Google seems to be testing a new set of search refinements that let you filter by the brand or specific store you want to filter your results by. So a search for a [camo backpack] has search refinements for colors and size and type but also to let you filter by results on Amazon and Walmart, for example.

Google seems to be testing a new set of search refinements that let you filter by the brand or specific store you want to filter your results by. So a search for a [camo backpack] has search refinements for colors and size and type but also to let you filter by results on Amazon and Walmart, for example.

This is a weird one… Claire Carlile noticed Google testing where if you click on the section buttons or local listing labels in the local listing on mobile, it will refine your search query in the main search box

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Google’s new “it looks like these results are changing quickly.” Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google seems to be testing adding smiley faces to the local pack reviews filter options. So in the “people often mention” keyword filters, instead of it just saying the words like care, food, products, quality, etc, it may add a smiley face to some of those words to express higher satisfaction from customers in those areas.

In a report on Web Stories usage, Google says 100,000 new stories are now being added to the search index every day. The post Google Web Stories Reaches 100K Per Day Milestone appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s John Mueller had to tell an individual that when Google makes changes to its search algorithms, those changes should have zero impact on your direct traffic. Yes, they can have a big impact on your organic traffic, but not your direct traffic.

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. The Google spam update was released yesterday but so far…

In this episode, our guest is Marty Weintraub.