Lizzi's Crochet Googlebot & Crawley Are Outstanding

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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 23, 2022

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Google Tests About Carousel For Websites

Google is testing a new search feature to tell you more about a website. This is an "about" carousel that shows more information about a site, including information from the site itself and third-party sites.

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Rusty Google Room

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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 22, 2022

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Just an update for you, the Google search results are still very turbulent...

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Google: Our Search Algorithm Doesn't Look At Words Per Section

Google's John Mueller said on Mastodon that the Google Search ranking algorithm does not look at words per section or the word count in different sections of your page.

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Google Comments On Making Mastodon More Search Engine Friendly

There is an interesting thread on Mastodon where Danny Sullivan and John Mueller, both of who work at Google, talk about making Mastodon more search-engine friendly. The thread was started by Gabe Rivera of Techmeme, when he wanted a way to search Mastodon.

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Google Developer Groups Shades

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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 21, 2022

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Google PSA: Sitemaps Are Hints, Not Orders

Gary Illyes from Google said on LinkedIn the other day that sitemaps are hints, not orders. Meaning just because you submit an XML sitemap file to Google, it does not mean Google will index and rank that content.

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Google Cassette Tapes Wall

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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 20, 2022

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Google Stops Using Web Light To Serve Lighter/Faster Version Of Your Pages

Since 2015 Google has been serving lighter-weight and thus faster-loading web pages over Web Light to some devices that just don't have the speed or capabilities to load the heavier version of the page. Well, that is now done; Google retired Web Light.

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Study: Upvoting Reviews Keeps The Reviews On Google Local Longer

Here is another study from Joy Hawkins and friends. This study says that upvoting reviews tend to keep the reviews on the local listings up for a longer period of time.

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Face Paint At Google Dublin Office

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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 19, 2022

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Vlog #202: Jessica Budde From Furry Fun Facts To Brewing Digital Marketing

Jessica Budde was next to be interviewed and she has an amazing personality. She co-hosts the Marketing O'Clock podcast...

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Google Search Knowledge Panel With Grey Links

Google is testing a light gray colored font for the links in the Google Search knowledge panel box. Google often tests various font sizes and colors and is constantly testing small and large user interface changes in Google Search, so this test should be no surprise.

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Custom Google Jenga Set

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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 16, 2022

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Google updated its search quality raters guidelines and added an E to E-A-T...

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E-E-A-T - "Experience" Added To Revised Search Quality Raters Guidelines

The Google search quality raters guidelines were updated and updated in a big way, with a new E added on to E-A-T. Google is adding experience on top of expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness. Google said that trust is the most important of all four elements here.

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Google's Christmas Market Event With The Blue Belles

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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 15, 2022

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New: Video Uploads For Google Reviews On Google Maps App

Google now allows users to upload videos to their local reviews on mobile. Videos uploads were added to the desktop interface in 20216, but now you can upload videos, in addition to photos, on the mobile interface.

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Google Holiday Giraffes Scene In GooglePlex Lobby

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