Google Search Console Video Index Report Now 100% Live

A month ago, Google started to slowly roll out the video index report within Google Search Console. Now that rollout is complete, Google announced on Twitter this morning.

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Google Maps: Your Review Isn't Posted Email

Google Maps is now notifying reviewers when their review isn't posted. The email says "your review isn't posted" and explains why. In the case below, Google said its moderation systems and processes considered the review to be fake.

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Google: Just Because You Didn't Write It, Doesn't Mean Google Won't Count It Against You

Google's John Mueller explained that Google doesn't really care who wrote the content on your site and saying someone else wrote it and you did not write it won't save you from ranking issues related to the quality of that third-party content.

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Google Iceland Mini Fridge

Google Iceland Mini Fridge

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 19, 2022

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...

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Google: HTTPS Is Not A Requirement To Rank In Google Search

Google's John Mueller was asked if Google still ranks sites that are on HTTP (not over HTTPS), i.e. insecure sites. John said yes, being on HTTPS is not a requirement to rank in Google Search he explained.

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Google Search On How Many Ads Are Too Much For Your Site

Google's John Mueller was asked what percentage of content-to-ad ratio is too much to rank well in Google Search. As you can imagine, John said there is no number he can share. He said you should just know, if it is "too much" - you'd know.

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Google: No SEO Benefit For Either Dynamic Rendering Or Server Side Rendering

Recently Google recommended strongly against using dynamic rendering as a workaround for JavaScript sites going forward, Google updated its help documentation to strongly say not to use it. But that does not mean it would hurt your rankings, today, to use dynamic rendering compared to server-side rendering.

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Google Party For Reveal Of Android 13 Statue Swing

Android 13 Statue Swing

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 18, 2022

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

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Google Can & Does Drop URLs From Its Index Over Time

Most SEOs that have been doing the search engine optimization thing for any amount of time know that Google can and likely will drop out URLs from the Google index. John Mueller from Google confirmed that this happens with Google Search on Twitter the other day.

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Google AdSense Does Not Help Your Site Rank Better In Google

Google has once again said that placing Google AdSense ads on your site will not and does not help your site rank better in Google Search. Danny Sullivan of Google responded to this one on Twitter confirming that Google Search does not look if the site has AdSense ads on them for ranking.

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Rooftop Playground At Google Dublin Office

Google Dublin Rooftop Playground

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Affiliates Swapping Out Dofollow Tracking Links After Google Product Reviews Update

One space that seemed to be hit the hardest by the last Google Product reviews update - the July 2022 update - was the affiliate space. Some affiliates are scrambling to make changes to see a return of their rankings and one change I see affiliates are talking about are swapping out dofollow affiliate tracking URLs with other tracking URLs.

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Google: Tons Of SEOs & Sites Produce Terrible Content Not Worth Indexing

Google's John Mueller said on Twitter that "lots of SEOs & sites produce terrible content that's not worth indexing," when someone was complaining his content was not indexed. "Just because it exists doesn't mean it's useful to users," he added.

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Google: The Model Your Site Was Built On Is No Longer Feasible

Google's John Mueller explained that for some sites, the model and fundamentals the site was built upon are "just no longer feasible." He explained this when someone asked how long it would take to see recoveries after a Google algorithm update. John said "fundamental quality issues" can take longer than just a month to resolve and sometimes never.

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Google Search Displaying Far Fewer FAQ Rich Results Today

Rank Ranger reports show a significant drop again with the rich results for FAQs in the Google search results. Earlier this month 31% of the results the company tracked had FAQ rich results, now it is down to only 18% of those search results.

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Google Tests Larger Live Stream Box In Search Results

Google's live stream box in search was mostly found in carousels or thin list view interfaces. But now Google seems to be showing them in a more prominent manner for some queries. Maybe this is not new but

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Outdoor Foosball Table At Google NYC

Outdoor Foosball Table At Google NYC

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 16, 2022

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

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Your Google Ads Summary Snapshot Box In Google Search Results

Google seems to be testing showing a new search box in the Google Search results for a summary view of your Google Ads. The box is named "Your Google Ads Summary" and shows a preview of your ad that is active and explains that "your ads can show for this search."

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Google Merchant Center Policy For Missing Return/Refund Policy Or Insufficient Contact Info Updated

Google has updated its Google Merchant Center policy for free listings only specific to the "Insufficient contact information" or the "Missing return and refund policy." Free listings will no longer be disapproved but instead, they may "have limited visibility on Google," Google wrote.

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Google Tests Popular Destinations Overlays Google Travel Details

Google seems to be testing overlaying on top of the web search results the popular destinations feature and details you'd normally get in Google Travel. Previously, Google would show you a snippet and when you clicked in for more, it would take you to Google Travel.

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Google Tests Expandable Maps In Search & Tabs In Map Results (Again)

Google is testing an expandable map feature in Google Search for when you see the map load in mobile search. This is instead of when you click on the map and it takes you into Google Maps, here Google is just expanding the map screen larger and adds a link to go to Google Maps.

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Peter The Greeter Google Dance

Peter The Greeter Google Dance

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