Here is a wall at the GooglePlex, the main Google offices in Mountain View, that is covered in photo and art frames, all with various Google logos in them. I think they are screens but it is hard to tell from the photo. This was shared on Instagram a while ago. This post is part

Google has disallowed the sale and advertising of digital books on Google Shopping Ads. Google said “beginning May 18, 2021, Google will no longer support the advertising of digital books globally on Shopping ads.” This does not impact advertising other books, like physical books or audiobooks but it does prevent you from advertising digital books.

A competitor to Google Analytics named Simple Analytics wrote on its blog “Google penalizes you for using Google Analytics.” John Mueller of Google was asked if this is true and John said on Twitter “No, it’s not the case that we penalize for Google Analytics.” No, it’s not the case that we penalize for Google

Rachel Maddow Of MSNBC posted on Twitter that she is switching from Google Search because Google is hiding its search ads, jumping the page all around and when you click on something, it triggers an unwanted ad that opens in a new window. This, to me, sounds like typical malware that overtakes the computer and

Google’s “what to watch” carousel in the search results now expand when you hover your mouse cursor over a specific graphic. The last time this watch to watch carousel was updated, at least from my records, was in 2019, and then it went into a carousel format. Now it is a bit more interactive. Update:

Microsoft Advertising has announced it will soon begin to allow “phrase match will begin to incorporate behaviors of broad match modifier.” This is a similar move Google did back in February and Microsoft is saying the reason is to “simplify keywords and improve your relevancy when reaching customers.” Microsoft even called out Google for doing

Google’s John Mueller was asked if adding images to your web pages, if that will help you rank higher in Google Search. John said no, he said on Twitter “there is no automatic effect from adding images.” Of course, people mind find the page more engaging and welcoming if there are relevant images. Those people

Here is a photo from Chef Dragan Maksimović, a sushi chef who I guess worked at Google back in 2018. He took a photo of his Taiwan burgers, Taiwanese hamburgers, and posted them on Instagram. They look unique and fancy, and I do wonder if Gary Illyes ever attempted making these? This post is part

Google’s John Mueller confirmed that using a rel=external, rel=noopener and/or a rel=noreferrer have no impact on your Google search rankings or SEO. John said on Reddit that there is “no effect” by adding those link attributes to your hyperlinks. The question on Reddit was “What effect do rel=”external” backlinks have on SEO?” John replied “No