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How we fought spam on Google Search in 2022

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 03:00:00 -0400

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/

How we fought spam on Google Search in 2022

Every day, we're discovering, indexing, and serving billions of web pages, and a significant
        portion of pages we discover are spam. In 2022 we launched multiple updates to our systems
        to thwart these attacks and ensure a spam-free experience for all Search users. The 2022
        webspam report is here. Read about SpamBrain, links, hacked spam, user safety and more.

Event recap: Search Central Virtual Unconference en español 2023

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Google Search Central Blog

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/

Event recap: Search Central Virtual Unconference en español 2023

When we launched the Search Central Virtual Unconference series, we got a lot of feedback to
organize events in multiple languages. On February 17, 2023 we held the first Virtual
Unconference en español after receiving a lot of requests for an event in Spanish.

Blending Search Console and internal data inside Looker Studio

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Google Search Central Blog

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/

Blending Search Console and internal data inside Looker Studio

One advantage of analyzing your performance data outside Search Console is that it allows you to
      add more context to your reports, you can enrich the data with internal data you have about your
      site. In this post we discuss how to enrich your Search Console data using Looker Studio
      (formerly known as Data Studio).

Search Central Community in 2022

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 04:00:00 -0500

Google Search Central Blog

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/

Search Central Community in 2022

The Search Central Community is an online forum where site owners can help each other
troubleshoot issues around their site's presence on Google Search, discuss various Search
updates, and share tips on improving their site's visibility on Search.

Updating Search Console users and permissions management

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 23:00:00 -0500

Google Search Central Blog

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/

Updating Search Console users and permissions management

This post discusses an update to Search Console's user and permissions to incorporate
functionality related to ownership and user management.

Bulk data export: a new and powerful way to access your Search Console data

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Google Search Central Blog

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/

Bulk data export: a new and powerful way to access your Search Console data

In this post, we discuss bulk data export, a new Search Console feature that allows you to export
data to Google BigQuery on an ongoing basis. You can configure an export in Search Console to
get a daily data dump into your BigQuery project.

Don't use 403s or 404s for rate limiting

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0500

Google Search Central Blog

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/

Don't use 403s or 404s for rate limiting

Over the last few months we noticed an uptick in website owners and some content delivery
networks (CDNs) attempting to use 404 and other 4xx client errors (but not 429) to attempt to
reduce Googlebot's crawl rate.

Google Search's guidance about AI-generated content

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0500

Google Search Central Blog

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/

Google Search's guidance about AI-generated content

At Google, we've long believed in the power of AI to transform the ability to deliver helpful
information. In this post, we'll share more about how AI-generated content fits into our
long-standing approach to show helpful content to people on Search.

Announcing the Search Central Live Brazil roadshow

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Google Search Central Blog

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/

Announcing the Search Central Live Brazil roadshow

We're very excited to announce that Search Central Live is coming to Brazil! Following our
      successful events last year, we're  continuing our mission to help you enhance your site's performance
      in Google Search. We're organizing three events in Brazil, starting with São Paulo on March 9, then
      Brasília on March 14, and finishing with Belo Horizonte on March 16.

New updates to the Search Console Video indexing report

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 23:00:00 -0500

Google Search Central Blog

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/

New updates to the Search Console Video indexing report

Last July we launched a new report in Search Console to help you understand the performance of your videos on
Google and identify possible areas of improvement. Today, we are happy to share a few more updates to the report
on Search Console to help you achieve those goals more effectively.

Google Search Central Blog (unofficial)

googlesearchcentral@completehostingguide.com

The Google Search Central Blog is where you can find official Google Search core algorithm updates, announcements of new Google Search features, and SEO best practices.