Links may be less important to the Google Search ranking algorithm in the future
As Google better understands how the content fits in within the context of the whole web, links might not be as necessary.
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When is it okay to change URLs for SEO reasons?
Google's John Mueller warns not to change URLs for SEO reasons. Is he right? It depends, of course. Here are some exceptions.
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Google fixed a bug with some search features that may impact your site's visibility
Between October 18th and October 28th, Google Search had a bug with top stories and other search features.
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Google Search adds new coupons, side-by-side deals and price insights
Right before the holiday shopping season, Google added new search features to help searchers find deals.
Barry Schwartz Merchant Center Google Search Contributing Editor Search Engine Land Search Engine Roundtable
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Google adds Google Lens button to home page search box
Google rarely changes its desktop home page but today it did.
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Google's 2010 and 2018 page speed algorithms were replaced by core web vitals
Yep, it is all about the Page Experience update and core web vitals when it comes to Google's ranking alogrithms.
Barry Schwartz Google John Mueller John Mueller Contributing Editor Search Engine Land Search Engine Roundtable
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Google Analytics v3 Search Console report query data restored
After about a month, Google has finally fixed the bug where query data was not showing in Universal Analytic's Search Console query report.
Barry Schwartz John Mueller Search Console Google Analytics Universal Analytics Google Search Console
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Google Search Console mislabeled structured data errors as errors
This was a reporting issue only and did not impact the Google search results.
Barry Schwartz Google Search Search Console Contributing Editor Search Engine Land Search Engine Roundtable
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Google October 2022 spam update done rolling out in less than 48 hours
The update started on October 19th and was completed less than two days later on October 21st.
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Google releases October 2022 spam update
This is a global update that may take several days to fully roll out.
Barry Schwartz Google Search Spam Update Contributing Editor Search Engine Land Search Engine Roundtable
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