Twitter is expanding the ‘retweet with comment’ option to include photos, videos, and GIFs. The post Twitter Lets Users Add Photos, Videos, and GIFs to Retweets by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Facebook is making three distinct changes to the way videos are distributed in the news feed. The post Facebook Changes How Videos Rank in the News Feed by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that “learning how information retrieval algorithms work will be useful, even if it’s not used 1:1 in the same way.” This comes after he said that focusing on tf-idf algorithms and the metrics there may be short-sighted and not a good use of your time.

Posted by Dr-Pete The short answer is “yes.” You can reverse a 301-redirect, even though it’s technically permanent. The long answer, though, is that this change may not work the way you’d expect or hope, and it could even make your problems worse

Google is deprecating the old Keyword Planner this week as the new version is now finalized. The post Google Deprecates Old Keyword Planner, New Version is Now Complete by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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…

I am hearing reports of the change of address tool in Google Search Console is not working. I personally did not try it, it is one of those things that you don’t want to play around with, but Tom Brodbeck shared a screen shot of it not working.

In a new test, recommendations show on related areas in the web UI. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Join us June 3-5 in Seattle for invaluable networking events designed by search marketers for search marketers. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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