Here’s a recap of what occurred within the search boards right this moment, by the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and different search boards on the internet.
The DOJ dominated Google is a monopoly and motion will probably be taken to restrict that. Google Search rankings are additionally heating up. Google Search Console has a brand new suggestions part. Google Enterprise Profiles exhibits your rivals within the see additionally carousel. There’s a new website positioning rip-off going round. Google served adverts for merchandise from different retailers and can challenge credit. Google Tendencies has a brand new design for trending now outcomes.
Search Engine Roundtable Tales:
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Google Is A Monopoly, Federal Judge Rules (What’s Next)
Decide Amit Mehta, a US federal decide dominated on Monday that Google is a monopoly. “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to keep up its monopoly,” Decide Mehta wrote in his 286-page submitting (PDF). -
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up After DOJ Monopoly Ruling
It has been a few week because the superheated and bursting Google Search rating volatility, and since then, it did occur to relax a bit, no less than comparatively talking. However now I’m seeing the Google search rating volatility warmth up once more. -
Google Search Console Recommendations (Experimental)
Google Search Console is rolling out a brand new suggestions function the place Google will present you website enchancment suggestions. These suggestions are based mostly on the information in Search Console and purpose to assist enhance your website’s efficiency on Google Search. -
Google Served Ads For Products From Other Merchants, Google Will Issue Credits
The large Google Adverts reporting outage from the eve of August 1st was an intentional outage resulting from Google serving adverts for merchandise from different Google Service provider Middle accounts. This was not simply an advert spend challenge but additionally a privateness and information challenge for Google advertisers. However don’t fret, Google will challenge credit to the “small fraction of advertisers” that have been impacted by this. -
SEO Scam Where You Pay Google To Fix Your Search Rankings
There may be this website positioning rip-off going round the place scammers are saying you pay Google to repair your rankings in Google Search. All it’s essential do is prepay them and Google will repair your website. John Mueller from Google stated “it is a rip-off,” that Google doesn’t provide such a service. -
Google Trends Rolls Out New Trending Now Design
Google Tendencies started rolling out a brand new design for the trending now web page a day or so in the past. The brand new design appears to provide you extra filter choices and supply extra key phrase information on the identical web page. -
Google Business Profiles Listings See Also Carousel Leading To Competitors
Google is testing the “see additionally” carousel on Google Enterprise Profiles. This implies, somebody might be wanting instantly at your native itemizing on Google, possibly as a result of they searched to your firm title, and Google might be suggesting rivals proper beneath your itemizing. -
Google Secret Room Behind Bookcase
Here’s a GIF or video of the key room on the Google Kitchener workplace. Google has this hidden room solely accessible by tilting the proper e-book on this bookshelf. In addition they have this in New York Metropolis and, Boulder, Colorado.
Different Nice Search Threads:
- Data: 14 of the top 1000 sites are now blocking OAI-SearchBot, which is for SearchGPT (including NYT, Wired, NewYorker, Vogue, GQ, and more), Glenn Gabe on X
- Can you tell if this image is real or not? Take the quiz to test your AI-detection skills and repost with your score to help stop the spread of deepfakes. (Yes, it’s an AI generated image), Brad Smith on X
- Do you remember Google Alerts? Pepperidge farm remembers… because it’s…, Gary Illyes on LinkedIn
- Is value-based bidding for lead gen right for me, Google Adverts on YouTube
- This is due to a bug that led to the Google Display Network label appearing in error in some Demand Gen campaign reporting. I’ll get back to you on this when I have more information., AdsLiaison on X
Search Engine Land Tales:
Different Nice Search Tales:
Analytics
Business & Enterprise
Hyperlinks & Content material Advertising and marketing
Native & Maps
Cell & Voice
website positioning
PPC
Search Options
Different Search
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