Google istesting a new design for desktop search results, which features a sticky header and a rounded search bar. The post Google Tests New Design for Desktop Search Results by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google is testing another version of the image search preview window, this one is an overlay that hovers over the image search results after you click on the image.

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Google is now letting Local Guides add videos to Google Maps with their iPhones. The post Google Finally Lets Local Guides Upload iPhone Videos by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

There seems to be a lot of complaints in the past day around the Google Search Console performance report, when the query filter is used on that report. Many are saying when used, the report shows a huge drop in impressions and clicks starting on August 18th.

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that the URL inspector tool that launched about a month ago shows more recent and up-to-date information that the Google Search Console indexing reports.

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Carrier saw an average ranking position of 1.9 for product queries and 5x better conversions than other channels. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

For years, I’ve been suggesting along with the SEO community that Google think about how to design an automated action viewer in Google Search Console. A report that shows which algorithms, Panda, Penguin, interstitial, page speed, core search, etc has impacted a specific site or page.