Over the past few years, mobile devices have become the primary means through which people access the internet. In 2025, this trend has accelerated even further, with mobile search surpassing desktop by a significant margin. People rely heavily on their phones and tablets for everything from checking the news to shopping, researching local businesses, and finding new services. With this…
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The way people interact with the web has evolved, with mobile devices now accounting for the majority of online traffic. Recognizing this shift, Google introduced mobile-first indexing to prioritize the mobile version of websites for indexing and ranking. This change underscores the importance of mobile optimization for businesses aiming to stay competitive in search engine rankings. For businesses utilizing SEO…
After testing a new format for Text Ads, Google reportedly will be rolling out lengthy text ads in SERPs across all the devices, by the end of this year. Removing the ads on the right-side trail has allowed Google to be more flexible with the display of text ads, meaning more characters which look the same across all devices. The…
As per recent reports, Google's done rolling out the next installment of 2015 mobile-friendly update. Google's own webmaster, John Mueller went on to confirm these reports through his Twitter handle saying, “The mobile changes mentioned here are now fully rolled out.” FYI The mobile changes mentioned here are now fully rolled out. https://t.co/fTB3ia6LJ2 — John Mueller (@JohnMu) May 12, 2016…
In the last couple of years, Google's search capabilities came under the scanner because of some new and existing search players such as DuckDuckGo, Yahoo and Bing network. Despite facing some stiff competition, Google searches still rule the roost when it comes to attracting large mobile search traffic. Search and Digital Marketing Agency Merkle’s First Quarter Digital Marketing, 2016 report…
It was February 24, 2016 when Google's much awaited AMP project went live for specific mobile searches. Post that, businesses, especially those without a mobile-friendly presence were a bit concerned whether Google was going to make it a major ranking factor to get ahead in searches. Google then surprised advertisers by rolling out AMP enabled Google Search Analytics reports which…
Google acknowledges the fact that there are more searches being carried out across the mobile platforms than on the desktops. To drive home the advantage and to maintain its search dominance, Google recently announced an update to mobile's SERPs. This update will increase the effect of ranking signals that will enable smartphone searchers to find more relevant mobile-friendly pages. It…
Launched way back in 2013, San Francisco based company mNectar is streaming short playable apps as ads so that the online searchers could preview the app before installing it on their Android or iOS devices. Moving beyond Google's interactive streaming ads protocol, the company will now allow users to preview native or hybrid apps. Mainly meant for gaming apps, it…
In a bid to improve its mobile advertisers' CTR rates, Google had added support for Clickable Phone Numbers as part of a business's SERP listing in January, this year. This allowed mobile advertisers to include their business phone numbers in the NAP citations (Name, Address and Phone number) that would be displayed as added text in mobile SERPs for high-end…
Yandex, the largest Russian Search Engine recently rolled out a mobile-friendly algorithm update for Russian index with the codename Vladivostok. It derives its name from one of Russia's largest cities, Vladivostok, located in the country's far eastern region and home to Russia's largest number of smartphone users. According to the company's spokesperson, the new update will be available only to…