Two new features in search and map results are being rolled out by Google that will make it easier to connect with virtual healthcare providers. They are designed to help people find virtual healthcare options on a local, regional and national level. One of the features is specific to Google My Business/Google Maps, and the […]

An SOS alert has been activated by Google in search results for searches related to coronavirus outbreak. Google’s SOS alerts are activated during crisis events were the public safety could be at risk. The system is designed to assist searchers by providing an ad-free page of search results that has the latest news, links to […]

It was found in a study of Google Analytics for local businesses that their websites are attracting an average of 414 monthly users, with 50% of traffic coming from organic search. Over 11,000 websites were analyzed by BrightLocal to determine benchmarks for local business websites across a number of different industries. On the lower end, 13% […]

There is now a “Share GIFs” section in Google image search results that allows users to immediately share GIFs to different apps. This feature is powered by Google’s own GIF search engine, which has grown considerably since acquiring Tenor last year. Google says that search interest in GIFs has nearly tripled in recent years: “GIFs have become […]

A new search results page design has begun rolling out for Google that has the rounded search bar that sticks to the top of the page as you scroll through the search results.  This new design began testing by Google back in August and is now rolling it out to all searchers. The biggest difference between the old […]

Did you know that a third of searches done on Google are for images and that 12.5% of SERPS show Image Pack results?  This clearly means that when it comes to image and visual searches on Google, it isn’t a facet of SEO to be trifled with.  In this episode of Whiteboard Friday, Rand Fishkin gives us all […]

Google search is truly one of the great marvels of modern technology. We can ask it almost any question, and in less than a second get a well-ordered list of potential answer sources. But how does that all happen? In this episode of the Here’s Why digital marketing series, lead author of The Art of […]

Google has been doing some revision to their interactive answer box for a specific searches, like [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][timer], [stopwatch] and the like.  The new interface lets you toggle between the timer feature and the […]