In the discussion on the forum Google Webmaster Help, the representative of search John Mueller drew the attention of the webmasters that use of third party tools for checking website for manual penalties does not make sense. This information is available only to the owner of the resource in the Search Console.
The company SearchMetrics presented the results of research of influence of various factors on the ranking of websites in Google for the year 2016. The main conclusion of the report is that the importance of links is reduced, and the content is growing.
Google has refused to develop its own unmanned vehicle. Instead, the company will focus on partnerships with car manufacturers to jointly launch a service intended for the carriage of passengers on robomobile. About it reports The Information, citing its sources.
Google AdWords began to show search ads with the new extension "Rates" on tablets. It was noticed by the specialists of the Agency winnick marketing, and announced on his page in VK.
In may this year, Google released the Gboard – a virtual keyboard for iOS with built-in search. Now it is available for devices running Android, reports The Verge.
Google My business announced that now users will be able to add to the page menu and price lists for services. Before Google showed the menu of institutions, taken from third-party resources. This led to the fact that in the search results display outdated or incomplete data.
Google announced that the Search Console there are more reports for sets of resources. These include reports on AMP, advanced cards, the convenience of mobile browsing and others.
Foreign experts believe that the recent changes in Google's algorithms has led to the promotion of fake news in the search results. This is evidenced by the results of a survey of Business Insider.
Google launched search mobile results new roundabout, with the help of which users will be able to clarify your query.
Google announced that it started to use HTML5 by default instead of Flash in Chrome.
Google has updated its search app for Android, making the content more personalized. Now the news feed is divided into two streams: interest and upcoming events.
Google announced the forthcoming change of URL schemes in AMP Cache. Soon, the cache will be one site with your own subdomain: https://cdn.ampproject.org.
Google removed the module "in the news" from the search results on the desktop. block "Breaking News" is now displayed instead. Change launched on a global scale.
Case of violation by Google of the law on protection of competition translates in a legal plane. About it reports "Kommersant", citing a statement by the head of the Federal Antimonopoly service (FAS) of Russia Igor Artemyev.
Google has launched a new topics page of the SERPs for keywords related to the winter holidays: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Festivus.
In 2017 Google is going to translate all of their data centers with alternative energy sources — wind farms and solar panels. About it reports The New York Times, citing a statement by the Vice-President, technical infrastructure, Kava Joe (Kava Joe).
The Moscow arbitration court on 20 December will consider the claim of Google is challenging the fine imposed by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia. About it reports RNS, citing trusted sources.
The transition to HTTPS and change the URL structure is best done at different times. This Council gave a Google spokesperson John Mueller during a regular hangout for webmasters.
It seems that Google launches a new search results interface on desktops. The first time he was spotted about a month ago. At that time it saw a limited number of users in the United States. Now their number has increased, reports Search Engine Roundtable.
Users noticed that Google is testing a new design of the block "top stories". It looks like this: