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Google Top Quality Store badge replaced Trusted Store badge
Google said this change “will not affect your performance metrics at all.”
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Google announces new topic authority system to better surface news content
Google said this will help with newsy queries in specialized topic areas, such as health, politics, or finance.
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White Hat SEO: How to Play by the Rules
Do you want to rank for competitive terms without worrying about potential Google penalties? Then go white hat.
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Google Tests Services Button First In Local & Map Search Results
Google seems to be testing displaying the “services” button as the first action button in the local and maps search result listings. Usually, the first action buttons would be the call button, the directions, or even the website buttons. But Google is testing showing the “services” button first.
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Google Site Names Now Supported On Subdomains On Mobile Devices
Google now supports the site names feature on subdomains, Google said subdomains on mobile devices is supported. Site names are still not supported on the subdirectory level. Google wrote on Twitter, “Site names are now supported for subdomains on mobile devices.”
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Google has done its last mobile-first indexing switch today, a six-year process
Any site not yet moved over will remain on desktop-indexing going forward.
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Meta fined $1.3 billion by EU for privacy violations
Meta has five months to put in place measures to halt future data transfers and six months to end U.S. storage of the data it already has.
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Google Policy Agenda Reveals AI Regulation Wishlist
Google’s AI policy agenda largely ignores open source AI and focuses on limiting restraints on innovation
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Bing Chat Doubles Character Chat Limit
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SSL Certificate Does Not Boost SEO
Google’s John Mueller debunks the claim that an SSL certificate boosts your SEO
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