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Google Testing Colored Backgrounds For Shopping Ad CarouselGoogle is testing using different lightly colored backgrounds for the shopping ads carousel in mobile search. We saw Google testing lighter variations of this almost a year ago, some with gray shades and some with slightly colored shades. Now we are seeing Google test this with more boldContinueContinue reading “Google Tests Colored Backgrounds For Shopping Ad Carousel”

Unusual AMP Crawl Issues Reported In Google Search Console Starting May 12thIf you still use AMP on your site, then go to the AMP enhancements report in Google Search Console and filter by “crawl issues.” You may see a spike in the number of crawl issues reported on and going forward from May 12th.Lino UrunuelaContinueContinue reading “Google Search Console AMP Crawl Issues Starting May 12th”

Google +Topic Search Bar Refinements Finally Goes Live On DesktopAfter so much testing and several months after going live on mobile search, Google has announced the +topic search bar refinements are now officially live on the desktop search results.Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said on Twitter, “Last December, we made it easier on mobileContinueContinue reading “Google +Topic Search Bar Refinements Goes Live On Desktop”

New Google Search Settings DesignSince last week, Google has been rolling out a new search settings design interface. It looks more like the material design interface, with rounded and shaded borders. This is compared to the more bland textual look for search settings.I had a few people share it with me last week (I can’tContinueContinue reading “Google Rolling Out New Search Settings Design”

Google Business Profile Edit Posts/Updates BugFor the past few days, Google Business Profiles has a bug when you try to edit existing Google Posts or Google Updates. I confirmed this myself when writing this story; it was still an issue.What happens is when you go to your Google Business Profile and click to view yourContinueContinue reading “Google Business Profile Edit Posts Bug”