Video page indexing is frustrating at best. In my experience, the bot that detects and indexes videos does not recgonise genuine YouTube video embed code and reports videos as Video not found on host service Video outside the viewport* Video too small/tall Even more frustrating and time wasting, run the validation fix without doing anything and many of the … [Read more...] about Video page indexing: Google Search Console
Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user
We find this feature a little frustrating. The indexing report is very helpful, showing pages that Google has chosen another page, except sometimes there are good reasons why Google is incorrect. Simply.. the same content can be relevant and indexible across multiple domains. For example Two different states of Australia can publish an event that is identical in … [Read more...] about Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user
Google Costs Australian advertisers, publishers and consumers
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Google's dominance is costing Australian advertisers, publishers and consumers. Google is misusing its dominance of digital advertising in ways that cause “likely harms” to advertisers, publishers and “ultimately consumers” by forcing up prices for all three groups, according to Australia’s competition … [Read more...] about Google Costs Australian advertisers, publishers and consumers
Google AntiCompetitive Behaviour Unlockd
Australian mobile advertising startup Unlockd has filed legal proceedings in the US against Google claiming it collapsed because of the tech giant's anticompetitive behaviour. The once high-flying Australian founded startup has filed a 69-page complaint in the state of California, in which it claims it was forced into bankruptcy as a direct result of Google banning Unlockd's … [Read more...] about Google AntiCompetitive Behaviour Unlockd
Google No Longer Default Search Engine
Google has bowed to pressure from regulators to allow its rivals to compete to be the default search engine on Android devices in Europe for free. The move expands on a previous pledge to European Union authorities that competitors could pay to appear on the “choice screen” of devices, where users select their preferred search engine. Google’s Android mobile operating … [Read more...] about Google No Longer Default Search Engine