Weekly SEO news: 17 March 2020
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2. Internet marketing news of the week

AnalysisData suggests there’s still no corporate or brand bias in Google results
 
"Google results may be occasionally terrible but data is not indicating results are biased or being unfairly manipulated. [...] This is clearly just one example of a niche where, contrary to increasingly popular belief, it’s still common to get personal blogs in search results; but the data above suggests it’s not an isolated incident."


Lots of pages that don't get searched for? Does it hurt your Google search rankings?

"[Google's John Mueller] didn't say yes or no, he instead said on Twitter - 'that's up to you.'  [...] 'From a philosophical point of view, if nobody searches for them, unless they're providing value (to you / your users) otherwise, why do you need them?'"

StatisticsCoronavirus disrupts search, digital ad budgets

"Analysts expect Google and Facebook will experience ad revenue declines in travel and other industries most affected by global efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus. On the ground, marketers and media buyers have been re-evaluating their near-term advertising strategies."


Tree planting search engine Ecosia is getting a visibility boost in Chrome

"Ecosia will soon be included on Chrome’s default search engine list in several major markets, including the UK, US, France and Germany — alongside the likes of Google Search, Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo!"


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  • John Mueller: Site-queries are always artificial, so I wouldn't make too many assumptions there.
  • New enhancements to Bing Maps routing and logistics APIs.
  • Alexa and Google Assistant are developing personalities.
  • How to delete your Alexa and Google Assistant voice recordings automatically.

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