete prediction system to make improvements in these cases. I am sure you all saw the headlines and some of Google’s responses by now … Read more
Google Search seems to be testing adding a people icon in the search bar, auto-complete search bar. I am told the people icons only show up when in the perspectives filter, but I personally cannot replicate it yet. This was spotted by Khushal Bherwani and he posted this on X: Here are more screenshots from … Read more
While useful for searchers, Google autocomplete has become a significant reputational risk to companies and individuals. Negative Google autocomplete keywords displayed for your name or company can become the “first impression” of who you are. This can be highly damaging if the suggested keywords displayed are inaccurate and include terms like scams, complaints, pyramid schemes, … Read more
Google added a new option to the Google Business Profile screen in web search for “add address autocomplete.” This is not really a search feature but a promotion to use the Google Maps Cloud Platform to help users check out with the correct address on your e-commerce site or forms. Colan Nielsen spotted this and … Read more
Google said that core updates have no impact on what Google shows in the autocomplete search predictions or suggestions. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison was asked about this and he said no, there is no impact. The question was asked by Tony Hill who wrote, “are the predictions in Google Autocomplete affected by Core Updates?” … Read more
Microsoft Bing is pushing more into Bing Chat through Bing Search. Bing is adding Bing Chat icons in the autocomplete bar, the pagination bar and other areas of Bing Search – some of which we covered and some that aren’t exactly new. Shameem Adhikarath shared several examples of this on Twitter: Autocomplete Bing Chat buttons: … Read more
I’ve heard many people, from entry level developers to senior architects and directors, wonder if GitHub Copilot was anything more than just autocomplete. I kept struggling to put into words why I felt that it was. And today it clicked for me. Cognitive Load. It’s the secret enemy that’s really difficult to pin down concretely, … Read more
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