Local ranking study, Google Ads verified badges and more SEO

By rahmat hidayat

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

There is a new local search ranking factors study out to read over. Google Ads is testing blue verified checkmarks in search ads. Google News might not fully render a page before it shows it in the search results. Google is currently looking into GA4 and AMP support. A Microsoft executive mocked Google Bard for not citing sources and I have another segment on my vlog with Sam Michelson.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories

Google Ads Tests Blue Badges For Verified Advertisers In Search
Google is testing showing blue badge icons and labels on some search ads for advertisers who are verified by Google Ads. The blue label is a blue circle with ridges and checkmark within it.
Local Ranking Study For 2023 From Whitespark
The folks over at Whitespark has published there 2023 local ranking factors study, where they asked dozens of local SEO experts to rank what they think are the most important ranking signals for local pack and organic local search rankings.
Google Might Not Fully Render A News Article Before Showing It In Search
Gary Illyes from Google said that in some cases, Google may not fully render a page before showing it in Google Search or Google News. It depends on how timely that content is and how quickly Google needs to index and serve it in Google Search.
Google Currently Looking Into AMP Support in GA4
As you know, Google Analytics 4 does not support tracking AMP pages. Well, Google's Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin, said on Friday that Google is "currently looking into it and will share an update as soon as we have one."
Microsoft Exec Burns Google Over Lack Of Citations In Bard
As a reminder, when Google launched Bard, I, along with some others, were taken back by the lack of citations and links to sources provided in its answers. A Microsoft executive of over 21 years, Michael Schechter, Vice President, Growth and Distribution at Microsoft, even mocked Google Bard about that over the weekend.
Vlog #216: Sam Michelson On Search Intent, Features & Reputation Management
In part one, we spoke about who Sam Michelson is and his business development techniques. In part two, we dove into CRM software and how they use it, including looking at a new piece of software for partner management...
Google Bull
Here is a statue of a bull at the Google Haifa office, this photo was take a month ago and posted on Instagram. So the other day we had a Google cow and now a Google bull.

Other Great Search Threads

Not Indian, though :-), Mikhail Parakhin on Twitter
Adding updates on Bing Chat Image Creator, Bing chat image creator now replicate with "Powered by DAAL-E - label", Now its show when image get ready you will also get notifying by bing on browser, Khushal Bherwani on Twitter
My website is constantly decreasing, WebmasterWorld
This is FAO Schwarz truffles brown teddy bear I gave to my future wife in 2001. It's been with us through thick and thin and holds a special place in our hearts. Want the same?, Fabrice Canel on Twitter

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