In a move that should come as no surprise to SEOs, Google has officially stopped using DMOZ as a source for sites and pages in their search results. DMOZ closed earlier this year, meaning Google no longer had an updated outside source – beyond the webpage itself – for pulling snippet information when the webpage […]
Archives for June 2017
Google Soliciting Feedback for Local Pack Results
Google is testing a new feedback feature in their local packs, allowing searchers to give feedback about the specific results that are being shown – or not shown – in the local pack. For local SEOs, the feedback form includes the usual expected feedback options, but with an very interesting addition – an option for […]
Google Adds Local Restaurant Search Suggestion to Top of Search Results
Google has added a new alert to their search results, suggesting that people use Google search to find local restaurants, going so far as suggesting a search query to do so. And most mysteriously, it shows up for completely unrelated – and non-local – queries. Here is what it looks like: As you can see, […]
Bing Adds “People Also Ask” To Their Own Search Results
Bing is now adding “People also search for” drop down box features in their search results. And their implementation is identical to the one Google added to their own search results. The “People also search for” shows collapsed in the search results. Here is what it looks like: It displays in the second half of […]