Google’s Chrome will add new ‘Not secure’ warnings later this year

Have a search box or form on your website that runs over HTTP? You might want to switch your pages over to HTTPS by October. The post Google’s Chrome will add new ‘Not secure’ warnings later this year appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google’s ‘Project Owl’ — a three-pronged attack on fake news & problematic content

Google hopes to improve by better surfacing authoritative content and enlisting feedback about suggested searches and Featured Snippets answers. The post Google’s ‘Project Owl’ — a three-pronged attack on fake news & problematic content appeared first on Search Engine…

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Baidu becomes Google’s biggest ally in mobile page speed

Chinese search engine Baidu will soon support Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) in its search results, expanding the reach of AMP significantly. Columnist Hermas Ma believes the worldwide impact on mobile page speed will be notable. The post Baidu becomes Google’s biggest ally in mobile page speed…

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How we hijacked Google’s SEO guide search rankings

Contributor Dan Sharp shares an experiment in which his company was able to hijack rankings — from Google itself. See what they learned in the process. The post How we hijacked Google’s SEO guide search rankings appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google’s “One True Answer” problem — when featured snippets go bad

Obama’s planning a coup? Women are evil? Several presidents were in the KKK? Republicans are Nazis? Google can go spectacularly wrong with some of its direct answers. The post Google’s “One True Answer” problem — when featured snippets go bad appeared first on Search Engine…

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After rare confirmation from Google on site penalty, Natural News is back in Google’s index

HealthNews.com confirms being reincluded in the Google index after being deindexed last week. The post After rare confirmation from Google on site penalty, Natural News is back in Google’s index appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Four US presidents in the KKK? Google’s latest problem with featured answers

Technically called a “featured snippet,” Google lists four U.S. presidents as Klan members, even though there’s no conclusive evidence any were. The post Four US presidents in the KKK? Google’s latest problem with featured answers appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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No more free ride: Wall Street Journal pulls content out of Google’s “First Click Free” program

WSJ move might cause other publishers to remove content from Google’s program, if it turns out “Subscription” label doesn’t hurt conversions. The post No more free ride: Wall Street Journal pulls content out of Google’s “First Click Free” program appeared first on Search Engine…

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The impact (and lack thereof) of Google’s mobile popup algorithm

Back in August 2016, Google warned that it would be releasing an algorithm to crack down on interstitials on mobile pages. Now that the update has been live for a month, columnist Glenn Gabe shares his findings on the impact. The post The impact (and lack thereof) of Google’s mobile popup…

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Here’s how Google’s own ads impact bids & pricing in AdWords auctions

Google takes steps to minimize the impact of its ads on CPCs, but advertisers pay as if Google didn’t win its ad positions, not as if Google didn’t bid at all. The post Here’s how Google’s own ads impact bids & pricing in AdWords auctions appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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