Google Webmaster Trends Analyst Gary Illyes to SEOs: Stop using “Made Up Terms” and Stick to the Basics
SEO basics are the most beneficial to websites, focusing on fundamentals, says Gary Illyes, Google Webmaster Trends Analyst…
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Google Confirms Changing Image URLs Impacts SEO Rankings
The image URL Google ranking factor is a real concern, particularly when it comes to implementing redirects for a site, the search engine confirms…
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Turns Out, Google has a Flag which Detects Lookalike URLs and Warns People to Avoid Them
Google Chrome lookalike URL warnings are available through an experimental flag, with version 70 or later, providing users with more browser security…
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Firefox 66 will Preemptively Stop Sound from Automatically Playing in Its Browser
A new Firefox 66 auto-audio play blocker will stop sound from starting up when browsing the web, beginning with its latest beta build…
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[Updated] What’s This? Google is Building a Chrome Browser that Blocks Ad-Blockers?
A future Google Chrome ad-blocker block just might prevent third-party extensions from functioning, for the sake of “better privacy”…
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Microsoft to Split Up Windows Text and Cortana Voice Searches in Future Releases
Windows 10 search will soon be separated into voice and text, with Cortana handling the latter while the OS runs the former…
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DuckDuckGo Says it Will use Apple Maps to Power its Map and Address Searches
DuckDuckGo map search queries will soon use the Apple MapKit JS technology to provide people with directions on desktop and mobile…
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SEOs Reporting Big Fluctuations in Google Search Rank
Google search ranking volatility hasn’t gone unnoticed in the past several days, pointing to a possible change in algorithms…
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Google Says its Chrome Browser will Start Filtering Out Disruptive Ads Globally in July
The Google Chrome ad filter, first announced last year, and ready to go live in February in the US, Canada, and Europe will debut worldwide in July…
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Google Introduces Previous Search Activity Cards, making It a Cinch to Quickly Find Prior Queries
Google previous search activity cards readily show users their prior queries and gives them control over what to keep and what to discard…
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DuckDuckGo Denies a Claim it Uses Fingerprint Tracking through its Browser
DuckDuckGo fingerprint tracking is not a practice, according to the privacy-centered search engine, after such a claim surfaces…
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DuckDuckGo Racked-Up over 9 Billion Search Queries in 2018 as it Continues to Grow
DuckDuckGo searches hit more than 9 billion queries in 2018 and the information portal states it’s on its way to breaking that figure in 2019…
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Google Says Recent Report Alleging People can’t Tell the Difference between Organic and Paid Search Listings is Flawed
Google paid search results and organic results aren’t dicernable in difference to over half of people, according to a recent study…
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Here are the Most Popular ‘Should I?’ Google Searches, Broken Down State by State
The most popular Google Should I searches in a state-by-state comparison, involve dieting, voting, texting, moving, and a few more common queries…
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Now, Apple Device Owners can Access Google Lens from the iOS Search App
Google Lens, the image identification and search portal technology, is now supported right inside the iOS search app on Apple handhelds…
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