Google published a groundbreaking research paper about identifying page quality with AI. The details of the algorithm seem remarkably similar to what the helpful content algorithm is known to do. Google Doesn’t Identify Algorithm Technologies Nobody outside of Google can say with certainty that this research paper is the basis […]

Google has made significant changes to its Quality Rater Guidelines (QRG) for search. While Google updates this document several times per year, the latest version, updated today, came with notable changes to the structure of the document, with many new sections and tables added and a total of 11 new […]

This post was sponsored by Trisolute News Dashboard. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Wondering why some of your articles’ visibility seemed to suddenly dip this year? Could this be part of a larger trend? On August 25, 2022, Google started rolling out an update that […]

Google is making desktop search results more like mobile with an update that lets users endlessly scroll through multiple pages. Continuous scrolling is now rolling out to desktop search results in the United States. In an email to Search Engine Journal, Google explains how the SERPs will display up to […]

At Google I/O 2021, Google announced a new technology called MUM (Multitask Unified Model) that it will use internally to help its ranking systems better understand language. Since the announcement, there has been much discussion about if or when MUM would become a ranking factor. What Is MUM? Dubbed “a […]

Sometime in December, SEO experts started noticing that Google was low-key testing out a new feature inside its search box. It’s an expanded version of the box that we’re calling the enhanced autocomplete box. Over in the box’s right column, Google pulls the top three People also ask questions, and […]