Google Ads introduced a new feature that has been in beta since late last year named Google Ads Explanations. Explanations give you insights into large changes in your Google Ads account performance. These explanations help you quickly find out why it happened with the performance of your campaigns

Three specific criteria play a significant role in how long your SEO will take to get results: competition, inbound links, and content. The post How Long Does SEO Take? via @jeremyknauff appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google added the ability to refine keywords directly in the Google Keyword Planner tool. Google wrote this is to help “make it easier for you to find keyword ideas that fit with your new and existing campaigns, you can now refine keywords in Keyword Planner.”

When Google launched featured snippets anchor and highlight feature, it came with added tracking parameters to the URL you click on from Google. Google adds on #:~:text= to the URL you click on from Google

Prabhakar Raghavan, who has been running the Ads and Commerce teams since 2018, is replaced Ben Gomes as the head of Google Search and Assistant. Ben Gomes is still with Google, he is just moving to Google Education. Ben took over as head of Google Search in 2008 when he replaced John Giannandrea, who replaced Amit Singhal.

Bing launched a new feature in the new version of Bing Webmaster Tools – Site Scan. Site Scan is basically a tool that you can run to see common SEO issues with your site. This is run in real time, so you press start scan, and then wait for Bing to send you back the report.

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…

Brodie Clark posted screen shots of Google showing rich results, i.e. stars and FAQ schema, for a couple of site’s home pages in the Google search results.

DuckDuckGo has reportedly been in talks with the U.S. Justice Department regarding an investigation into Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices. The post DuckDuckGo Questioned By Authorities Over Google Antitrust Investigation via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal

This week on Marketing O’Clock, we’re rejoicing over LinkedIn’s new engagement retargeting options, the ability to schedule tweets, and more.