: YouTube Videos: Google returns non-existant meta description and different keywords I was doing some research for a client and came upon some strange results. I did a search in google videos

@Nimeshi995

Google will occasionally rewrite titles and descriptions to give people a more varied search result. It is true that the video you mention does not mention 'domain' in the title or the description within the source.

However, YouTube as you know brings up similar videos in the sidebar, these may be very relevant, or slightly relevant. Google can rewrite titles and descriptions based on everything found on the page, in this case it is rewriting the description and using content from other videos in the side bar.

Google in some point of time found these videos in the sidebar:


Domain Re-animator Review: Building a PBN on a Budget
Amok Time Re-Animator Herbert West


These may appear in the title, or description, or both. If the Video is not relevant to what a user is searching for then they are likely to find what they are after in the sidebar, so its not a major issue.

This is not Google misbehaving and in fact is intended by Google. Rewriting happens more often than you must likely realise, its not an issue and actually improves the user experience.

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@Bryan171

It's just how the poster worded the title and description and basically chose a custom thumbnail.

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