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Google announced this feature would be rolling out a few weeks ago, now it is live in the US English mobile search results. Google’s new highly cited label for top stories in the mobile US English search results are now rolling out. Google announced this feature a few weeks ago and told us it would be rolling out soon, and now it is. What it looks like. Here is a screenshot I took last night on my iPhone (while in New York) of the label showing up in this story. I first noticed…

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As a reminder, the Google product reviews update looks for in-depth analysis, actual product use, unique information and comparable product coverage. On March 23, 2022, Google begun rolling out the third product reviews update that added additional ranking signals to that ranking algorithm. It seems like the March 2022 product reviews update is just about done rolling out now, so we asked some of the data providers that track the ranking volatility, to tell us what they are seeing. In short, Semrush and RankRanger are showing that the March 2022 product reviews…

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Plus, Google releases new Google Merchant Center Insights reports. Earlier we reported about the Google Shopping experience scorecard where Google said it would reward merchants that provide an “excellent customer experience” with “a boost in rankings,” “a badge” and “other benefits that will help consumers find your business,” within the Google Shopping tab in Google Search. Google now announced this reward is through the “Trusted Store badge” that can be seen on free Google Shopping listings. Google said “merchants who provide excellent shipping and returns services, for example, may receive a badge indicating they’re…

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Google also added hotel attributes to define if your hotel offers support to those displaced from Ukraine. Google Business Profiles is rolling out a new business attribute under a new category called “emergency help” where you can say if your business or organization accepts donations, employs refugees, needs volunteers or offers free products or services. What it looks like. Here is a screenshot from Krystal Taing on Twitter of the new attributes: How to access it. You may be able to access these new attributes by logging into your Google Business Profile account, clicking on the…

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Some tech giants are taking steps to curate the Russian content that hits their platforms. It is time Google did the same in its search results. Google’s search results for Russian search queries related to Ukraine are almost entirely dominated by a handful of known Russian pro-Putin propaganda publications, such as Izvestia, Russia Today and Ria News. How is this happening when several credible Ukrainian and Western publications deserving to rank? And how is this happening when Google has stated its commitment to fighting disinformation? Here’s why Google needs to fix…

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Google has told employees they should start coming into the office three days a week, beginning April 4, as the pandemic winds down. Like many companies, Google has changed its plans multiple times as the pandemic has continued. The company was preparing to bring employees back to the office months ago, before the Omicron variant gained traction. According to Geekwire, the company has notified employees in the Seattle and Kirkland, Washington area, that they will be required to be in the office at least three days a week. The company…

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This feature first launched in 2017 in the local panel and Google appears to be testing it in Google Maps. Google is testing displaying the questions and answers feature in the Google Maps interface that it initially launched in 2017 for local panels in Google Search. Now some are able to see the questions and answers box in Google Maps local listings for businesses, although I cannot personally replicate this. What it looks like. Allie Margeson posted a screenshot of this on Twitter: Previously. Google only launched this officially in desktop search, on mobile search, or on Android…

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In this tutorial, you’ll learn a step-by-step process you can use to create a multisite URL Inspection monitoring system. On January 31, Google released the URL Inspection API, enabling you to programmatically check the status of URLs in bulk (based on properties you have access to in GSC). Although you could always inspect one URL at a time in GSC to see if a URL was indexed, this is the first time you can check the indexing status of URLs in bulk (based on data directly from Google). The API opens…

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After nearly two years, the new Partners program requirements have taken effect and Google will notify all Partners of their current status. Google has launched the new Google Partners program, the company announced Wednesday. This means that Partners program requirement changes have now taken effect. Google will notify all Partners of their current status. Those that have already met the new requirements will receive their Partners badge immediately and those that have not will receive their badge as soon as they meet all the requirements. Google initially announced requirement changes to this program in February…

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Google is backing down after igniting a firestorm, and will not force free, legacy G Suite accounts to upgrade to paid Google Workspace plans. Google allows individuals and businesses to use its services in concert with their own domain name. This means they can have an email that ends in their domain name, rather than @gmail.com. For years, it was possible to sign up for this service, called G Suite, for free. Eventually Google renamed the service to Google Workspace and ended the free accounts, although existing accounts were grandfathered…

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