Daily Search Forum Recap: March 30, 2021

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

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Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update This Weekend?

Before going offline for this long three-day holiday, I saw rumblings of a possible Google update about to rollout. I was a bit nervous it was a core update but Google did not confirm any update and now that I am back online, the chatter, although elevated, is not at core update levels.

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Google Maps To Improve Curbside Pickup & Delivery Features

Google announced this morning new features to improve Google Maps, including improved curbside pickup and delivery options. Plus, the company announced improvements to indoor live view navigation, air quality data and driving directions that are eco-friendly. But let's focus on the curbside and delivery features here.

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Google: We Do Not Measure Title Tags By Pixels

Martin Splitt from Google confirmed that Google Search does not measure title tags by the number of pixels. He said "that was a joke" when it was mentioned in the live version of the Search Off The Record podcast.

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Google: Bad Idea To Make Your Images Low Quality To Improve Core Web Vital Scores

Often when it comes to getting a better score in some of the core web vital metrics it is about making your images faster to load. One SEO asked if they can downsize the images in a very heavy way where the image would become blurry in order to improve the score. John Mueller of Google said "that sounds like a bad idea."

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