The report lists misinformation around COVID-19 and the political climate as well as ad fraud as top concerns last year. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google in the local pack is now expanding its “justifications” (weird word for this) to show not just general justifications about the business and not just what is on the menu but highlights from the menu. Luca Bove noticed this and Mike Blumenthal pointed it out, that this is new

Google’s John Mueller says there might be a site quality issue if copied content is consistently ranking above the original source. The post Google: Possible Quality Issue if Copied Content Outranks Original via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

There is a nice chat recorded in the last Google webmaster hangout between Mihai Aperghis and with Google’s John Mueller. Where they talked about the times you canonical a URL to another to consolidate signals but those URLs have different content on them.

Posted by JessicaFoster The written content on your website serves to not only inform and entertain readers, but also to grab the attention of search engines to improve your organic rankings. And while using SEO keywords in your content can help you get found by users, focusing solely on keyword density doesn’t cut it when it comes to creating SEO-friendly, reader-focused content

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

Yesterday, Google sent out a slew of notifications through Google Search Console about security or web compatibility issues upcoming with the site and Chrome 91. The email says there are new requirements for SharedArrayBuffers (SABs)

Authenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Discovered in WordPress Super Cache The post WP Super Cache Vulnerability Affects Over 2 Million Sites via @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Companies have changed the way they do business since the pandemic. In a new report, Google forecasts which of those changes are here to stay

Google lets businesses that do not want to display their addresses (like home based businesses) on Google Maps or Google Search the ability to label their business as “service level businesses.” But starting last Friday according to Tricia Clements (@yourbizwatchdog) Google is now showing the street views for these businesses, which is obviously scary, creepy and not what these businesses owners want.