{"id":13386,"date":"2019-09-05T14:07:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T14:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanctuarymg.com\/academy\/?p=13386"},"modified":"2021-12-03T21:08:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T21:08:02","slug":"new-features-of-google-search-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanctuarymg.com\/academy\/seo\/new-features-of-google-search-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Search in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Google has recently released a list of additional features<\/a> that are aiding in the discovery of web pages. With a focus on making search results more relevant to what consumers need, these changes are exciting for businesses like yours! Get a great overview of these featured below and why they may be important to your SEO<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured Snippets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFeatured Snippets,\u201d such as the one pictured below, make it easy to display relevant information about a company, topic, or event right from the original search page. This reduces the amount of clicks necessary to connect people with the information they\u2019re looking for. Your company\u2019s info could be here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Knowledge Graphs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge Graphs are designed to enhance search results for users and provide them with information gathered from a variety of sources. The information is shown to users in infobox form next to search results. However, Google realizes that their systems for collecting information aren\u2019t perfect, and aims to continuously improve the information shown in a Knowledge Graph. \u201cWe have developed tools and processes to provide these corrections back to sources like Wikipedia, with the goal of improving the information ecosystem more broadly,\u201d says Danny Sullivan in the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Google-Knowledge-Graph\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Predictive Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google has created predictive features that help users navigate Search more quickly. Algorithms are used to connect people with information that\u2019s relevant to what they\u2019re searching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n