Here’s a recap of what occurred within the search boards at present, by means of the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and different search boards on the internet.
Google launched the a lot anticipated August 2024 core replace, it would take a month to roll out and will assist smaller publishers. Google has a large search rating bug happening at present, the identical time Google launched the core replace however they’re unrelated. Google AI Overviews launches its new hyperlinks, expands to extra international locations and extra. Google doesn’t comply with hyperlinks, at the very least not technically. Google is testing displaying evaluate snippets. The FTC banned faux evaluations. And I posted my weekly web optimization video recap with a brand new digital camera. What an insane 24 hours – a core replace, enormous rating bug and AI Overviews being expanded.
Search Engine Roundtable Tales:
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Google August 2024 Core Update Rolling Out – Will Small Sites Rank Again?
The time has lastly arrived; the day you all have been ready for is right here – the Google August 2024 core replace began rolling out on Thursday at 11 am ET. Yea, you all noticed it coming, Google informed us it was close to and now it has lastly landed. It would take a few month to totally roll out and “helpful” small and impartial publishers will see their rankings enhance with this one – at the very least that’s what Google implied. -
Confirmed: Google Search Ranking Bug Impacting Large Number Of Results
This morning at 1:48 am ET, Google confirmed a Google Search rating bug impacting numerous the Google Search outcomes. Google wrote, “There’s an ongoing subject with rating in Google Search that is affecting numerous search outcomes. We have recognized the foundation trigger and this subject is unrelated to the continuing core replace rollout.” -
Google AI Overview New Links UI, Save, Simpler Mode & More Countries
Google introduced quite a lot of new options throughout its AI Overviews, together with the brand new hyperlinks take a look at we noticed going reside. Google is also including new Search Labs options and is increasing AI Overviews to extra international locations. -
Google Doesn’t Technically Follow Links, It Extracts, Collects & Checks Later
Google’s Gary Illyes clarified on the Search Off The Report podcast that Google technically doesn’t comply with hyperlinks. As a substitute, Google will extract the hyperlinks, gather them in a database, after which test them later. After all, most of you already know this already and it would not actually matter a lot for web optimization to know the distinction however hey. -
FTC Banned Fake Reviews
You could have heard, the Federal Commerce Fee introduced that they’ve formally banned faux evaluations and AI-generated faux evaluations. However will this really find yourself doing something? -
Google Highlighting Review Content In Search Result Snippets
Google is highlighting evaluate content material inside its search outcomes snippets for some queries that ask for evaluations. At the very least, Google is testing this – since I can not replicate it. -
Fancy Windy Staircases At Google France Office
Listed here are two images I discovered on Instagram of fancy windy staircases on the Google workplaces in France. You possibly can see extra in these two posts on Instagram. -
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google August Core Update, Big Ranking Bug, DOJ Google Breakup, AI Overview Links, Gemini Research & More
It lastly occurred: Google launched the August 2024 core replace; this one ought to reward small and impartial publishers extra, ought to it? Google had one other search rating bug, at present, this was an enormous one. There was great Google rating volatility this week, perhaps the core replace, however…
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