Google’s next chapter for metrics to focus on clarity once ‘average position’ is removed

Fred Vallaeys explains why advertisers need to rethink bidding strategies and position metrics now that Google has announced it will sunset one of its oldest metrics later this year.

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Search Engine Land was mistakenly removed from the Google Index

Google’s system misidentified our site as being hacked and thus was removed from the Google index for a period of time this morning. Google has reversed this and our site should return to Google’s search results shortly.

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SearchCap: Ad strength debuts in Google Ads, new Bing spotlight, query data removed from GSC & more

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

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Google Local One Box Details Removed From Web Search Listings

Was it a bug or a feature change? Google no longer shows local data in the main search results snippets. The post Google Local One Box Details Removed From Web Search Listings appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Facebook & YouTube Are Top Sites With Content Removed From Google Under “Right To Be Forgotten”

Google is now sharing details about Right To Be Forgotten removals in a new section of its pre-existing Google Transparency Report area. The latest numbers show that Facebook, ProfileEngine.com and Google’s own YouTube are the top three sites to have content taken down through the new…

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