Author: Simone Puligheddu

Today, I finally had the opportunity to carefully listen again to episode 112 of Google Search Off the Record, “How to Read the Indexing Report”. Below is a summary of the key points that emerged from the discussion between Martin Splitt and John Mueller, along with some personal observations. Don’t treat the Indexing Report as […]

02 March, 2026: Google added a new section on specifying a preferred image with metadata to the “Google image SEO best practices” documentation. ➡️ Read more: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/google-images?hl=it#specify-preferred-image ➡️ Source & read more on developers.google.com: https://developers.google.com/search/updates?hl=it#march-2026 03 March, 2026: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is now available in preview to developers via the Gemini API in Google AI […]

05 February, 2026: Google has launched the February 2026 Discover core update for English-speaking users in the US. The update aims to enhance overall Discover content quality. The rollout is expected to take up to two weeks. ➡️ Read more on status.search.google.com: https://status.search.google.com/incidents/mYbNTqV1ytDc2fA8hUz4 ➡️ Read more on developers.google.com: https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2026/02/discover-core-update 05 February, 2026: Google Research introduces […]

30 January, 2026: “Find out what’s new in the Gemini app in January’s Gemini Drop” ➡️ Read more on Google’s blog: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/gemini-drop-january-2026/ 30 January, 2026: ChatGPT now provides more visual and easier‑to‑scan responses for common queries, like checking sports stats, converting units, or doing quick calculations: you may see at‑a‑glance visuals directly in the answer. […]

December 31, 2025: Google published a new help page explaining how businesses can create and share a link or QR code to request reviews on their Business Profile. ➡️ Read the new page on support.google.com: https://support.google.com/business/answer/16816815?hl=en ➡️ I discovered the news reading this article by Barry Schwartz, on seroundtable.com: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-help-page-request-reviews-40677.html December 19, 2025: Microsoft published […]

03 November, 2025: John Mueller shared an interesting SEO tip on Bluesky about hosting content on cloud providers: He recommends verifying the host in Search Console to track crawling, indexing, and safe browsing issues. To do this, set up a custom subdomain pointing to your cloud bucket via a DNS CNAME. Then verify it in […]

October 3, 2025: Bing announced the launch of the new Bing Places for Business. ➡️ Read more on blogs.bing.com — “Introducing the New Bing Places for Business: Built for Business Owners, Powered by Research” October 7, 2025 : Google AI Mode is launched in Italy as well, along with more than 35 additional languages and […]