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I know we just reported yesterday about a potential Google update on December 10th but now I am seeing some early chatter, supported by some of the automated rank checking tools...

Wondering when the Super Bowl is being held next year? Don’t depend on Google. The search engine can’t seem to make up its mind.

For the record, Super Bowl 50 will be held on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. The exact time still seems not to have been set. But if you ask Google, it sometimes gives the right location (Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California) but the wrong date of Saturday, Feb. 6:



As you can see above, Google’s direct answer for “when is the super bowl” shows Super Bowl 50...

Remember the unconfirmed Google update from November 19th? Well, there is speculation that there are still fluctuations around that update that are continuing to roll out.

As you know, Google told us Penguin 4.0 won't be released by the end of this year. But people are asking me, will it be released in January.

Well...

Just like we have an App Indexing API ranking boost, an HTTPS ranking boost, a mobile friendly ranking boost and other Google ranking boosts - yesterday...

Heard about Microsoft’s Cortana digital assistant but haven’t been able to try it on your phone, since it was only for Windows? Now iOS and Android users can use it, too.

Microsoft shared the news today on its blog. You’ll find the iOS version here; the Android version here. Both are only available for those in the US and China. For Apple, you need to run iOS 8 and above. For Android, you need Android 4.1.2 or higher.

Cortana is much more limited in what it can do running on iOS and...

There seems to be an unusually large number of manual actions being sent out by Google this week. I am not sure if they busted yet another link network or spam network or if it is just that they are trying to clear out the spam queue before the holidays...

Google has begun using revised language for some of their reconsideration requests and the question is, are these more confusing for users. I spotted two different cases posted to social media...

In a recent article at Search Engine Land we were told that Google Posts That Local Results Are Influenced By Clicks, Then Deletes That. It caught my attention, and had me investigating further. Patents Involving Clicks Influencing Search...