Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

We expected this to roll out in 2020 but that seems unlikely now.

Ever wonder how long an article or story typically lasts on Google Discover? What is the average stickiness of a story displaying on Google Discover? Valentin Pletzer told me he measured 6,000 URLs and found that 6% last for only an hour but 61% last for between one hour and 24 hours

Google has been showing some ads in a local panel listing for years now, even sometimes showing a local listing with a competitors ad smack on top of it. But Ben Fisher said he has spotted, for the first time, an ad on a lawyer’s local listing in the Google search result.

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After 69 days of it not working, it is now back up and running. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

2020 was full of unexpected events that affected SEO. Are you ready for 2021? Here are three things you need to keep in mind

Even in the steadiest of times, content marketing can be a difficult field to project forward. The craft is fluid and fast-changing by nature. When customer preferences and behaviors are evolving, which is always, so too must the ways we reach and engage them

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