How to create new Google Shopping insight reports in Data Studio
Identify under-performing products faster, see what’s popular in your industry and get more out of PPC reporting. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
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Google: Scoring 100 In SEO In Lighthouse Doesn’t Make You A Good SEO
Gary Illyes of Google said on Twitter “achieving a SEO score 100 in Lighthouse just means that you can follow a handful of directions, not that you’re great at SEO.” He did say “but good job!” Those that do score 100 he said are good at following directions.
The Google Indexing Issue From A Month Ago Was A Crawling Issue
On June 2, 2020, Google yet again confirmed it was having issues displaying new content in its search results. Google said it was an “indexing issue.” Well, it was actually a crawling issue that led to Google not being able to show the new pages in the index.
Instagram Tests Replacing Activity Tab With Shopping Tab via @MattGSouthern
Instagram is replacing the Activity tab with a ‘Shop’ tab for select users as part of a global test. The post Instagram Tests Replacing Activity Tab With Shopping Tab via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal
Instagram Lets Users Pin Comments to the Top of Posts via @MattGSouthern
Instagram is testing pinned comments on posts as part of a larger effort to combat bullying on the platform. The post Instagram Lets Users Pin Comments to the Top of Posts via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Google Tests Video List View
Google is testing replacing the carousel interface in the Google search results for videos with a list view. Here is a screen shot from Mordy Oberstein where he spotted this when he was looking for new jeans 
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 7, 2020
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…
Cooler Screens is trying to solve digital advertising’s ‘last-mile’ problem
The company offers unique in-store digital merchandising at the point of sale. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article
Web Stories Image Thumbnails In Google Mobile Search Results
In 2018, Google launched AMP Stories and then they got more visual, with visual stories in 2019. Now, Google renamed them from AMP Stories to Web Stories.
Is it time for Google Scotland?
Google has search results specific to 179 countries but some improvements are needed to be regionally relevant.