Brian Barwig Google displaying web search results in the Google Maps local search results listings for an individual business. Brian, a local SEO, said “we are noticing a new section, “Web Results”.  We, at Search Engine Land, were able to replicate this.Where to see it. Go to a business listing in Google Maps and scroll past the business information and towards the bottom, you will see “Web Results.”What it looks like. Here is a screen shot from my business listing:Web results in local. Google tends to try to keep local search and web search results separate but there have been...…Brian Barwig Google displaying web search results in the Google Maps local search results listings for an individual business. Brian, a local SEO, said “we are noticing a new section, “Web Results”.  We, at Search Engine Land, were able to replicate this.Where to see it. Go to a business listing in Google Maps and scroll past the business information and towards the bottom, you will see “Web Results.”What it looks like. Here is a screen shot from my business listing:Web results in local. Google tends to try to keep local search and web search results separate but there have been...WW…

There’s a perception that Google favors YouTube content above other video sites in search results. A July, 2020 Wall Street Journal found “Google searches placed YouTube videos first in video carousel results by an overwhelming margin . . . [compared with] other video platforms.”An earlier search ranking from 2017 by Perficient Digital concluded, “YouTube videos rank far more frequently in the top 10 than videos that are either self-hosted, or hosted on other video platforms.” And now a follow-up by Perficient reaffirms these findings.For its part, Google has repeatedly denied that it gives...…There’s a perception that Google favors YouTube content above other video sites in search results. A July, 2020 Wall Street Journal found “Google searches placed YouTube videos first in video carousel results by an overwhelming margin . . . [compared with] other video platforms.”An earlier search ranking from 2017 by Perficient Digital concluded, “YouTube videos rank far more frequently in the top 10 than videos that are either self-hosted, or hosted on other video platforms.” And now a follow-up by Perficient reaffirms these findings.For its part, Google has repeatedly denied that it gives...WW…

Google has a long of famous algorithm updates, search index changes and refreshes. Below is a history of the major Google search algorithm updates.Want to read our latest coverage of algorithm updates and changes? .Google search is changing all the time. In 2020, Google made . This number includes changes to its ranking system, user interface and more. Plus, Google ran more than 600,000 experiments. That means Google search is changing, on average, 12 times per day.Here is a complete history of Google algorithm updates that you need to know about, in reverse chronological order.Google said...…Google has a long of famous algorithm updates, search index changes and refreshes. Below is a history of the major Google search algorithm updates.Want to read our latest coverage of algorithm updates and changes? .Google search is changing all the time. In 2020, Google made . This number includes changes to its ranking system, user interface and more. Plus, Google ran more than 600,000 experiments. That means Google search is changing, on average, 12 times per day.Here is a complete history of Google algorithm updates that you need to know about, in reverse chronological order.Google said...WW…

Google is adding new user controls for alcohol and gambling ads. The new feature, announced Thursday, will launch first on YouTube in the U.S. It will then roll out to Google ads and other countries next year, the company says.“We’ve heard feedback that some people would prefer to limit ads in certain categories like alcohol, so today, we’re launching a new control in Ad Settings, enabling people to see fewer alcohol ads, with gambling as an additional option,” Elijah Lawal of Google global communications and public affairs in a blog post.The control, available in users’ Google , will not...…Google is adding new user controls for alcohol and gambling ads. The new feature, announced Thursday, will launch first on YouTube in the U.S. It will then roll out to Google ads and other countries next year, the company says.“We’ve heard feedback that some people would prefer to limit ads in certain categories like alcohol, so today, we’re launching a new control in Ad Settings, enabling people to see fewer alcohol ads, with gambling as an additional option,” Elijah Lawal of Google global communications and public affairs in a blog post.The control, available in users’ Google , will not...WW…