Google Cracking Down on Interstitials on Mobile Pages.

Published: Aug. 25, 2016, 7 a.m.

Google cracking down on interstitials on mobile pages.\xa0Yelp is\xa0not happy.\xa0Crackdown starts in January.

Google listed three types of interstitials that \u201cwould not be affected by the new signal\u201d if \u201cused responsibly.\u201d Those types are:\u2022 Interstitials that appear to be in response to a legal obligation, such as for cookie usage or for age verification.\u2022 Login dialogs on sites where content is not publicly indexable. For example, this would include private content such as email or unindexable content that is behind a paywall.\u2022 Banners that use a reasonable amount of screen space and are easily dismissible. For example, the app install banners provided by Safari and Chrome are examples of banners that use a reasonable amount of screen space.

Plus,\xa0ScribbleLive buys automated SEO platform Linkdex;\xa0Because 85% of mobile search results are already mobile friendly, Google is dropping the mobile friendly tag in mobile search results ;\xa0Bots killed Keyword Planner and a number of other Google Tools;\xa0Apparently many tools\xa0using Keyword Planner are still delivering detailed numbers and stats so they were not affected\n\nSupport this podcast at \u2014 https://redcircle.com/webcology/donations\n\nAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands\n\nPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy