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Featured Snippets February Drop: Are We Seeing a Full Recovery?February 19 marked a sudden featured snippets drop across a substantial number of SERPs. We looked into our data to find out which industries, keyword categories and countries got the biggest hits, and where they stand now.

Erika VaragouliApr 01, 2021

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“Google Down”: How Users Experienced Google's Major OutageOn December 14, most Google services were down for almost an hour. We used our data to understand how people reacted to this event as well as its impact on users and Google alike.

Erika VaragouliDec 15, 2020

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Analyzing Google’s December 2020 Core UpdateOn December 3rd, 2020 Google announced that a core algorithm update was starting to roll out. Check what has happened so far, and which industries seem to be SERP winners and losers, and which websites seem to be the most affected ones.

Erika VaragouliDec 11, 2020

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Google’s May 2020 Core Update: The Winners and LosersOn May 4th, 2020 Google announced that a new core update was being released. Great fluctuations have been seen with this update. See what has happened so far, and which industries seem to be SERP winners and losers.

Melissa FachMay 08, 2020

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How Google Is Handling COVID-19: Google News Update

In the week that saw COVID-19 officially declared as a pandemic, Google responded with a global response to help people stay safe, informed, and connected. This news update will look at the wide range of updates by Google relating to COVID-19 and steps taken by our industry to help others.

Melissa FachMar 18, 2020

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Google Announces Mobile-first Indexing for All Sites (Google News Update)

Semrush will now be bringing you weekly updates of the latest changes in Google Search, Google Ads, and Google Tools so you can keep up with the latest Google developments as they happen. This week we will cover the announcement for mobile-first indexing for all sites, the new feature in the Rich Results Test tool, newly formatted attribution reports, and more.

Melissa FachMar 11, 2020

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SEO Guidelines for AMP Stories and Google Partner Updates: Google News Digest

In this Google News Digest. we are going to break down the latest news for Google Search, Google Ads, and Google Tools that have taken place in the last two weeks. Key updates include the release of SEO guidelines for AMP stories, changes to the performance requirements for the Google Partner Program, and Google’s removal of 600 apps as part of its ongoing ad fraud initiative.

Melissa FachFeb 26, 2020

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New Algo Update Rumors and GSC Removals Tool: Google News Digest

Google has kept marketers on their toes this year with big news like the January 2020 core update, the favicon and black ad label release on desktop, and the featured snippet update. This week, we don‘t have any verified algorithm news, but we have noticed some significant volatility in the SERPs this week via Sensor.

Melissa FachFeb 12, 2020

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Google News Digest: Google Rocks the Boat Big Time

January has seen a lot of changes from Google, and everyone is just trying to keep up. Semrush has tried to get insights from experts that could help, but at this point, everyone is still watching the fallout and studying data to determine if these changes will help or hurt them. Some are reporting improvements in traffic, and some are not — we all need time for evaluation.

Melissa FachJan 29, 2020

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Google Featured Snippet and Core Updates in January 2020: Expert Roundup

Google is at it again — making announcements that are stressing people out. With so much concern out there, we thought we would ask a variety of experts what they thought about the Google 2020 core update announced in January and this latest announcement regarding featured snippets.

Melissa FachJan 24, 2020

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