Tag Archives: Google Algorithm

Google is testing showing the number of followers a specific social media account has in the mobile search results. You usually see this information in the snippet itself, but Google is testing showing the count also directly below the site name, in place of where the URL would be.This was spotted by Alex Greenland andContinueContinue reading “Google Tests Displaying Follower Counts In Search Result Snippets”

Google Ads API Version 13.1 Now AvailableGoogle has released Google Ads API version 13.1, and below is a list of what changed. The big changes include bid simulations retrievals, additional recommendation types related to Shopping campaigns, and more.Version 12.0 was released in October 2022, Version 11.0 of the Google Ads API was released in June,ContinueContinue reading “Google Ads API Version 13.1 Now Out”

Here are the most important things that we know right now in short form:Name: Google April 2023 Reviews UpdateLaunched: April 12, 2023 at around 12 pm ETRollout: 13 days – completed on April 25, 2023 at around 2:30 pm ETTargets: It looks at all review content, including products, services, destinations, games, movies, or other topicsPenalty:ContinueContinue reading “Google April 2023 Reviews Update Quick Facts”

Google’s Reviews System update has finished rolling out. This is what is known about itGoogle’s April 2023 reviews update has finished rolling out on April 25, 2023, bringing to an end what seemed like a fairly significant update to many publishers who were affected.Any anecdotal search ranking fluctuations seen after that date should be assumedContinueContinue reading “April 2023 Reviews Update Is Officially Over”

Google Ads is also testing a gold verification badge or label in the search results. We saw a blue verification label and then a blue badge-style label and now we are seeing the label in gold.This gold style was captured by Alex Kubica, he posted this screenshot on Twitter:As a reminder, this is from theContinueContinue reading “Google Ads Tests Gold Verification Badge”