Google Says Less Common Languages Aren’t Considered Low Quality Content

Google’s John Mueller said lesser-used or known languages published on the web are not considered low-quality content just because they are lesser known. He said on Mastodon “good content is good content” no matter what language it is written in.Daniel Mealo asked, “Does the best recommendation at present become to deindex such pages with toContinueContinue reading “Google Says Less Common Languages Aren’t Considered Low Quality Content”

YouTube Home Page Not Ranking In Google Search

YouTube Home Page Not Ranking Normally In Google SearchWhen you search for in Google Search, currently, the YouTube home page is not ranking. You get Wikipedia, the YouTube Android app on Google Play, the iOS app on Apple.com, the YouTube blog and others but not youtube.com.Here is a screenshot:It is weird because if you searchContinueContinue reading “YouTube Home Page Not Ranking In Google Search”

Microsoft Bing Adverting Doctor And Clinic Ads

Microsoft Advertising announced yet another vertical ad option for medical professionals named Doctor and Clinic Ads. This is an open beta available in the United States, Australia, India, Germany, France, Canada, and the United Kingdom.Doctor and Clinic Ads are intent-triggered based on search for conditions, symptoms, specialists, and more. These rich placements provide real-time informationContinueContinue reading “Microsoft Bing Adverting Doctor And Clinic Ads”

Bing Tests Official Site Label

Microsoft Bing is testing adding an “official site” label in the search results. If you search for a specific site, you may find that Bing adds to the title of the search result snippet the words “Official Site.”This was spotted by Shameem Adhikarath and posted on Twitter, but I cannot replicate it myself:I don’t seeContinueContinue reading “Bing Tests Official Site Label”

Google Ads Extends Government Documents and Official Services Policy To May 24, 2023

Google Ads Pushes Government Documents and Official Services Policy To May 24, 2023Google has extended the Google Ads Government documents and official services policy for several weeks, from March 31, 2023, to May 24, 2023. This was previously announced in late January, and we covered it, but now Google made two changes to that announcement.TheContinueContinue reading “Google Ads Extends Government Documents and Official Services Policy To May 24, 2023”