Back in December 2019 or so, Google stopped the requirement for news publishers to manually submit their news site to be included in Google News. Instead, Google said it will automatically through its algorithms figure out what sites to include in Google News. The problem is, this new process is a complete failure for new publishers

In October 2019, Fabrice Canel of Microsoft told us about a new content submission API to not feed just URLs to Bing but to feed the content on those URLs to Bing as well. Well, more details about this API are coming next month said Fabrice Canel.

Often when it comes to getting a better score in some of the core web vital metrics it is about making your images faster to load. One SEO asked if they can downsize the images in a very heavy way where the image would become blurry in order to improve the score. John Mueller of Google said “that sounds like a bad idea.”

Google is adding more information to Search and Maps about businesses that offer options for grocery delivery and pickup. The post Google Enhances Business Profiles For Stores With Delivery & Pickup via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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

In this month’s episode, Greg Finn sits down with lead generation experts to discuss lead generation ads and best practices to make their efforts count.

Martin Splitt from Google confirmed that Google Search does not measure title tags by the number of pixels. He said “that was a joke” when it was mentioned in the live version of the Search Off The Record podcast.

Accidental typos and guestimated spellings actually train Google’s spelling algorithm. Find out how.

Google announced this morning new features to improve Google Maps, including improved curbside pickup and delivery options. Plus, the company announced improvements to indoor live view navigation, air quality data and driving directions that are eco-friendly

Google’s John Mueller advises site owners that mobile-friendliness is not the same as ready for mobile-first indexing.