In Google’s mission to organize the world’s information, we want to guide Google users to the highest quality content, the principle exemplified in our quality rater guidelines. Professional publishers provide the lion’s share of quality content that benefits users andRead more…
How to move from m-dot URLs to responsive site
With more sites moving towards responsive web design, many webmasters have questions about migrating from separate mobile URLs, also frequently known as “m-dot URLs”, to using responsive web design. Here are some recommendations on how to move from separate urlsRead more…
Introducing Our New International Webmaster Blogs!
Join us in welcoming the latest additions to the Webmasters community: नमस्ते Webmasters in Hindi! Добро Пожаловать Webmasters in Russian! Hoşgeldiniz Webmasters in Turkish! สวัสดีค่ะ Webmasters in Thai! xin chào Webmasters in Vietnamese! We will be sharing webmaster-related updates inRead more…
The new Search Console: a sneak peek at two experimental features
Search Console was initially launched with just four reports more than a decade ago. Today, the product includes more than two dozen reports and tools covering AMP, structured data, and live testing tools, all designed to help improve your site’sRead more…
Badges on Image Search help users find what they really want
When you want to bake cupcakes, but you don’t know what kind, Image Search can help you make a decision. Finding an image with a recipe can be challenging: you might end up on a page that has only picturesRead more…
Connect to job seekers with Google Search
At Google I/O this year, we announced Google for Jobs, a new company-wide initiative focused on helping both job seekers and employers, through collaboration with the job matching industry. One major part of this effort is launching an improved experienceRead more…
Making the Internet safer and faster: Introducing reCAPTCHA Android API
When we launched reCAPTCHA ten years ago, we had a simple goal: enable users to visit the sites they love without worrying about spam and abuse. Over the years, reCAPTCHA has changed quite a bit. It evolved from the distortedRead more…
Better Snippets for your Users
Before buying a book, people like to get a snapshot of how they’re about to spend a few hours reading. They’ll take a look at the synopsis, the preface, or even the prologue just to get a sense about whetherRead more…
A reminder about links in large-scale article campaigns
Lately we’ve seen an increase in spammy links contained in articles referred to as contributor posts, guest posts, partner posts, or syndicated posts. These articles are generally written by or in the name of one website, and published on aRead more…
How we fought webspam – Webspam Report 2016
With 2017 well underway, we wanted to take a moment and share some of the insights we gathered in 2016 in our fight against webspam. Over the past year, we continued to find new ways of keeping spam from creatingRead more…