Google introduces AI-powered features for retailers, aiming to boost efficiency during the shortened 2024 holiday shopping season. The post Google Introduces New AI Features For Retailers Ahead of Holiday Season appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Back in mid-June, I noticed that Google was not showing many of my images in Google Search and Discover and also some readers were pointing it out to me. So I used the handy Google Search Console URL Inspection tool to find out those S3 URLs I was using to host my images were blocking Googlebot from crawling.

Google is now testing a new user experience for maps in the Google Search local panel section.

Google has updated the first paragraph of its Organization structured data search developer documentation. Google said the update is to clarify “that some properties can influence which logo is shown, while others are used behind the scenes.”

John Mueller from Google in the latest SEO office hours said that Google, Googlebot, does not generally try variations of URLs to see if they work. So if you have a URL like domain.com/pagegoeshere1/, Google won’t try domain.com/pagegoeshere2/ to just try it out of curiosity.

For many sites that have customer or client portals, including SaaS companies, the login page is the primary destination for a lot of searchers. It will help your customers bypass your homepage and go right to the login area

Google’s updated profile page structured data documentation clarifies how it’s used in Google Search The post Google Updates ProfilePage Structured Data Documentation appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Survey shows how SEOs get new business, the kinds of clients they’re signing up, and what services they’re providing The post Survey Shows Where SEOs Get Their Clients appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google to replace Merchant Center with new version by September, introducing AI tools and unified management for online and local listings. The post Google To Replace Classic Merchant Center By September appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google adds og:title to sources for generating search result titles, expanding use of Open Graph data beyond social media. The post Google Now Uses Open Graph Title Tag (og:title) For Title Links appeared first on Search Engine Journal .