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    • EGOL
      EGOL last edited by

      I am seeing a new SERP format from Google. (new for me at least)

      In the past the title tag would display as the first line of a listing, followed by description and domain / URL.

      Today I see the domain / URL as the second line.

      This is placing an emphasis on "Who".  If you have a big brand or a great URL this might be helpful to your CTR.

      Are you seeing this?  What do you think of it?

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      • KeriMorgret
        KeriMorgret last edited by

        I've seen mention of it on Twitter, and I'm seeing the URL directly under the title tag in my results, both logged in and logged out. I bet there will be coverage of it on Search Engine Roundtable in the next day or two.

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        • Dan-Petrovic
          Dan-Petrovic last edited by

          Yup. This is pretty much default view for all my searches now. The who and authoriship seem very important to Google right now. So if you're nobody you won't do well. Issue for start-ups?

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          • oznappies
            oznappies last edited by

            We are seeing the same on the Australian Google and we are a start up (3 months old) by we are still climbing in rank, so it has no adverse effect on us.

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            • Helen
              Helen last edited by

              We are also seeing the new format as well in Google Canada -  in English and French.

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