SimilarWeb published a blog post that has been getting a lot of attention, questioning whether Wikipedia has a Google penalty. However, there are a few problems with the data from their blog posts, as well as some other significant factors that are also in play here, which SimilarWeb fails to mention. Switching to HTTPS First, […]
Archives for August 13, 2015
How Google Chooses Content for Knowledge Panel in Sidebar
Ever wonder how Google chooses which companies show a knowledge panel on the right hand side of the search results while others don’t? This question came up in the last Google Webmaster Hangout from someone who has done all the “right steps” in order to have a knowledge panel show up, but hasn’t had any […]
3 Ways Google’s Alphabet Shift Is Bringing About Changes
Google’s decision to restructure as part of the parent company Alphabet came as quite the surprise to many in the tech industry. Seeing this technology giant segmenting itself and completely overhaul the organizational structure of the business may have some asking what these changes mean and how they may affect the general public. While the […]
Google Confirms Third Party Blocked Resources Not Problematic
Ever since Google sent out the notice to many webmasters that they are blocking javascript and CSS from being crawled, it has been a priority for many to unblock these resources. But one thing keeps coming up – the alerts for third party resources in Google Search Console. While Gary Illyes from Google commented about […]