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Google has not yet announced the addition of these new manual actions but they are all visible in the help documents.

Starting on April 6, Google will begin enforcing price accuracy between Merchant Center feeds and checkout.

Google Search Console Discover performance report now includes all data Also be on the look out for the new origin referrer for Chrome Google Discover traffic. Barry Schwartz on February 2, 2021 at 11:28 am More Google announced that the Discover performance report within Google Search Console will now include all data, including Chrome data. As you may know, users can access stories from Google Discover in multiple ways. One way is in the Google Search app or on Google.com’s home pa...

Google adds Black-owned business label to product results This was first launched for the Google local business results in July 2020 and now is supported by Google Merchant Center. Barry Schwartz on February 1, 2021 at 7:43 am More Google announced that black-owned businesses can now also show a special label or indicator in their product and shopping results within Google Search. The label reads “identifies as Black-owned” and shows in the product listing results within Google Shop...

Google adds price drop appearance rich results to search results Google automatically calculates the price drop based on changes to your structured data over time. Barry Schwartz on January 25, 2021 at 8:34 am More Google has quietly updated the product structured data help documentation to add a section for price drop appearance. In that section Google said it now supports displaying price drop rich results on snippets within English in the US, on both desktop and mobile search. What is...

Google Search launches updated mobile design and interface With a new, modern experience, Google says the redesign is easier to read and use. Barry Schwartz on January 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm More Google is rolling out a new design for its mobile search results. The updated interface aims to make the search interface easier to read for searchers while providing a cleaner and more modern experience, the company said. The new look has begun rolling out and will continue to roll out over the c...

Google might remove search in Australia if forced to pay to link to sites This comes after Google signs an agreement with French publishers to pay for some content. Barry Schwartz on January 22, 2021 at 9:34 am More Google has threatened to leave Australia and remove Google Search for Australian users if the Australian government forces the company to pay to link to websites it lists in its search results. The news has caught wide media attention, as you would expect, but also sets a hug...

Google Search Console now lets you dive in to how well your news site performs in Google News and the Google News App.

The updated report now gives you very specific categories and labels for errors and responses.

Google My Business launches new performance reporting You can access these new reports within Google My Business under the insights section. Barry Schwartz on January 7, 2021 at 7:27 pm More Google is now rolling out new performance reports within the Google My Business Insights section. These new reports have been a long time coming, with hints of it back in August and then again last month. But now, these reports are live for you to access and test out. What it looks like. To access ...