It seems like the Google Search feature for “things to know” has significantly dropped and is rarely showing now both on desktop and mobile. I am personally not seeing things to know boxes for my test queries and according to RankRanger, Things to know is no longer showing up for most, if not all, search result pages.
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Report: Google Search Things To Know Rarely Showing Now?
Google AdSense has improved its site verification methods with a real-time site check, meta tag verification method, and Ads.txt improvements.
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Google AdSense Gains Real Time Verification & Meta Tag Verification
Google seems to be testing highlighting portions of text in the search result snippets. This seems different from the highlighting of featured snippets, people also ask, things to know or sections of the explore feature. This is Google using blue highlight on the normal search results snippets.
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Google Tests Blue Highlighting Text Within Search Result Snippets
Bing is testing showing a lock icon in the Bing Search results for snippets from secure websites. Previously, Bing tested secure site labels and HTTPS labels in those positions but now Bing is testing showing a lock icon.
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Bing Tests Lock Icon In Search Results For Secure Websites
Google is testing displaying the European Union energy labels or icons on some product search results.
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Google Search Tests European Union Energy Labels On Products
We’re feeling the excitement mount as we are now just over two weeks away from the MaketingProfs B2B Forum! As a lead-up to this event, we’ve been sharing an ongoing interview series, “Feeling B2B,” exploring the emotions behind B2B marketing with top minds in the industry. These conversations range from Joe Pulizzi’s insights into unconventional content marketing tactics to Ahava Leibtag’s thoughts on the nuances that separate B2C from B2B content experiences .
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B2B Marketing Expert Interview Series: Feeling B2B with Ann Handley #MPB2B
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This original data study reveals impact on search intent, aiding smart decisions for product and category pages. Refine your ecommerce strategy with fresh insights. The post How Plural Keywords Impact Search Intent For Ecommerce [Data Study] appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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How Plural Keywords Impact Search Intent For Ecommerce [Data Study] via @sejournal, @LidiaInfanteM
The one thing that brand managers, company owners, SEOs, and marketers have in common is the desire to have a very strong brand because it’s a win-win for everyone.
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Google is on trial for allegedly using underhand tactics to ensure it stays the world’s leading search engine. The U.S. Justice Department claims Google, which owns a 90% market share in search, paid massive sums to companies like Apple to make it the default search engine on products like the iPhone
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Google search antitrust trial updates: Everything you need to know (so far)
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 15, 2023