Google will again display ‘www’ in front of URLs in Chrome’s address bar following idespread user complaints. The post Google is Bringing ‘WWW’ Back to Chrome URLs Following User Complaints by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google My Business is letting admins edit their replies to reviews directly from the Knowledge Panel. The post Google My Business Lets Admins Edit Review Replies from the Knowledge Panel by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google has been caught buying or paying for links before but doesn’t always take action against themselves when caught.

Facebook announced it’s expanding fact-checking efforts to review the accuracy of photos and videos. The post Facebook Expands Fact-Checking to Photos and Videos by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Martin MacDonald, an SEO who has been in the community for 15 or so years, posted an excellent video that is worth watching. It discusses the negativity around our search industry and why we should just be nicer to each other

Google seems to be testing an ad format on mobile search where they remove the description section from the ad. The ad copy is removed, the only thing you see are the headlines and URL.

Twitter announced it will display live streams more prominently, bumping them to the top of users’ timelines. The post Twitter Bumps Live Streams to the Top of the Timeline by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google is introducing a new type of ad unit that will allow advertisers to display shoppable images on publisher websites. The post Google Introduces Shoppable Image Ads by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s John Mueller says content needs to be in HTML in order for it to be indexed quickly. The post Google Strongly Recommends Using HTML to Get Content Indexed Quickly by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .