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Changes to How Google Ranks Image Search Results We see more machine learning in how Google ranks pages and images in search results. That may leave what we know as traditional or old-school ranking signals behind. It is worth looking at those older ranking signals because of the role they play in ranking. As I … Read more
Podcasts Can Be Hard to Find I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts lately. They can be fun to listen to while doing chores around the house, like watering plants, washing dishes, cooking meals, and cleaning up. There are podcasts on many different subjects that I am interested in—a good number about Search Engine … Read more
These details come from an anonymous source who gave us more details on the project. The report states a new feature will be integrated, allowing users to outline specific image areas to target their searches. Added 1/13/2020 – Google Goggles no longer exists. Still, many of the features that it had, and might have had … Read more
Google is organizing more and more things in its index based upon entity numbers. I have a couple of examples for you that show how they are being used. You may have missed a reference to Freebase Entities in a Google Research Blog post from 2013. I missed it myself. The post is Improving Photo … Read more
Google was granted a patent this week about how Google may rank some search results, by looking at watch times. The patent appears to be aimed at video content, but it tells us that it might be applied to how long someone might watch a page after they’ve been delivered to the page, even if … Read more