Google Passage Ranking, It Is Not Passage Indexing

In the slew of Google Search announcements from last week, one of the more interesting bits was a section on "passage indexing." As I wrote in my coverage, I asked Google for more information on that and I wrote it up in detail on Search Engine Land. But I think it is important I cover it in detail here as well, as there is still confusion around this upcoming Google Search launch.

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Google About This Result: Site Age, Security, Paid Listing Details & More

We've seen Google test three dots that can trigger an "about this result" overlay in Google search. But now I was sent how this about this result box can show the first time a site was indexed, if that site is secure, the URL and if the result is an ad or not.

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Local SEO Workflows to Grow Your Business in Google [Webinar] via @lorenbaker

Join our next webinar and learn how to boost your Google My Business listing and grow your business with smart and simple local SEO tactics.

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Will The Request Indexing Feature In Google Search Console Return?

A lot of SEOs are skeptical and concerned that the request indexing feature, which was temporarily suspended last week, will not return ever. Google said "we expect it will return in the coming weeks." But that does not mean this week or the next - it can means several weeks, like in months.

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Google More Comfortable Discussing E-A-T & Its Importance With Health Queries

You may have been noticing a patterns from Google more recently. Where Googlers seem more comfortable talking about YMYL, E-A-T, and health related queries. We have even reported it at the highest level of Google executives.

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Google: Slow URLs Can Potentially Impact Ranking Of Other Faster URLs On Your Site

Google's John Mueller said that when it comes to Google measuring speed with the upcoming Google Page Experience and Core Web Vitals metrics, that sometimes individual slow URLs can potentially impact other faster URLs if Google cannot determine the speed of those faster URLs and those URL structures look similar.

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