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title: Google News Cheat Sheet
description: We promised a cheat sheet for those who wanted to fully read up on the news coming out of Google headquarters.
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# [Google News Cheat Sheet](https://www.websitemagazine.com/marketing/google-news-cheat-sheet)

 Written by [Peter Devereaux](https://www.websitemagazine.com/marketing/author/peter-devereaux) | Jan 16, 2023 6:00:00 AM

Website Magazine quizzed its readers on Google updates in the September 2017 issue. We promised a cheat sheet for those who wanted to fully read up on the news coming out of Google headquarters, so here is that information:   
  
 **Question: When it comes to how Google geotargets search rankings to serve users in different locations, the following does not matter:**   
  
 *+ Read: * [Server Location "Irrelevant" Says Google's Mueller](https://www.websitemagazine.com/blog/server-location-irrelevant-says-google-s-mueller)

**Question: What is the Intrusive Interstitial Penalty?**

*+ Read: * [The End of Mobile Ad Interstitials](https://www.websitemagazine.com/blog/the-end-of-mobile-ad-interstitials)

**Question: Google now enables consumers to do this directly from Google Maps and Search...?**   
  
 *+ Read:* [Local Business URLs](https://support.google.com/business/answer/6218037?hl=en)

**Question: Companies can share content with this new feature within Google My Business...**

*+ Read:*  [Google Posts Change & Challenge Local Search Landscape](https://www.websitemagazine.com/blog/google-posts-change-challenge-local-search-landscape)

**Question: While not the only sites affected by the "Fred" update, they were hit the hardest...**

*+ Read:* [New Google Update: Fred](https://www.180fusion.com/blog/google-algorithm/new-google-update-fred/)

**Question: True or False: In July 2017, Google introduced SOS Alerts in Google Search and Maps to help people affected by crises around the world.**

*+ Read:* [What are SOS Alerts?](https://support.google.com/sosalerts/?hl=en)

**Question: Google offers publishers two ways to prove they are not spreading misinformation...?**

*+ Read: * [Fact Check now available in Google Search and News around the world](https://www.blog.google/products/search/fact-check-now-available-google-search-and-news-around-world/)

**Question: When Google users enter job-seeking queries, they will now see in-depth results including the following...?**

*+ Read: * [Connecting more Americans with jobs](https://www.blog.google/products/search/connecting-more-americans-jobs/)

**Question: In order for users to directly flag content that appears within these two search areas, Google now offers a feedback link within...?**

*+ Read: * [Our latest quality improvements for Search](https://www.blog.google/products/search/our-latest-quality-improvements-search/)

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