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Google Image Search and Google Video Search has historically simply removed content from its search results when you ask it to filter explicit content using SafeSearch. Now it seems Google is blurring out content, like they do in social media, asking you to click to reveal the image if you want to see it. I […]

Historically, Google has said you should not use a noindex along with a canonical tag at the same time. But not always. John Mueller of Google said recently, “it depends.” He said it depends on whether the pages are identical and if you want them indexed… This topic has come up a few times but

Google seems to be testing a new section on the local knowledge panels named “often searched together.” Mordy Oberstein found this and said on Twitter that it is a “great way to see who your local competitors really are.” Here is the screenshot he shared on Twitter: We recently saw the often searched together as

I finally convinced Glenn Gabe to let me interview him on my vlog, and we spoke for a while on a ton of core SEO topics. Glenn has been doing SEO for a long time, and he is my go-to guy for some of the most complex Google SEO topics. He runs a consultancy company

Google has a help document on “Common issues that delay bulk verification” that it updated to add more tips on avoiding delays with Google Business Profile bulk verification. Krystal Taing spotted this change and posted it on Twitter. From what I can see using the Wayback machine (which has a super old copy of the

Google has begun recording sessions for the big Google I/O event that kicks off on May 10th. Here is a photo from the Firebase team showing off the recording studio and here is another shot from Paige Bailey from the Google Bard team doing a different pre-recorded video for Google I/O. Firebase posted on Twitter,

With generative AI and the new AI search features, we are not only able to use some generative AI tools to create excellent content, but how searchers access information is on the verge of changing. This is causing some concern and fear within the SEO industry. Liraz Postan posted a poll on Twitter asking SEOs

Google is testing a new version of the “more” results button to make it look more basic and simple. Instead of the larger more results button, Google is testing a simple link. Saad AK captured this and posted videos of it in action on Twitter. For example, the “more videos” button in the test has