Google BERT Now International Supporting Over 70 Languages
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Well that was quicker than most expected, Google has taken BERT, which launched in late October for English language queries in the US in core search and expanded it to 70 languages internationally. In fact, it surprised Danny Sullivan and John Mueller of Google in how fast it launched globally.
Daily Search Forum Recap: December 10, 2019
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Recent Google Algorithm Update Chatter May Be Related To An Analytics Bug
There is a lot of chatter in the past 24-hours in the SEO forums, mostly at WebmasterWorld, around Google organic traffic fluctuations. It seems that it might be related to a bug with Google Analytics in a short period of time. Here are some of the comments in the forums.
Bing: Cost & Value Determined In Bing Core Ranking Improvements
Frédéric Dubut from Bing said on Twitter "Every time we evaluate a ranking improvement, we look at the trade-off between cost and value." He added that this discussion is not always a fun topic but it is a necessary one.
Bing Does Reach Out To Webmasters With Search Issues
Bing's Frédéric Dubut said on Twitter that Bing does do proactive webmaster outreach. So if a site has a crawl issue that is negatively impacting search and the site, Bing may reach out via email.
Daily Search Forum Recap: December 9, 2019
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
- Google Can Render Animations But They Might Look Weird | Dec 9, 2019
- Google To Revise Guidelines Around Rel=next/prev | Dec 9, 2019
- Google Translate In Search Can Show Pictures | Dec 9, 2019
- Google Tests Local Pack With Black Ad Label On Desktop | Dec 9, 2019
- Daily Search Forum Recap: December 6, 2019 | Dec 6, 2019
- Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Local Update Confirmed, Core Search Tremors, Quality Raters Guidelines Update & Larry & Sergey Step Down | Dec 6, 2019
- Google Tests Package Tracking Directly In Search With Opt In | Dec 6, 2019
- Google Ads Explanations Beta; Explains Large Performance Changes | Dec 6, 2019
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