@danbri Thinking of using schema.org/Role for something... Any last words of "use rdf-star"? I don't like Role, but it's really the best hammer we have to qualify edges without changing our stack quite a bit.

@alda @danbri That book feature is essentially in maintenance mode right now which is why that form doesn't go anywhere. There's no one working actively on reviewing new partners and their quality but no one wants to say we won't get back into it so there's usually crickets when we ask about cleaning it up.

@danbri @alda Yeah, +1 to which document. If we worded it like, that's not the intention. You can be ineligible for a feature, but it doesn't mean the markup is "wrong". We never penalize for having feature-invalid markup.

Google's AI crawler for Gemini, Google-Extended, does render JavaScript using the shared Web Rendering Service @g33konaut confirmed to @suzukik https://www.seroundtable.com/googles-ai-crawler-renders-javascript-39353.html hat tip @glenngabe

#google #gemini #googleai #rendering #seo #crawling #indexing #seo #googlebot #google-extended

The Data Shapes Working Group has published SHACL 1.2 Core and SHACL 1.2 SPARQL Extensions as First Public Working Drafts.

SHACL is a language for validating RDF graphs against a set of conditions.

The mission of the Data Shapes Working Group is to update data shapes standards in line with the versions of core Semantic Web standards that cater for RDF-star and to extend the applications of data shapes with new packaging and use specifications.
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/first-public-working-drafts-shacl-1-2-core-and-shacl-1-2-sparql-extensions/

Google event search results add share the event, add it to your calendar, see similar events, get more details on the venue and find nearby food and drinks https://www.seroundtable.com/google-event-search-result-new-features-39135.html via @Vijaychauhan

#google #events #googleuserinterface

Bing's @facan confirms Copilot and other LLMs at Microsoft use schema for its LLMs https://www.seroundtable.com/schema-llms-copilot-bing-microsoft-39093.html via @davidmihm

#bing #copilot #llm #schema #structureddata #microsoft #search

@kath Rita's beer? Wow, haven't logged that one. Hope you enjoyed the game.

@rustybrick that's terrifying... Talk about feedback loops

@kath I didn't get that with mine! I wonder if they could give you the model so you could print it yourself whenever you wanted.

Google drops breadcrumbs from mobile search result snippets (goes back to 2015) https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-drops-breadcrumb-from-mobile-search-results-38796.html

The 2024 Web Almanac is out, including a new Structured Data chapter that delves into the key developments in 2023-2024:

https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/structured-data

@rustybrick yeah, I can never keep track of what features are coming up but I know we're always looking to promote authenticity and I think authorship helps with that if we get it right

@rustybrick this is essentially the original rich snippet :) It's been consumed through markup in the same way for 12 years. It's intended for review sites and not merchant product pages (like aggregate ratings are used for).

Google is proposing expanding and enhancing shipping data in schema.org you can add your comments to the proposal - if you do e-commerce SEO, check it out https://www.seroundtable.com/google-proposes-new-shipping-data-schema-38346.html

#google #schema #seo #googlemerchantcenter #ecommerce #shipping #googlerichresults

@JarnoVanDriel and look at all those website cleanups. Go team!

Schema.org v28.0 has been released, taking the vocabulary 1 step closer to achieving parity between the vocabulary and Merchant Center specifications with the new http://schema.org/MemberProgram and http://schema.org/MemberProgramTier classes.

The Dataset Exchange Working Group published Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) - Version 3 as a W3C Recommendation. DCAT is an RDF vocabulary designed to facilitate interoperability between data catalogs published on the Web. This document defines the schema and provides examples for its use.

https://www.w3.org/news/2024/data-catalog-vocabulary-dcat-version-3-is-a-w3c-recommendation/

@rustybrick Yes, not new. This is what the recommendations are useful for - letting folks know when they could potentially tweak their processes, especially if there's something which they might have otherwise missed. Not everything will be actionable, not everyone wants to do (or has time for) everything they could do. Maybe we should call it ICYMI :-)

A truly excellent study into JavaScript rendering and SEO from @giacomozecchini & vercel, busting some myths by bringing facts and figures

https://vercel.com/blog/how-google-handles-javascript-throughout-the-indexing-process

#seo #javascript