Google announced today 500 million people are now using Google Assistant across smartphones, TVs, smart home devices, and other gadgets.

We have another Google Search Console bug to report, this one is with the crawl stats report. Yes, another legacy tool and report

I am seeing some early signals of a possible Google search ranking algorithm update starting today, January 7, 2020. There is some chatter within the SEO community and some of the tools are picking up on ranking fluctuations.

The nuance of measuring organic conversions is much more complex.

Want to build high-quality links? Ignore these big link building misconceptions, which will cost you time and money

There have been numerous reports within the SEO community that Google has been really slow recently to respond to some reconsideration requests. Some are taking months but most are taking many weeks

TV shows get the real-time user comments feature that has been working for sporting events in Google search. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Learn how to set up offline conversion tracking in Microsoft Advertising to include data from outside sources. The post How to Track Offline Conversions in Microsoft Advertising via @timothyjjensen appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

The app also has a new look featuring a carousel of common search categories. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

The rise of Google’s zero-click SERPs is threatening websites. Here’s how you can get your organic search traffic back. The post Google’s Hogging Half Your Traffic: How to Get It Back via @LongtailUX appeared first on Search Engine Journal .