This week in search, I admitted I could not find an obvious pattern from the Google June 25th algorithm update. I did publish my monthly Google webmaster report.

Implemented structured data markup but not seeing rich snippets in search results? Learn why and how to fix it. The post 12 Reasons Why Your Rich Snippets Aren’t Showing by @@natalieannhoben appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Mozilla takes a jab at Google’s Chrome: Source: Twitter Google… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

What is Google’s misrepresentative content policy and how does it affect you? Google’s John Brown sheds light on this policy. The post What Google’s Misrepresentative Content Means for AdSense Publishers by @admanjaybee appeared first on Search Engine Journal

John Mueller of Google had to say in a Google Webmaster Help thread that adding a YouTube video to your page will not make the page high quality by itself.

There are many web design and optimization strategies out there, but one that is underrated is creating trust with your audience. Learn how to create trust with your audience here

How to Build a Sustainable Social Marketing Strategy [Infographic] Maximize your marketing efforts by understanding core best practices including, emphasize visual content, use infographics if you’re a B2B brand and avoid clickbait titles. This infographic also shows stats that will help you understand audience behaviors and interests on social media. ( Social Media Today ) Google is Testing a New Design for Mobile Search Results Google is testing a new design for both paid and organic search results.

According to research from Conductor, customers are 131% more likely to buy after reading a piece of educational content. The post How Content Marketing Impacts Purchase Decisions, Brand Affinity, and Trust by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Yesterday, Google announced a new AdSense format named “native ads.” The native ads come in two forms, (a) In-feed, In-article…