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Disambiguating Image Queries at Google
by Bill Slawski
Mar 4, 2020
Mar 4, 2020
Better Understanding Image Queries
Years ago, I wouldn’t have expected a search engine telling a searcher about objects in a photograph or video, but search engines have been evolving and getting better at what they do
In February, Google was...
Years ago, I wouldn’t have expected a search engine telling a searcher about objects in a photograph or video, but search engines have been evolving and getting better at what they do
In February, Google was...
Google: Nofollow Change Was A Policy Change; No Action Was Necessarily Taken By Googlers Yet
We are all still trying to figure out if Google took any action with the nofollow link attribute change on March 1, 2020 or not. It seems the answer is not. John Mueller said in a Google webmaster hangout at the 17:22 mark that this is a policy change and as far as he knows, no engineer or anyone at Google has actually done anything differently since the change.
March 2020 Google Webmaster Report
This was one busy month, filled with numerous unconfirmed Google search ranking updates both in web search and local. It is also after March 1st, and the nofollow link change for crawling and indexing is now just a hint but Google said no change. A Google patent application was published that may explain the Medic update.
Google Weekend Search Algorithm Ranking Fluctuations & Chatter
Over the weekend, like between February 28th, February 29th and March 1st, there was significant chatter within the SEO community and this time it was backed by some of the automated tracking tools. The chatter seems to have potentially died down a bit now but it might be too early to tell.
Google Nofollow Change March 1st But Google Says Don't Expect Any Change Yet
So the big nofollow link attribute change is coming March 1st, which is this Sunday. But it seems like we shouldn't really see anything happen on March 1st, at least based on how Gary Illyes and John Mueller of Google are both saying we shouldn't see any changes on March 1st. Why?
The Rules of Link Building - Best of Whiteboard Friday
Feb 27, 2020
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Video Transcription
Happy Friday, Moz fans! Welcome to another edition of Whiteboard Friday. Today we are going over the rules of link building. It's no secret that links are one of the top three ranking factors in Google and can greatly benefit your website. But there is a little confusion around...
Video Transcription
Happy Friday, Moz fans! Welcome to another edition of Whiteboard Friday. Today we are going over the rules of link building. It's no secret that links are one of the top three ranking factors in Google and can greatly benefit your website. But there is a little confusion around...
Google Update Chatter Earlier This Week But Sensors Not Triggered
This is a weird one because I have been seeing chatter within the SEO community around a Google update starting around Sunday or Monday of this week and continuing for the next few days. But the automated tracking sensors from Mozcast, SEMRush, RankRanger and others show nothing - nothing at all.
Google Patent Related To Medic Update? Website Representation Vector For Classifying Web Sites.
Bill Slawski posted about a new Google patent application filed in August of 2018 that was just revealed last week named Website Representation Vector to Generate Search Results and Classify Website. This patent can explain a lot around the August 2018 Medic update theories out there.
Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target? - Best of Whiteboard Friday
Feb 20, 2020
Plus, don't miss our upcoming webinar on Wednesday, March 11: Competitive Analysis for SEO: Size Up & Surpass Your Search Rivals presented by Director of Growth Marketing Kelly Cooper.
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Howdy, Moz fans, and welcome to another edition of Whiteboard Friday. So this week...
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Howdy, Moz fans, and welcome to another edition of Whiteboard Friday. So this week...
Google Search Algorithm Update Blip On Monday & Tuesday?
Monday and Tuesday there was a blip of fluctuations and chatter across the SEO community around a Google search algorithm update. We have SEOs noticing ranking changes over a 24-48 hour period and some of the toolsets picked up on dense rank position changes over the past couple of days.
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