We have been tracking the issue with Google My Business listings going missing maybe due to suspensions and other rumors around shortnames. But as we said, a fix was coming and it came. Greg Sterling from Search Engine Land updated us on Google’s statement saying “all listings that were not visible have been restored.”

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

Sponsored content from social media influencers is getting more expensive, with video content commanding the highest price. The post New Data Reveals How Much Brands Are Paying Influencers via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal

An ex-Googler revealed that Google stopped using the original PageRank algorithm in 2006. The post Ex-Googler Says PageRank Replaced in 2006 via @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Although I am tired of Google saying they make thousands of changes per year to search, I do like when they release updated numbers here.

Map re-querying, local autocomplete and a dedicated maps tab are now available. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google is accused of being biased against conservative sites – especially in news. Let’s unpack the allegations in this post. The post Google Isn’t Really Biased Against Conservative Websites – Here’s Why via @schachin appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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A former Google engineer named Jonathan Tang who worked at Google on search between 2009 and 2014 said Google hasn’t used PageRank since 2006. He said this in a Hacker News thread yesterday

Could changing title tags of articles you’ve already published can cause a drop in rankings? Read this to find out. The post Can Changing Titles Cause a Ranking Drop