Archive for May, 2020

Links, AI and Google May 2020 Update via @martinibuster

2020/05/13

Some are noticing link related patterns. MIT says the pandemic can disrupt AI algorithms. The post Links, AI and Google May 2020 Update via @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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Google My Business Adds Donation & Gift Card Links

2020/05/13

A couple weeks after Bing Places added integration with GoFundMe, Google My Business follows suit and also integrates with GoFundMe for donation links in your Google local listing. Well, Google also added PayPal as another option

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Google Local Inventory Adds Curbside Pickup Badge

2020/05/13

Google announced it is now testing curbside pickup labels in the local inventory ads in Google search. This should help increase business and sales for some retailers according to Google

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Google: Negative SEO Is Not Why Google Made Disavow Link Tool

2020/05/12

Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that the disavow tool was not created for negative SEO. He said “Not to put more fuel on the fire, but negative SEO is not a reason we have this tool — and I honestly can’t recall a situation where a site ever needed to do a disavow for that.”

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Daily Search Forum Recap: May 12, 2020

2020/05/12

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…

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Instagram to Let Users Pin Comments to the Top of Posts via @MattGSouthern

2020/05/12

Instagram is testing pinned comments on posts as part of a larger effort to combat bullying on the platform. The post Instagram to Let Users Pin Comments to the Top of Posts via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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LinkedIn Pages Can Now Host Virtual Live Events via @MattGSouthern

2020/05/12

LinkedIn Pages are being updated with the ability to create virtual events, in response to the rapid shift from in-person to online conferences. The post LinkedIn Pages Can Now Host Virtual Live Events via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Facebook Continues Creating In-Stream Ad Transparency via @SusanEDub

2020/05/12

Facebook has expanded four brand safety tools announced yesterday, specific to the in-stream ad placements. The post Facebook Continues Creating In-Stream Ad Transparency via @SusanEDub appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Drops Your Web Site & Phone Number Button When Marked As Temporarily Closed

2020/05/12

Did you know that if you mark your business as temporarily closed in Google My Business that Google will remove the buttons on your listing to go to your web site or call your business? Amy Toman shard this on Twitter and this is something a lot of businesses have been using with the COVID-19 outbreak

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