John Mueller from Google said that merging content is always more challenging than a basic site move. Meaning, when you take a look at your content on your site and decide to merge a bunch of the content into fewer URLs, that takes longer for Google to handle than moving a site from domain A to domain B with no other changes.
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Google: Merging Content More Challenging Than Site Moves For SEO
Gary Illyes from Google said that if a URL has a status within Google Search Console as “URL is unknown to Google” that means that URL is really unknown to Google and has zero priority within Google Search systems.
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URL Is Unknown To Google In Search Console Means URL Has No Priority
Google has added a method to bulk manage the special hours for all the businesses you manage in Google Business Profiles. You can easily copy special hours from one business listing to others.
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Google Business Profiles Now Allows Bulk Managing Special Hours
Google Search is testing the frequently saved label not just in the main search results but also on the local results, the places section, of the Google Search results.
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Google Search Tests Frequently Saved Label On Local Results
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Explore the shift in branding with the rise of digital media. Learn how digital channels have transformed the way brands communicate with audiences.
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How Digital Has Changed Branding
Google’s John Mueller says the alt text decision process is not primarily about SEO The post Google Confirms Alt Text Is Not Primarily An SEO Decision appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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YouTube reveals how AI, viewer satisfaction, context, and multilingual tools are reshaping its recommendation system for 2025. The post How YouTube’s Recommendation System Works In 2025 appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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How YouTube’s Recommendation System Works In 2025 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
DeepSeek-R1 is a free, open-source alternative to ChatGPT, featuring advanced reasoning capabilities that mimick human thinking. The post DeepSeek-R1: The Open-Source AI Challenging ChatGPT appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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DeepSeek-R1: The Open-Source AI Challenging ChatGPT via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 27, 2025
Google Search may have pushed some unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm update or tweak around Friday, January 24th. I briefly mentioned this on my Friday video but I felt it was worth kicking up here as its own story.
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Google Search Ranking Volatility Spiked Friday Jan 24 Through Weekend