Archive for August, 2021

Microsoft Bing Search Let’s Chat Feature

2021/08/03

Microsoft Bing seems to be testing a new chat feature in its search results. Sunny Ujjawal posted a screen shot of this on Twitter, that I cannot replicate. Bing pops open a chat box on the right side of the search results that says “Hello! What would you like to talk about today?”

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Web Accessibility Myths: Debunking 7 Common Misconceptions

2021/08/03

The laws and best practices around website accessibility can seem forbiddingly complex at first sight. Unhelpfully, there are also several myths and half-truths in circulation, which can muddy the waters and give companies a false sense of security about the accessibility of their digital content. It’s vital to make sure your website is accessible to people with disabilities, so the goal of this short blog post is to bust some of the more common myths and get you on track for compliance! What is website accessibility, and why should you care

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Google: You May Get Some Ranking Benefit If Someone Steals Your Original Images

2021/08/03

Gary Illyes of Google was asked if someone steals your original image, makes no changes to it, and they embed it on their own site, can the original image holder benefit from that. Gary’s short answer was no, but he said it is possible you do get some benefit he said.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 2, 2021

2021/08/02

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

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WPX WordPress Hosting Outage via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2021/08/02

WPX hosting outage caused anguish as WordPress websites were taken offline for hours The post WPX WordPress Hosting Outage appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Adds New Guidelines To Math Solver Markup Help Documentation

2021/08/02

Google has added technical, content, and quality guidelines to the Math solver guidelines help documentation. The company also removed solution page markup instructions.

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Google Merchant Center Will Enforce Accurate Manufacturer Part Numbers (MPN)

2021/08/02

Google announced that it will begin enforcing that Google Merchant Center merchants use Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) and accurate ones. Google said starting in August of 2021, item-level warnings for “Incorrect product identifier [mpn]” will be issued on the Diagnostics page of your Merchant Center account.

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Google’s Mobile-First Indexing: Everything We Know (So Far) via @sejournal, @mindyweinstein

2021/08/02

Are you current on your mobile-first indexing information? This article consolidates everything we know, so far. The post Google’s Mobile-First Indexing: Everything We Know (So Far) appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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7 Questions B2B Marketers Need to Answer About Influencer Marketing

2021/08/02

Diminishing organic social reach, distrust of brand marketing and information overload makes reaching and engaging today’s B2B buyer harder than ever. On top of that, the major changes brought by the pandemic have created new challenges and opportunities for B2B companies to better attract and engage customers in meaningful ways

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Image Alt Text vs. Title Text vs. File Names: What’s the Difference? via @sejournal, @BrianHarnish

2021/08/02

What’s the difference between image alt text, title text, and file names? Learn how to optimize each one for search

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