With the Assistant now on a billion devices, the move was inevitable.

Google’s John Mueller cautions it takes more than a perfect score on the Web.dev tool to achieve top rankings. The post Google Says Top Scores on Web.dev Won’t Boost Rankings by @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

If you primarily use a desktop computer, you’ll be happy to know that you can now reply to Google Maps reviews without opening a mobile app. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Are keywords dead, or slowly dying?

A year ago Google began showing what people are trending in Google search. I am not sure if this next one is new, but Grant Oster shared a screen shot of Google showing a trending icon on the “more people” carousel.

This topic goes back ages, but for some reason John Mueller from Google said again in a Google Webmaster Help thread that it is perfectly fine and doesn’t hurt you in Google search to share an IP address on the same server with other web sites.

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Reddit is now home to 330 million monthly active users, but they’re the least valuable of any social network. The post Reddit Has the Least Valuable Users Compared to Other Social Networks by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

A new study reveals the real reasons why consumers follow brands on social media. The post The Top Reasons Consumers Follow and Engage With Brands on Social Media by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

A new report on digital advertising in Q4 2018 reveals that paid search spend grew 10% year-over-year.