Remember when Google added that keywords in business descriptions is a local ranking factor? Then Google pulled some of that information from the help document after local SEOs said it is not true?

Marketing executives from Procter & Gamble and Under Armour talked SEO, customer experience, and the influence of D2C. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

New data finds category page optimization is a valuable area to prioritize to boost your organic search rankings and traffic. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

The company cited spam fighting data in a post on contributed content. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Check out some interesting Google patents that recently have been granted. The post Google Search Patent Update – February 18, 2020 via @theGypsy appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Krebs on Security posted about new AdSense based extortion and ransom emails going out to Google AdSense publishers. Telling them if they do not pay $5,000 in bitcoins within 72-hours, they will send invalid traffic to the site, thus removing the AdSense earnings Google pays the publisher.

Google has added two new features to the change of address tool in Google Search Console. The one helps you validate your move with redirect validation. The other feature reminds you, or someone else with Search Console access, that the site is moving

Bing is in the initial stages of rolling out a modernized version of Bing Webmaster Tools. The post Bing Webmaster Tools Gets Refreshed With New Design & New Features via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal