The feedback form found at the bottom of search results has been quietly updated by Google. There's a link "Send feedback" present at the bottom when you perform a search on Google. It takes you to a form page wherein, you can give Google a feedback related to the search that you have just performed.
But now, the form will appear as a pop up, above the search results.
The recent Google webmaster video by Matt Cutts is a bit technical but quite insightful when we talk about the importance of HTTP Vary: User-Agent header.
The question asked was:
“What is Google's position about continuing to recommend the HTTP Vary: User-Agent header for specific mobile websites after big players like Akamai said they don't cache the URLs that include it? Would you still recommend using it?”
Google and Time Inc. have created a new Timelapse site, which shows how parts of the world have changed since 1984 through 2012. For example, shrinking of Columbia Glacier, growth of Las Vegas are shown with the help of amazing animations.
Google has been collecting the images from the US Geological Survey since 2009 and filtered out some good quality images without cloud cover. Users can point at any part of the world to see the changes.
Google Shopping has recently announced that it will be updating the feeds specifications, which is a part of the new Google Shopping rollout that is based on the product listing ads. The changes will have an effect on the accounts globally.
Google Shopping has marked its entry in India, but is still in the testing phase. The feature has been rolled out for selected users, which means only a few of you will be able to see the product listings from online retailers on the right side of the page.
Wondering what the world is watching on YouTube? Are you curious to know that the video that is a hit amongst your folks in the U.S. is also popular in Australia? Now, with the YouTube Trends Map, it will be a matter of few clicks to get regional breakdowns of popular videos, filter videos on the basis of age demographics & gender, and do much more.
The latest from the Google news is another quiet drop of a search feature, which is related to local search results within a search on the Google.
The "more results near…" link on local searches for local queries has been removed by Google. The feature was introduced in 2007 as a part of the Universal search initiative. It showed local businesses, webpages, and videos to searchers. For example, if you have searched for Pizza on Google, the feature would have shown you businesses selling pizza, webpages, videos, and other relevant results on pizza.
We know that Google uses the location of a site for example .co.uk or .com.au in its ranking algorithms. If a searcher in the UK looks for a product or service, he is most likely to see the sites from the UK in search results. But, in case of top level domains, Google uses location of server and other signals in finding out what country a site is relevant for.
The latest video of Matt Cutts puts all the SEO misconception regarding the Google ranking and search quality patent into rest. Cutts, who takes care of the search spam at Google said, just because Google has ranking or search quality patent doesn't mean that it was or is a part of our algorithm.
The Android-only predictive search tool Google Now is now available for iPad and iPhone. It is a part of an updated Google Search App in iOS. Till date, Google Now was exclusively available on Android devices running on Jelly Bean or higher OS versions.
The Google Now for iPhone and iPad is identical to the Android version. Here are the screenshots.
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