Google has announced it will be discontinuing support for seven structured data types as part of an effort to streamline how information appears in search results. The changes are expected to roll out over the coming weeks and will affect how content is visually presented, though they will not impact search rankings . Why Is…
In a recent interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed growing concerns about how AI-driven search features like AI Overviews and AI Mode are reshaping the web ecosystem—and whether they threaten the future of human-created content. Pichai emphasized that Google remains deeply committed to supporting the open web and ensuring that users…
Google has confirmed a service disruption impacting some users’ ability to receive results through Google Lens , Discover , and Voice Search . According to Google’s official Search Status Dashboard , the incident began on June 12 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time . A follow-up update posted at 1:16 p.m. PT read: “There’s an ongoing…
In a recent episode of the Search Off the Record podcast, members of Google’s Search Relations team, Martin Splitt and Gary Illyes, opened up about why their advice to SEO professionals often seems vague or conditional. The conversation was part of what they described as a “more human episode,” where they aimed to show a…
In a recent update, Google has removed its previous guidance suggesting that website owners use the robots.txt file to block auto-translated pages from being crawled. This change indicates a shift in how Google handles automatically translated content on websites. Previously, Google recommended blocking such pages via robots.txt to prevent them from appearing in search results….
Google is offering voluntary buyouts to employees across several of its core U.S.-based teams, including those working in Search, Ads, engineering, marketing, and research. The program provides eligible employees with at least 14 weeks of severance and will remain available through July 1, according to reports from The Verge and The Information . The offer…
Google’s ranking drop for an educational website after its migration to a new domain was not due to the migration itself, but rather because of low-quality and irrelevant content on the site. This insight comes from John Mueller of Google, who provided guidance to help diagnose the issue. Background: A Cry for Help The owner…
Google has rolled out a new feature that allows businesses to showcase loyalty program benefits directly in search results using structured data. This update enables companies to highlight member-exclusive perks—such as discounts, points, and shipping or return benefits—for specific products. These details appear before users even click on a result, helping shoppers make informed decisions…
A recent case brought to Google’s attention involved a website that experienced an overwhelming surge in requests from Googlebot , leading to a significant drop in search visibility. The site was hit with millions of crawl requests targeting non-existent URLs, with one specific URL receiving over 2.4 million hits in a single month — a…
Google has updated its documentation for Recipe structured data, offering clearer guidance on how the image property works and what it affects. This update confirms some important details about how images are ranked in both regular search results and rich results. Structured data plays a key role in making content eligible for Google’s rich results…