Google and Getty Images have not really seen eye to eye for probably over a decade, since Google shows their images in image search and people just take those images and do what they want with it. Greg Sterling sums…
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Cameos on Google: How famous people get their video answers into Google search
With new iOS app, celebrities answer questions in short videos that then appear in search results. Back in December, Google showcased a search feature that had celebrities answer questions in Google search with short and cute video answers. It launched…
Google confirms new FAQs, Q&A and How-Tos for search results snippets
New markup from Schema.org including HowTo, QAPage and FAQPage can be used to potentially show your content in Google in a brand-new way. Google previewed this in Singapore a couple of weeks ago. Google has confirmed with Search Engine Land…
3 free tools to comprehensively test page speed
Having a fast site is important, since faster sites are rewarded with improved search engine optimization (SEO) and the ability to drive more visits and conversions. More people visiting your site can lead to more sales, signups or traffic in…
Google search adds dataset schema support to search results
Data nuts, here is your chance to get your data and charts looking pretty in the Google search results snippets. Google has announced support for datasets markup schema in the Google search results. This makes it possible for searchers to…
María Rebeca Latigo de Hernández, Mexican immigrant rights activist, gets a Google doodle
Google celebrates what would have been the 122nd birthday of María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández. The Google logo on Google’s home page in the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Singapore and Uruguay celebrates the life and achievements of María…
Google rolling out new white local panel in search results
Google is now rolling out a new look for the local panel in the mobile search results. The new look goes from the blue interface with text buttons to a white interface with rounded buttons. Here is the new look…
Google hotel search results testing ‘price insights’
Is the hotel you are about to book a good deal? Google can now tell you if you should book that hotel now. Google is now testing “price insights” in its hotel search listing results. Price insights show a searcher…
Google may notify you when your local business listing goes live in Google Maps & Search
A new notification from Google My Business will tell businesses when their local listings go live. Google My Business (GMB) is rolling out a new feature to notify business owners when their local listings go live in Google Maps and…
Google Mobile First Index Expanding Within Next Several Weeks
Yesterday (as I covered at SEL), Gary Illyes from Google said at PubCon that Google will be rolling in more web sites into the mobile first index starting over the next several weeks. Google first began moving some sites into…