The past thirty-days in the Google organic universe was pretty busy, not just with COVID-19 changes to Google search but well beyond that. We had the May 2020 core update released just a few days ago (it was big), there were unconfirmed updates as well, including in local search. Google Shopping went from a paid model to a free model

Your target audiences don’t limit themselves to one channel, so neither should your business. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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While their importance pales in comparison to many other things taken away by our society’s ongoing lockdown, I do find myself missing sports. Going without them during a difficult time causes me to appreciate the comfortable routine and reliable distraction they provide all the more. Those who know me will not be surprised to learn that I’m longing for baseball especially — everything from strikeouts and singles to slides and steals.

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This update was an “absolute monster” said Mordy Oberstein from RankRanger. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

This is the first time Google says it has provided this kind of data to the public. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Posted by MiriamEllis The poet Burns once observed that the best laid plans “gang aft agley.” At Moz, we were about to publish our State of Local SEO industry report, based on our local search marketing survey to which hundreds of you generously replied. Then the public health emergency unexpectedly arose, and we decided to pause in our planning

This isn’t specifically new but from time to time I see someone share a Google survey or poll in the search results, asking the searcher to rate the search experience. In this case below, Google is asking the searcher if the specific web site shown in this snippet is helpful or not