In May, Google moved the search results estimated count (the about X results) section to only display it after you click on the “tools” search option. Well, now, in some browsers, for some people, that results count is completely missing since last week. Google told us after it would not remove the site command from … Read more
Google may have removed or be removing the health insurance fields from Google Business Profiles. So if you are a health related organization, and you want patients to see what insurance you accept before coming, Google would show that, but it seems Google is now removing that option. Google added this as an option back … Read more
Google Business Profiles seems to have dropped the Q&A feature from businesses in India and some other regions, or at least, a number of them. The issue started a few months ago, and the feature is still missing in that region. I see the Q&A feature in the United States, I am told the Q&A … Read more
Google Search will stop its continuous scroll user experience where Google loads more results as you scroll past the first page of the search results. Instead, you will see see the classic and old pagination bar at the footer of the Google Search results. Desktop first. Starting today, Google will start to turn off continuous … Read more
Google Maps will soon stop supporting drafting reviews for local business listings and Google Business Profiles. Google said that starting July 16, 2024, review drafts will no longer be supported. Google added that all the existing drafts will be removed from your account and Google Maps and you will be unable to save new drafts … Read more
On Friday, Google responded to a pending bill in the California state legislature, the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), that would require Google to pay a link tax to publishers by testing removing links to California based publishers and pausing investments in news publishers within the state. Google wrote, “To prepare for possible CJPA implications, … Read more
Appen, an Australian data services company that Google has contracted with for a large number of its third-party search quality raters, has been notified by Google that its contract is ending on March 19, 2024. Appen said it had no prior notice and would result in a loss of $82.8m of revenue at a gross … Read more
Microsoft announced it is going to do away with Hotel Center subaccounts on February 6, 2024 and you should migrate to Lodging campaigns instead. “As we strive to improve and innovate our products, we’re changing how you set up and manage Hotel Price ads and Property Promotion ads,” Microsoft wrote. Starting on February 6, 2024, … Read more
A couple of days ago, we reported that the FAQ rich results dropped out of the search results again, and now we are seeing the how-to rich results drop out of the search results again. This happened around the same time as the FAQ rich results dropping. Glenn Gabe noticed this and posted about it … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, I reported about that Google Groups was seeing a very big ranking and visibility boost. Well, it seems to have caught Google’s attention, the rankings of Google Groups seems to be declining and their visibility in Google Search has dropped. Google Groups still has a lot of visibility in the … Read more
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