Over the past couple of weeks, there has been an increase in complaints around Google Search listing URLs with the srsltid URL parameter tagged along to the URL, as the canonical URL in Google Search.

Update, Dec 17, 2024: This story, originally published on Nov 2, was updated with details on ChatGPT search being made available to non-paying users. ChatGPT search launched last month, and in many ...

Google's search was once so ubiquitous that the verb "to google" is now synonymous with "look it up." Yet it's now more than ever that Google's hegemony is in question. Studies have suggested that ...

Google updates Search documentation with standardized URL parameter guidelines, recommending "=" and "&" for optimal website crawling. Google recommends using "=" and "&" for URL parameters.

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To set Preferred Sources on Google Search, sign in, go to Google.com, click your profile icon, select Search Personalization, then Source Preferences. Search for or enter a site’s URL, enable it, and ...

Google has so many products that it can be near-impossible to keep track. And yet, the company has rarely created desktop apps to go with those services. There are a handful, like Drive and Quick ...

Google addressed a bug that enabled anonymous attackers to remove any URL at will, fixing an actual negative SEO exploit. Google recently fixed a bug that enabled anyone to anonymously use an official ...