Webmaster trends analyst John Mueller announced in an August 28 Google+ post that Google search results will no longer display page authorship, also known as rel=author markup.
Mueller stated that Google tests found that taking authorship away did not reduce traffic to websites or increase clicks on ads.
Regarding the display of authorship information, Mueller wrote, “Unfortunately, we’ve also observed that this information isn’t as useful to our users as we’d hoped, and...
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Those photos of you and your staff that once displayed next to your search engine listings has been removed. Google has removed everyone’s pictures with the author still retaining credit for their work, although some author photos may still appear on Google+ based on relevancy and level of interaction with others.
This move caught many lawyers by surprise as no one foresaw Google completely removing pictures from their Google Authorship program....
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Google Authorship is a method for attaching a specific author to online content so that the author can be associated with his or her work across the Internet, no matter where it is published. Google advertises Authorship as a good way to validate content, help get discovered and attract more readers.
The little pictures you see next to some search results are displayed because of Authorship. If you see those...
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