Aggregators, by definition, use duplicate content. This week, learn why they rank higher than your original content and discover how to rise above them

Google News has a new (I think new) section for some news queries that says “see similar headlines from.” This section is often at the bottom of the news results and it shows a carousel of news publications with their logo and name for you to scroll through and click on to get more news on that specific topic from that specific publication.

Google’s John Mueller answers whether a brand mention is treated like a link The post Does Google Treat Unlinked Mentions Like Links? appeared first on Search Engine Journal

You have all seen them, these country/language switcher menus at the top of the page that let you flip the language and region of the page to be more localized to your taste. But when is it all just too much and not going to help you with Google Search

As a reminder, the Google product reviews update looks for in-depth analysis, actual product use, unique information and comparable product coverage. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Previously, this tool only let those with a few listings manage their reviews. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

RSA customizers can help to create more dynamic ads that feature more product information in the ad copy without requiring advertisers to manually change the copy.

Working with developers to align on technical and SEO priorities is a challenge faced by many in-house SEOs, and by SEO agencies offering recommendations. How do we start conversations and support initiatives that get developers and SEOs all working towards the same goal? Is Core Web Vitals the common ground we need

For decades now, many SEOs have disagreed with Googlers about how to do SEO and how to rank sites well in Google Search. Some of those who disagree feel Google is either lying to the industry, some feel those Googlers don’t know the answer and some feel they just know better.

Hummingbird set the stage for dramatic advances in search. Learn what Google Hummingbird really was to better understand the impact it eventually had on SEO. The post Google’s Hummingbird Update: How It Changed Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal