Google Search updated its language matching systems
This update was released a couple of weeks ago and helps Google match the searchers language to documents in its index.
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This update was released a couple of weeks ago and helps Google match the searchers language to documents in its index.
Barry Schwartz | Sep 8, 2023 at 8:18 am ETThe update took 16 days to roll out - we hope you only saw increases in visibility.
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Barry Schwartz | Aug 22, 2023 at 5:33 pm ETThis is the second Google core update of 2023. The rollout is expected to take up to two weeks to complete.
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Barry Schwartz | Aug 2, 2023 at 12:00 pm ETGoogle also confirmed adding links to the AI-generated answers and continues to work to improve speed.
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Barry Schwartz | Aug 1, 2023 at 9:35 am ETIn addition to its Automated Content policy, Google clarified its existing Merchant Center policies and enforcement behavior.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 28, 2023 at 8:27 am ETAfter much frustration over the new Sitenames feature in Google search, Google released some additional updates.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 28, 2023 at 8:16 am ETA new "dark" setting will appear in your search settings under the "appearance" section.
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Barry Schwartz | Jul 25, 2023 at 8:06 am ETAfter numerous reports of Google showing a fraction of the sites links, Google said it will fix an issue with the report.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 24, 2023 at 10:22 am ETThe related search operator would show you sites related to the URL you asked about. Google said it hasn't worked well.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 19, 2023 at 11:10 am ETYou can now upload photos to Bing Chat and ask the AI search engine a question based on that images.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 18, 2023 at 12:08 pm ETThis bug impacted the the traffic of may news publishers for a 3 week period.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 14, 2023 at 5:58 pm ETThe new features include pin and rename conversations, export code to more places, share answers, use images for prompts, listen to answers and adjust responses.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 13, 2023 at 3:01 am ETGoogle Search Console sent out emails to site owners where their INP scores are not meeting the mark.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 12, 2023 at 8:04 am ETThis bug may be impacting publisher traffic from Google News.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 10, 2023 at 4:17 pm ETSome SEOs began to notice a spike in errors and issues being reported by Google Search Console. Google said it is not an issue, but a reporting change.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 10, 2023 at 11:06 am ETGoogle said it will engage with the web and AI communities with public discussions during this process.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 6, 2023 at 3:57 pm ETThe new features can help advertisers save time, make more informed decisions, and improve the performance of Google Ads campaigns.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 5, 2023 at 7:26 am ETOpen AI said they disabled this feature "out of an abundance of caution" after users were able to access content behind some paywalls.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 4, 2023 at 4:00 pm ETWhile Google still has access to the Twitter firehose, Google has still dropped over half of the Twitter URL it indexed.
Barry Schwartz | Jul 3, 2023 at 10:38 am ETThat includes new price match monitors, buying guides and review summaries powered by Bing Chat.
Barry Schwartz | Jun 29, 2023 at 11:00 am ETInstead, Google is recommending an accurate lastmod date in your Sitemap file.
Barry Schwartz | Jun 26, 2023 at 11:20 am ETIn order for you to prepare for when Google replaces FID with INP as a core web vital metric, Google has launched a new report to aid you.
Barry Schwartz | Jun 21, 2023 at 8:11 am ETGoogle said in this case the alleged scammers created 350 fraudulent Business Profiles and over 14,000 fake reviews.
Barry Schwartz | Jun 16, 2023 at 7:29 am ET