Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'google search results'

A weekend WebmasterWorld thread is reporting dozens and dozens of webmasters noticing a major traffic drop due to Google. Some of these webmasters reported traffic declines in the 90% range. Many of the issues seem to be that Google has...

Posted on June 11, 2008 8:18 AM

It looks that Google might be conducting some sort of major update. Yes, I know - Google is constantly updating, constantly adding content and "improving" the algorithm. But some changes make a bigger impression in the forums then others. I...

Posted on May 21, 2008 8:28 AM

The folks at WebmasterWorld really look at every fine detail when it comes to Google's search behavior. Moderator, Receptional Andy said he noticed that when searching in Firefox at Google, Google would append an HS parameter in the URL, when...

Posted on May 12, 2008 7:45 AM

I'll be honest, I keep watching the WebmasterWorld thread discussing the April 2008 Google update, code named Update Dewey. The latest thing that I noticed were recent reports from very senior members saying that Google is shuffling around the results,...

Posted on April 16, 2008 7:44 AM

Barry Welford at Cre8asite Forums spotted and screen captured an interesting Google slip up earlier. Typically, if Google displays a search result from the same domain name on a page, it will group that result (i.e. indent the result) under...

Posted on April 7, 2008 7:57 AM

This is no April Fools joke, Google is really showing the same search result for some queries in special cases. A WebmasterWorld brought it my to attention and then I was given a way to reproduce it by Andreas. The...

Posted on April 2, 2008 8:52 AM

Google China seems to be highlighting the query term in the search results in red, instead of just bolding the query term, like was done in the past. For example, a search on search engine roundtable at Google China returns...

Posted on March 31, 2008 7:29 AM

Early March we reported that Google Tests Additional Sitewide Searchbox Within SERPs. Yes, for certain queries, Google will show a site search box, likely so they can increase search volume for the engine but say that they can help the...

Posted on March 26, 2008 7:21 AM

I am very confused by a search result at Google Netherlands. Stay with me now, and search for internet publishing at Google.nl. What comes up in the second result for me is www.publiceren.net, which looks to be a video result....

Posted on February 22, 2008 6:44 AM

Over the weekend, in a WebmasterWorld thread that is tracking the Google February 2008 SERP changes, the recent discussion is around a new Google update. This Google update is reportedly impacting the search results in the position two, three, four...

Posted on February 18, 2008 7:01 AM

A WebmasterWorld thread reports that Google, on some data centers, is showing less results per search than it has done in the past. For example, a search on news returns 742 results, as opposed to showing up to 1,000 results....

Posted on November 8, 2007 7:13 AM

A WebmasterWorld thread reports that many of the proxy highjack pages for your domains have been removed from Google. Proxy highjack pages are basically pages that try to outrank yours for the same keyword phrases, and thus replace your pages...

Posted on October 11, 2007 7:46 AM

Yesterday, I was conducting a search on michael jordan for this post and I spotted related searches at the bottom of the Google results. It looked like this: View Full Size Image I thought it was new, but waited on...

Posted on December 19, 2006 8:19 AM

Last night, I was at my sister-in-laws for thanksgiving (my favorite holiday) and I was sent upstairs to the computer to look something up. While doing that, I decided to geo tag some of my most recent pictures. I had...

Posted on November 24, 2006 7:00 AM