Content Marketing and SEO

Google's new documentation shows how to get traffic from their Top Stories search feature. The post Google Shows How To Get More Traffic From Top Stories Feature appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google simplifies removing personal data from search with new alerts, streamlined takedown requests, and search result refreshing. The post Google Simplifies Removing Personal Info From Search Results appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

An apparent bug in Google's Sitelinks algorithm is showing links to unhelpful pages. The post Google Sitelinks Algorithm Bug Shows Wrong Links appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

A lawsuit alleges Google's AI Overview falsely identified musician Ashley MacIsaac as a sex offender. It seeks $1.5M in damages. The post Google Sued Over False AI Overview About Musician appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google expands Search Live to 200+ countries, powered by its new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model with multilingual voice and camera search in AI Mode. The post Google Takes Search Live Global With Gemini 3.1 Flash Live appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's web.dev guidance advises developers to treat AI agents as a distinct visitor type and recommends practices similar to accessibility practices. The post Google Tells Developers To Build For AI Agents, Not Just Humans appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google is testing AI headline rewrites in Search using similar language to the earlier Discover test that became a feature. The post Google Tested AI Headlines In Discover. Now It’s Testing Them In Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google is testing Web Bot Auth, an experimental protocol for verifying some AI agent requests with cryptographic signatures alongside existing checks. The post Google Testing Web Bot Auth To Verify AI Agent Requests appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google is testing "Ask YouTube," a conversational search feature that returns AI summaries with cited videos. Available to US Premium users. The post Google Tests ‘Ask YouTube’ Conversational Search Experiment appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Some GA4 users report seeing “Analytics Advisor,” a conversational AI interface in Google Analytics. The post Google Tests “Analytics Advisor” Inside GA4, According To Reports appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google tests AI headline rewrites in Search, completes the March spam update in under 20 hours, and adds AI content labeling to structured data docs. The post Google Tests AI Headlines, Rolls Out Spam Update – SEO Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google Search Console is testing a feature that shows how linked social channels perform in Google Search, including clicks, impressions, and queries. The post Google Tests Social Channel Insights In Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

An analysis of approximately 16,000 U.S. queries shows text ads increasing their click share by 7-13 points year over year. The post Google Text Ad Click Share Rises Sharply In Some Verticals appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google notifies users about mandatory migration of all reCAPTCHA services to Cloud platform. Service will remain free with a usage limit. The post Google To Migrate All reCAPTCHA Services To Cloud Platform appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google is preparing to test search result changes in the EU that would show rival vertical search services alongside its own results The post Google To Test Search Changes In EU After DMA Charges, Per Report appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google updated the documentation for their structured data carousels (beta) that are available in the EEA The post Google Updated Documentation For EEA Structured Data Carousels (Beta) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google updated AI Mode to change how it displays recipes and links to the creators The post Google Updates AI Mode Recipe Sites Results In Response To Backlash appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google announced an update to how AI Mode displays recipes in order to send more traffic to recipe blogs The post Google Updates AI Recipe Results To Send More Traffic appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's updated guidance clarifies that Google-Extended does not affect search inclusion, nor is it a ranking signal The post Google Updates Gemini/Vertex AI User Agent Documentation appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google updated its Googlebot documentation to clarify file size limits, separating default limits that apply to all crawlers from Googlebot-specific details. The post Google Updates Googlebot File Size Limit Docs appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's updated image SEO best practices recommend using consistent URLs for images across your site to preserve crawl budget. The post Google Updates Image SEO Best Practices: Use Consistent URLs appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google is updating its gambling advertising rules. Preview the changes before they go into effect on April 14. The post Google Updates Its Gambling & Games Advertising Policy appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google updated its JavaScript SEO docs with new guidance on canonical URLs for JavaScript-rendered pages. Keep canonicals consistent before and after rendering. The post Google Updates JavaScript SEO Docs With Canonical Advice appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google updates structured data guidelines, enabling merchants to showcase sale, member, and strikethrough pricing in search results. The post Google Updates Product Markup To Support Member Pricing & Sales appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google updates robots meta tag document with details on managing how content appears in new AI Mode. The post Google Updates Robots Meta Tag Document To Include AI Mode appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article