Instagram is updating its home feed ranking algorithm and giving a boost to original creations. Instagram’s home feed ranking algorithm is receiving an update that’s designed to boost the visibility of original content. Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, announced the ranking change is one component of a larger effort to reward originality and give credit […]
Read MoreIt’s normal for JavaScript-based webpages to appear empty in Google’s cached view, says Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller. JavaScript-based webpages may appear blank or incomplete in Google’s cache, which is normal and not indicative of any problems. This is stated by Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller in the latest installment of the Ask Googlebot video […]
Read MoreGoogle rolls out the March 2022 product review algorithm update, adding new criteria to the updates launched last year. Google launches a third product review algorithm update in search results, which builds off of the product review updates introduced last year. The first product review algorithm update, which is designed to reward content with first-hand […]
Read MoreYandex issued a statement warning that debt may cause material adverse effect on ability to keep operating Russia’s largest search engine, Yandex, issued a warning March 3, 2022 stating that there are two possible scenarios that could threaten continued operations. Yandex stated that it could operate for many months should either of those scenarios be […]
Read MoreJohn Mueller says keyword-based domains are limiting and provide no SEO bonus. He then offered ideas for the best domains Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about ranking benefits of using the keywords in the domain name. Mueller confirmed that there’s no SEO bonus for keywords in the domain and listed reasons why […]
Read MoreGoogle explains how its AI systems work to understand human language and return relevant search results. Google Search is capable of understanding human language with the assistance of multiple AI models that all work together to find the most relevant results. Information about how these AI models work is explained in simple terms by Pandu […]
Read MoreContent that appears in the first slot of the Top Stories section may be deduplicated from the main results if the Top Stories box appears before the main results. Google will deduplicate a link from its main web results if that same link appears in the first Top Stories slot, so long as the Top […]
Read MoreMicrosoft Bing has released a plugin for WordPress to let you easily integrate the IndexNow protocol on your WordPress site. Microsoft Bing has published a new WordPress plugin that makes it easy to integrate your WordPress blog and site with the IndexNow protocol. The plugin was released over the holidays and is available over here in the WordPress […]
Read MoreGoogle confirms changes to the local search algorithm recently rolled out, which it’s calling the November 2021 local search update. Google confirms an algorithm update began rolling out to local search results at the end of November and concluded on December 8. This update involved a “rebalancing” of ranking factors Google considers when generating local […]
Read MoreGoogle is developing a new responsiveness metric that could be a replacement for First Input Delay In a recent HTTPArchive Almanac article about CMS use worldwide, the author mentioned that all platforms score great on the First Input Delay (FID), a Core Web Vitals metric and that Google is working on a new metric, which […]
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