Archive of August, 2023

August, 31 2023

Bringing generative AI in Search to more people around the world We’re bringing generative AI capabilities in Search (SGE) to more people, making Search Labs [...] - Inside Search
Google Search Generative Experience officially rolls out links to webpages within answers Launching first in the U.S., Google said it will keep testing how it presents results and [...] - Search Engine Land
Google’s John Mueller: Technical SEO Is Not Going Away via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's John Mueller says technical SEO still matters, despite claims it's becoming less important. - Search Engine Journal
Google’s Experimental Feature Makes Webpages Faster via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's experimental feature, available in Chrome right now, makes webpages load faster than ever - Search Engine Journal
Google introduces new Limited Ads Serving policy Google will limit the reach of campaigns from advertisers it is unfamiliar with until trust is [...] - Search Engine Land
How to build and maintain client trust in your agency Trust is more than a buzzword – it's a crucial driver of agency success. Dive into the trust [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Debunks Myths Surrounding Redirect Types via @sejournal, @kristileilani Get the latest insights on redirects types and technical SEO from Google's John Mueller in this [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google: Illegal Content Is Not Always Spam Google's John Mueller said that "illegal content" is not always considered spammy [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Reddit launches AI-powered keyword research tool Keyword Suggestions is a new feature in Reddit Ads Manager that aims to help advertisers boost the [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Shares Early Feedback On SGE, Expands To Japan & India Google has shared some early feedback on how searchers and consumers use the new Search Generative [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Official: Google Search Generative Experience Gets Links After testing three different formats for links within the Google Search Generative Experience and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Building Across From Another Google Building - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Using A Different Email Domain From Web Domain Has No Impact On SEO/Ranking Google's John Mueller said that using a different domain name for your web site and your company [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Threads search is coming, but when? Threads search has been limited to searching for accounts. But now Threads is testing text search [...] - Search Engine Land
7 Google Ads features to streamline your workflow These built-in features can help you manage your Google Ads campaigns more efficiently so you can [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 30 2023

5 hidden areas of Google Ads you probably didn’t know about Discover the untapped potential of Google Ads with these lesser-known tools – from dynamic [...] - Search Engine Land
An SEO guide to optimizing your Google Publisher Center account Boost your brand’s visibility on Google News platforms with this advanced guide for Publisher [...] - Search Engine Land
The secrets behind Performance Max and Google’s Black Box: Decoding the future of digital advertising by Adthena Exploring innovation, automation and transparency in the next marketing era. - Search Engine Land
5 SEO use cases for ChatGPT’s Advanced Data Analysis plugin Learn how OpenAI's latest plugin can help you analyze internal linking, perform server log [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search “Mentioned in” search snippet shows other web pages a site is mentioned This carousel search snippet feature seems to be in testing mode in Google Search. - Search Engine Land
Google Tests Google Shopping Label On Search Result Snippets Google seems to be testing showing a Google Shopping logo or label on some search results that may [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 29 2023

Google Updates PageSpeed Insights With Lighthouse 11 via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google updated the technology that powers PageSpeed Insights - Search Engine Journal
Don't Slow Your Website Down To Increase Time on Website - It's Not A Google Ranking Factor I spotted Google's John Mueller laughing at a LinkedIn post that is telling SEOs to slow down [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Customer-centric SEO: Adapting your search strategy for success Step beyond the confines of keyword-centric SEO. Learn how to refine your content roadmap by [...] - Search Engine Land
12 strategies to scale your SEO team without losing your culture Scaling an SEO team doesn't mean sacrificing culture. Learn practical steps to grow your team while [...] - Search Engine Land
85% of titles feature keywords in Positions 1-5 of Google New survey of enterprise marketers finds 50% spend 4-6 hours and 30% spend 7-9 hours per week [...] - Search Engine Land
Majority of Gen Z teens watch YouTube ads – almost half can recall campaigns YouTube is now the number one platform for teens, with almost eight in 10 using it to stream video [...] - Search Engine Land
How to optimize your social media pages for search Boost your online visibility and attract more organic traffic to your site with these tips for [...] - Search Engine Land
30 ways enterprise organizations can grow SEO with limited resources Learn how to distribute SEO responsibilities, use AI to increase productivity, build internal SEO [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads fixing Discovery campaign technical issue The tech problem is preventing Discovery ads from being served on Google properties such as Gmail. - Search Engine Land
Last call for Google Ads API v12 Developers using v12 need to migrate to a newer version to ensure API access is unaffected. - Search Engine Land
Bing: We Release Search Features Globally (We Don't Discriminate) Bing's CEO, Mikhail Parakhin, said that Bing does not release some features slower or delayed in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 28 2023

3 ways to find a great deal with Google Flights Get new insights on the cheapest time to book your next flight and how far in advance to plan your [...] - Inside Search
Using ChatGPT to drive technical SEO Learn how ChatGPT help streamline your technical SEO efforts, including with schema, meta [...] - Search Engine Land
Google On How Googlebot Handles AI Generated Content via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Martin Splitt discusses AI Content in the context of quality control at the time of [...] - Search Engine Journal
6 SEO Concepts To Focus On Right Now via @sejournal, @martinibuster Search engines constantly change how they rank websites. Improve your SEO with these 5 up to date [...] - Search Engine Journal
Using ChatGPT to drive technical SEO Learn how ChatGPT help streamline your technical SEO efforts, including with schema, meta [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Updates Flight Search Results To Help Find Cheaper Fares via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google updates flight searches to help find cheaper fares with price insights, tracking alerts, and [...] - Search Engine Journal
How to balance competing forces in SEO Get a handle on the delicate balance between competing SEO demands and learn tips to avoid [...] - Search Engine Land
Bing Chat now works on Chrome, Google’s browser Apple Safari support is coming soon to Bing Chat as well. - Search Engine Land
Google: Word Location In URLs Does Not Matter For SEO Google's John Mueller was asked if it matters SEO-wise or search ranking-wise if you place [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Screenshots Of Google Search Console News Showcase Filters & Reports A while ago we reported that Google Search Console will gain specific reports for Google News [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google August 2023 Core Update Hit Hard Around August 25th For Some Sites As you know, Google released its first core update in over five months, the Google August 2023 core [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Mitigating technical SEO issues by empowering engineers Engineers are at the forefront of web development. Here's how their understanding of technical SEO [...] - Search Engine Land
Bing Logo In Beach Sand From Flip Flops - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 28, 2023 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Generative Experience Local Results Gain More Link Cards The new Google Search Generative Experience now shows more links and link cards in the local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 25 2023

Google Is Now Indexing CSV Files via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google now indexes CSV files. This is in addition to previously using them via structured data for [...] - Search Engine Journal
Who cares if Gen Z significantly prefers user-generated content? Are generational labels becoming obsolete in marketing? Here's why you should reconsider your [...] - Search Engine Land
First look at Google Ads’ enhanced customer service for small businesses Brands can book one-on-one phone consultations with a Google rep for $50. - Search Engine Land
Google Search can now index CSV files Google updated its help document to say it can now index Comma-Separated Values (.csv) files. - Search Engine Land
Perplexity Announces AI Search Updates And Code Llama Chat via @sejournal, @kristileilani Explore the latest announcements from Perplexity including updates to AI-assisted search with [...] - Search Engine Journal
Dozens of big brands have blocked GPTBot, OpenAI’s new web crawler A new analysis finds 14.9% of the top 100 websites and 9.2% of the top 1,000 websites are blocking [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads Advertiser Console Recent Data Unaccessible, Google Says Google Ads posted an issue where the Google Ads advertiser console may not be showing recent data. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
CSV Files Added To List Of File Types Indexable By Google Google has updated the help document for file types indexable by Google to include Comma-Separated [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google August Core Update, Unconfirmed Updates, Bing Chat Data Not In Webmaster Tools & More This week I broadcast from Chicago where I cover the latest confirmed Google update... - Search Engine Roundtable
New Google Maps User-Generated Content Appeals Form At the beginning of this year, Google Maps posted a document with restrictions around [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 24 2023

Google Search Testing New Icons For About This Result Snippet Google is testing replacing the three vertical dot button for the About This Result feature in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ranking Updates - Off The Record Google's Search Off The Record podcast had Danny Sullivan, John Mueller and Martin Splitt on the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
5 things ecommerce advertisers can do with first-party data Learn five fundamental actions you can take to make the most out of first-party data in your [...] - Search Engine Land
Google is upgrading Vehicle Ads to Performance Max The upgrade will enable advertisers to connect with customers across more touchpoints in their [...] - Search Engine Land
3,890 SEOs Shared The Latest Trends & Developments: Here Are The Results via @sejournal, @sejournal Get your copy of State Of SEO 2023 for our full findings on the emergent SEO factors you should pay [...] - Search Engine Journal
X referral traffic falls for publishers like BuzzFeed, Reuters, CNN X, formerly known as a reliable traffic source, has sent less traffic to large and small publishers [...] - Search Engine Land
How to compare a noisy quantum processor to a classical computer Posted by Sergio Boixo and Vadim Smelyanskiy, Principal Scientists, Google Quantum AI Team A [...] - Google Research
5 top tips to boost your local SEO efforts Position your local business for success and connect with your target audience more effectively [...] - Search Engine Land
Teaching language models to reason algorithmically Posted by Hattie Zhou, Graduate Student at MILA, Hanie Sedghi, Research Scientist, Google [...] - Google Research
Google Business Profile robocall scams are increasing New report finds scammers are ramping up efforts to trick business owners into paying for help with [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 23 2023

How generative AI will change SEO as a profession AI isn't coming for our jobs just yet, but the industry is changing. Here's what generative AI [...] - Search Engine Land
Google August 2023 Broad Core Update Is Live - What We Are Seeing Now Google Search has started to roll out the second broad core update of the 2023 year, and this one [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google sending notifications that UA has stopped processing data These notifications come almost two months after July 1, the date when Google said UA properties [...] - Search Engine Land
How to build SEO into a new website from the ground up Launching a new website takes more than just design and content. Infuse SEO into each stage of the [...] - Search Engine Land
How to safeguard your content strategy in an AI-driven search landscape Adapt your content strategy for the AI-powered search era. Understand Google's guidelines for [...] - Search Engine Land
No, AI won’t change your marketing job: A contrarian perspective Human relationships and soft skills continue to be invaluable assets for marketers, even in the age [...] - Search Engine Land
What’s the difference between regular SEO and enterprise SEO? by Digital Marketing Depot Enterprise SEO produces unique challenges for SEOs and digital marketers to overcome for maximum [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 22 2023

Google on ranking updates: Focus on big picture, not individual signals Google also stressed the importance of authentic content in an AI world and thinking about [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Launches August 2023 Core Update via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google announces rollout of August 2023 core search update, which may take weeks to complete. - Search Engine Journal
Google releases August 2023 broad core update This is the second Google core update of 2023 and took place over five months since the last core [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Podcast Sheds Light On Ranking Systems & Updates via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's Search Off The Record podcast sheds light on the search engine's evolving ranking systems [...] - Search Engine Journal
5 ways to improve PPC lead quality When quality matters much more than the quantity of leads, use these surefire tips to help catapult [...] - Search Engine Land
The 5 degrees of link relevance Here's a framework that bridges the gap between theory and practice, enabling you to build [...] - Search Engine Land
Language to rewards for robotic skill synthesis Posted by Wenhao Yu and Fei Xia, Research Scientists, Google Empowering end-users to [...] - Google Research
Why you should prep your holiday SEO campaigns now and how Don't wait for the holiday rush! Kick off your SEO preparations now and maximize your holiday sales [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search app could soon introduce a new Notes feature Feature would let users leave comments about webpages. It is expected to appear as a new Google [...] - Search Engine Land
Bing Chat data may never come to Bing Webmaster Tools After promising this for months, Microsoft has never released it and now won't offer a comment. - Search Engine Land
2023 Google NYC Police Style Scooter Rack - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Internal Links Pointing To Itself Don't Add More Information Than Other Links Google's John Mueller was asked if internal links that point to its own page, does Google give [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Local Service Ads Anonymous Reviews Stops On August 25th Google will stop collecting anonymous reviews on August 25, 2023. Google posted this notice in a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Bing Promoting Bing Chat In Autocomplete Bar, Pagination Bar & More Microsoft Bing is pushing more into Bing Chat through Bing Search. Bing is adding Bing Chat icons [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 21 2023

Google Answers Question About The “Impact” Of ARTICLE Semantic HTML Element via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller explains the purpose of the ARTICLE semantic HTML element - Search Engine Journal
Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update - August 18-19 (Unconfirmed) As I hinted to in my SEO video recap on Friday, we saw some early signing of an unconfirmed Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
YouTube trials smaller ‘Skip Ads’ button The redesigned, more subtle CTA box features smaller text, a background with reduced opacity, and a [...] - Search Engine Land
AI-generated content: To label or not to label? With the rapid adoption of AI content creation tools, is it necessary for publishers to adopt AI [...] - Search Engine Land
Setting up event parameters in GA4: Everything you need to know Learn how to set up event parameters in Google Analytics 4 for a deeper understanding of user [...] - Search Engine Land
SEO KPIs to track and measure SEO success What can be measured can be improved. Here’s a look at the most valuable SEO KPIs to help you [...] - Search Engine Land
Improving or removing content for SEO: How to do it the right way Here's a step-by-step process for determining whether you should improve or remove older content [...] - Search Engine Land
CTV ad spend hits record-breaking $1 billion in June Ad intelligence provider Vivvix (Kantar) forecasts continued growth in CTV and other digital [...] - Search Engine Land
Bing Chat Enterprise is in preview for Microsoft 365 A3 and A5 licenses for faculty users In July, Microsoft announced the preview of Bing Chat Enterprise, which delivers AI-powered chat [...] - Bing Search
Bing Search Tests Green Official Site Label/Badge Bing is testing a green official site label or icon on some of its search result snippets. We've [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 21, 2023 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 19 2023

Google Answers If Noindex Is Okay For Altering Sitelinks via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller answers whether it's okay to use the noindex tag to remove an unwanted page [...] - Search Engine Journal

August, 18 2023

IPG Mediabrands tells clients to temporarily pause Google Performance Max campaigns The company reportedly issued a "privacy alert" email in response to claims YouTube ads [...] - Search Engine Land
Autonomous visual information seeking with large language models Posted by Ziniu Hu, Student Researcher, and Alireza Fathi, Research Scientist, Google Research, [...] - Google Research
Using AI chatbots to 10X your keyword research Here's why you should bake AI into your day-to-day SEO processes and tips on how to do it from SEO [...] - Search Engine Land
How your approach to content needs to change: People, process and technology The dynamics of content optimization in the age of AI and evolving user preferences, and how to [...] - Search Engine Land
Is Google Removing Reviews From Local Business Listings? I am seeing a spike in the number of complaints around reviews going missing from Google local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How to optimize for search intent: 19 practical tips From classifying user intent to analyzing SERPs, learn practical steps to align your content with [...] - Search Engine Land
Google stops testing links in Search Generative Experience snapshot answers This test began earlier this month and it seems Google has now paused showing links in these [...] - Search Engine Land
Our strict privacy standards around made for kids content We have strict ads privacy protections in place on made for kids content, regardless of a user's [...] - Inside Adwords
Beyond search volume: Future-proofing keyword research for SEO Evolve your keyword research strategy for modern SEO. Explore the shift from search volume to [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Showing Six Top Stories In Grid Google can now show six top stories in a uniform gird format in the top of the desktop Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google SGE Drops Links In AI-Generated Answers... Earlier this month, we reported that Google was testing three-different citation and link formats [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 17 2023

Google Answers Why A Site Doesn’t Rank Despite Good SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller offers advice about inability to rank despite good SEO - Search Engine Journal
There are more than 4 types of search intent Explore user motivations, intent categories, and tactics to create SEO content that resonates and [...] - Search Engine Land
Neural network pruning with combinatorial optimization Posted by Hussein Hazimeh, Research Scientist, Athena Team, and Riade Benbaki, Graduate Student at [...] - Google Research
Google Ads Tests Paid Customer Support Options Google is testing a paid version of customer support for its advertisers who use Google Ads. Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Business Profiles Tests Manage Photos Button Google is testing updating the Google Business Profile web interface by adding a "Manage [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How ChatGPT plugins can up your SEO game Discover innovative ways to elevate your keyword research, content optimization and link building [...] - Search Engine Land
The new Bing has failed to take any market share from Google after six months Microsoft disputes the data, which shows Bing's market share is actually lower in 2023 than it in [...] - Search Engine Land
Google: It Sounds Bad If Your Site Depends On Google Discover Traffic Google's John Mueller said it might be bad if your site depends on Google Discover for traffic. He [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 16 2023

Google Lets Businesses Add Social Media Links To Profiles via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google now allows businesses to add social media links to their Business Profiles, helping [...] - Search Engine Journal
Add Social Media Links To Your Google Business Profiles Google seems to now support adding social media links to your Google Business Profiles. You can add [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads trials enhanced customer service for small businesses This level of one-on-one support has historically only been offered to Google Ads' biggest clients. - Search Engine Land
Google: Don’t worry about SEO tool scores Website authority scores, spam scores – Google doesn't use any of those in ranking. It's just [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Business Profiles to let you manage your social links While Google showed social media profile links for local listings for a long time, Google Business [...] - Search Engine Land
XML sitemaps and SEO: What you need to know You can’t trust search engine bots to find all your URLs. Give them a guide with your XML [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 15 2023

Learn as you search (and browse) using generative AI New updates to Search Generative Experience (SGE) help people easily learn new things and [...] - Inside Search
Google: We Don’t Use Third-Party SEO Tool Scores For Rankings via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google doesn't use third-party SEO tool scores for search rankings, but the tools still provide [...] - Search Engine Journal
How to target highly competitive organic keywords: An advanced approach Learn how competitive analysis, keyword research, and audience insights can help your brand stand [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Merchant Center adds 3D model link [virtual_model_link] attribute This attribute helps Google Merchant Center showcase your 3D and AR product images. - Search Engine Land
How to get Universal Analytics-like insights in Google Analytics 4 GA4 requires you to think differently Russ Ketchum, product director of Google Analytics, believes [...] - Search Engine Land
Google invites advertisers to sign up for Demand Gen beta to ‘upgrade Discovery ads’ The tool will be rolled out to all advertisers using Google Ads from October. - Search Engine Land
Google Search Generative Experience adds SGE while browsing Paywalled content will not work with the new SGE while browsing feature. Google SGE also added [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads Beta AI Generated Help Guide Google Ads is testing a new AI-generative solution for help guides and answers. Google is inviting [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Navigational Queries Shouldn't Trigger Search Generative Experience Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison, said on Twitter that Google probably shouldn't trigger a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: If You're Using AI To Write Your Content, It's Going To Be Rehashed From Other Sites Google's John Mueller had a nice one-liner on Reddit again, this one he said "By definition [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Best Way To Block Search Traffic Is To Disable DNS Resolution I should start by saying, this is super dangerous and you probably should not do this unless you [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
6 reasons your GA4 reports aren’t adding up Navigate Google Analytics 4 with insights on metric disparities, UI alterations, data thresholds, [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 14 2023

No, outbound links won’t help your content rank better on Google Linking out won't help your SEO. What will? Get the lowdown on Google's stance as shared by John [...] - Search Engine Land
Google: Domain Name Is Never Going To Make Or Break Your SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller discusses domain names and SEO - Search Engine Journal
Vlog #236: Lance Bachmann On Local Search Marketing & Getting New Customers In part one with Lance Bachmann, we spoke a lot about business, growing a business and his passion [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads launches new AI assistant but warns its content may be inaccurate Those trialling the new tool are encouraged to provide feedback if it makes mistakes to help the [...] - Search Engine Land
Google: CNET's Content Pruning Plans Reasonable But SEO Impact Would Be Unnoticeable Remember all that debate and chatter around Google saying not to delete old helpful content? A lot [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Bing Chat New Infrastructure Upgrade Is 99% Done A few weeks ago we reported that the Bing Chat infrastructure upgrade that Microsoft is working on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Your Domain Will Never Make Or Break Your SEO Google's John Mueller said on Mastodon a few tips on domain names, but one line was pretty strong. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google issues refunds amid accusations it missold ads on third-party websites The search engine was accused of violating its own advertising standards 80% of the time in a study [...] - Search Engine Land
SEO stakeholder management: When your ‘no’ isn’t enough Learn to communicate risks, align metrics and navigate instances when SEO advice is disregarded in [...] - Search Engine Land
YouTube tests new anti-adblocker popup with countdown timer The notification now serves as a warning to non-paying viewers about when the next advert will [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads to sunset Enhanced CPC on Shopping campaigns Shopping campaigns using eCPC will behave as though they are using Manual CPC bidding instead later [...] - Search Engine Land
Why we should set higher standards for content production If we want our traffic to convert to sales or higher brand awareness, we must improve our content [...] - Search Engine Land
Amazon tests AI-generated review highlights with U.S. mobile shoppers The AI-generated paragraph mentions product features and customer sentiment, and also highlights [...] - Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 14, 2023 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Shopping Campaigns Enhanced CPC Deprecation Google Ads is deprecating Shopping campaigns using Enhanced CPC starting one early October 2023. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 11 2023

11 GA4 training courses to help confused marketers If you're feeling overwhelmed following the sunset of Universal Analytics, boost your confidence in [...] - Search Engine Land
Google: Text To HTML Ratio Makes No Sense For SEO & Ignore It Google's John Mueller is at it again, saying that text-to-HTML ratios are not a thing for SEO. He [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Tracking 20 years of search Key takeaways and findings from an analysis of seroundtable.com’s historical Google Analytics [...] - Search Engine Land
YouTube enables linking between Shorts and long-form videos The links will direct viewers away from Shorts, which can't display pre or mid-roll ads, to [...] - Search Engine Land
11 free tools for PPC campaign management These tools can help you analyze PPC competitors, track search trends or design ad creative – [...] - Search Engine Land
YouTube creators can now include more external links on their channels Creators can include up to 14 links to external websites, social profiles, merch sites, and more, [...] - Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 11, 2023 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads account suspensions: What advertisers need to know Seeing the dreaded 'Your account has been suspended' banner in Google Ads? Learn its potential [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Tests Colored +Topics Search Bar Refinements Google is testing using colors for the +topic search bar refinements, those bubble buttons you [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Human Oversight For AI Generated Content Is Important Google's Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, said it is important that there is human oversight when it [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
New: Bing Search Select Text To Search Bing Chat We previously reported how Bing Chat lets you select text on the Bing search results to conduct [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 10 2023

Google Business Profiles Adds "Fix Photo That Doesn't Show" To Appeal Form Google has added a new option in the Google Business Profile appeal for "Fix photo that [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Digital PR vs. manual link building: Adapting to the modern search landscape Relationships are the new currency of the web. Discover why digital PR is overtaking manual link [...] - Search Engine Land
How to use SEO and CX for better organic performance Level up your brand’s online impact with SEO and CX. Learn tactics that enhance user [...] - Search Engine Land
Google tests scan-to-call QR codes and extra images on sponsored ads Sponsored Ads are appearing with a new expandable call box that contains a brand's phone number as [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Local Service Ads Photo Guidelines Now Faster Reviews & More Creative Google is now saying that its new Local Service Ads guidelines are faster for reviews and also more [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: No Points For Trying To Provide A Good User Experience Google's John Mueller said trying to provide a good user experience but not succeeding will not [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads API version 14.1 rolls out The updated Google Ads offers new tools and features to help marketers track campaign performance [...] - Search Engine Land
New York Times: Don’t use our content to train AI systems Many large language models are trained using website content without permission – and some [...] - Search Engine Land
YouTube launching New and Returning Viewers by Format report The new YouTube analytics report can help you understand whether Shorts, Videos or Live formats [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 9 2023

Google warns against content pruning as CNET deletes thousands of pages Google warns against deleting older content, saying that content can be helpful. However, pruning [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads scripts usher in a new era with API access Learn how Google Ads scripts and the new "mutate" function redefine campaign management [...] - Search Engine Land
Google’s Performance Max Best Practices Guide gets major update The updated document provides better insight into the benefits of Performance Max, and contains [...] - Search Engine Land
5 SEO use cases for the ChatGPT code interpreter plugin Learn how OpenAI's latest plugin can help you analyze internal linking, perform server log [...] - Search Engine Land
Why search marketing education is a MUST within companies There's a critical gap in search marketing education and leadership within companies. Here's why [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Answers If Semantic HTML Element Has An Impact via @sejournal, @martinibuster John Mueller answers if using the ARTICLE Semantic HTML element has any impact on Google - Search Engine Journal
Ecommerce brand debuts AI-generated product review summaries Using ChatGPT, retailer Newegg now highlights pros and cons, plus summaries of customer reviews on [...] - Search Engine Land
Webinar: The art of winning audiences through content by Cynthia Ramsaran Transform your content strategy and truly connect with your audience. - Search Engine Land
Google says all online content should be available for AI training unless publishers opt out The search engine has sent its proposal to the Australian government, urging policymakers to change [...] - Search Engine Land
Local SEO for Good – LIVE: The virtual conference that gives back by BrightLocal Get insights, help causes and feel good. - Search Engine Land
Google: Don't Delete Older Content, It May Be Helpful Content Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison, posted a PSA on Twitter that you should not delete old [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 8 2023

Google reduces the visibility of HowTo and FAQ rich results in search You may see a drop in click through rates from Google Search if you are impacted. - Search Engine Land
Google Downgrades Visibility of HowTo and FAQ Rich Results via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google announced that it is severely restricting the visibility of FAQ and HowTo rich results in [...] - Search Engine Journal
Changes to HowTo and FAQ rich results To provide a cleaner and more consistent search experience, we're changing how some rich results [...] - Google Webmaster Central
Threads FAQ: Everything marketers need to know Threads has attracted a huge user base and is proving to be a serious Twitter alternative. Get up [...] - Search Engine Land
Judge: No evidence Google harmed competitors by limiting search visibility Anticompetitive claims related to Google Search Ads 360 and the company's mobile search dominance [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads launches several new features ahead of holiday season The improved insights aim to help marketers gain early learnings to shape their campaigns and [...] - Search Engine Land
From SERPs to CHERPs: Why generative AI results need their own name Introducing the CHERP, or chat experience results page. It's time to give a name to the output of [...] - Search Engine Land
How to determine the SEO metrics that matter Struggling with vanity metrics in SEO? Refocus on impactful metrics driven by customer journeys and [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Tests Star Store Badge Google is testing replacing the "top quality store" badge with a "star store" [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Carnival Sign - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Major League Baseball "Recent Featured Highlights" Google has a new search feature titled "recent featured highlights" for Major League [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Maybe Don't Let Google Search Index Your AI Chatbot Output With all these AI chatbots out there now, Google Search seems to be seeing more and more of them [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 7 2023

GPTBot – OpenAI’s new web crawler You can now disallow ChatGPT from crawling your website and webpages. - Search Engine Land
Google Ranking Algorithm Research Introduces TW-BERT via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google research proposes TW-BERT, a remarkable framework that improves search ranking and is easy [...] - Search Engine Journal
OpenAI's ChatGPT New Web Crawler - GPTBot OpenAI, the folks behind ChatGPT, have published information on its web crawler named GPTBot. You [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How ChatGPT can help you optimize your content for entities Enhance your SEO efforts with ChatGPT. Learn how to extract entities, analyze SERP results, and [...] - Search Engine Land
Bing AI Celebrates 6 Months With New Features & Impressive Stats via @sejournal, @kristileilani Explore new Bing AI user engagement statistics and features, from AI-generated images to multimodal [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Analytics 4 reports can now be further customized with Match Types Report Filters now support the Match Types 'begins with', 'exactly matches' and 'regrex', giving [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Merchant Center releases new ‘inappropriate titles’ warning Product titles that fail to meet Google's criteria face being penalised with restricted visibility [...] - Search Engine Land
Moz Launches Brand Authority Metric At MozCon With Top 500 US Brands List via @sejournal, @kristileilani Moz's new Brand Authority metric quantifies brand strength, offering greater insight into online [...] - Search Engine Journal
3 Ways To Block Google From Indexing AI Chatbot Content via @sejournal, @kristileilani Google's John Mueller shares a PSA to website owners about the implications of allowing Google to [...] - Search Engine Journal
Celebrating 6 months of the new AI-powered Bing It’s been six months since we reinvented search with the new AI-powered Bing and Edge. In [...] - Bing Search
Moz debuts new metric, Brand Authority, to measure brand strength Online brand strength is calculated as a score between 1-100. The metric is meant to capture broad [...] - Search Engine Land
How to remove sensitive client data from Google’s index Uncover the critical search indexing issue many SEOs overlook, the accidental exposure of client [...] - Search Engine Land
Inappropriate Title Google Merchant Center Warning Google Merchant Center can now issue warnings for "inappropriate titles." This can happen [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google On Trial: Antitrust Allegations Advance via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern U.S. District Court greenlights key antitrust lawsuits against Google, potentially paving the way [...] - Search Engine Journal
New Google Business Profiles Pets Attribute (Are Dogs Allowed) Google has added a new attribute to Google Business Profiles. This one is titled "Pets" [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 4 2023

Google releases Responsive Search Ads guide The document includes advice on how to write ads that perform well and the best ways to evaluate a [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Console link report fixed Two weeks ago Google confirmed its link report had reporting issues, those reporting issues are now [...] - Search Engine Land
Can search engines detect AI content? Explore the intricacies of AI-generated content in search and how Google's long-term goals might be [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update - August 3-4 (Unconfirmed) It has been a full 9 days since I last reported about a Google Search ranking algorithm update and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Why AI can’t replace authentic client relationships Gain AI-powered efficiency with chatbots, predictive analytics and other tools while preserving the [...] - Search Engine Land
Brave Search Breaks Free Of Bing With Standalone Image Index via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Brave Search rolls out independent image and video search, freeing itself from reliance on [...] - Search Engine Journal
A tale of two snippets: What link attribution in SGE tells us about search More on the latest UI changes in SGE and how this new feature fits into the evolution of search [...] - Search Engine Land
More Links Now Displaying In Google Search Console's Links Report A couple of weeks ago we reported that there was a bug with the Google Search Console link report. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 3 2023

New privacy tools to help you stay safe and in control online We're rolling out new tools and protections to help you stay in control of your personal [...] - Inside Search
SEO Professionals Should Delegate Website Management via @sejournal, @kristileilani Wondering if you should run your own website server? Here's what John Mueller has to say about [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Enhances Privacy Tools To Protect Personal Data via @sejournal, @kristileilani Stay in control of your privacy with notifications about personal information in search results, [...] - Search Engine Journal
Trivago’s profits drop after it opts out of new Google ad product Rival travel company Expedia, which did opt into Google's property promotion ads, reported a record [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Generative Experience AI-Generated Answers Gain Videos Google is also adding videos to its Search Generative Experience AI-generated answer section. So [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Amazon’s ad services revenue rises 22%, bringing in more than $10 billion in Q2 Amazon's strong performance in the second quarter of 2023 sends out a clear message that the [...] - Search Engine Land
Walmart is launching targeted in-store ads at its checkouts The retailer is expanding its in-store ad offerings, with brands able to run campaigns across [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Business Profile Tests Generative AI To Help Owners Write Business Descriptions Google Business Profiles is testing using generative AI to help business owners write descriptions [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 3, 2023 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google On Blocking Banner Ads From Getting Indexed as Main Content via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller answers if it's possible to stop banner ads from being indexed by Google as [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google's John Mueller On When To Worry About Keyword Stuffing Ever wonder at what point you need to worry that there are too many of the same keywords on the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Multimodal medical AI Posted by Greg Corrado, Head of Health AI, Google Research, and Yossi Matias, VP, Engineering and [...] - Google Research
Google Ads Outages Impacting Majority Of Advertisers Google just confirmed an issue with Google Ads that has been impacting advertisers all day. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 2 2023

3 new things you can do with generative AI in Search The latest updates to Search Generative Experience, our AI-powered overviews in Search. - Inside Search
Google Chrome adds search suggestions, trending searches on mobile Google has updated the mobile version of Chrome with four new search-related features you might [...] - Search Engine Land
How to optimize your free product listings in Google Shopping Google Shopping's free product listings can boost your sales at no extra cost. Use these tips to [...] - Search Engine Land
Schema usage up 4x among top ranking ecommerce sites As ecommerce brands gear up for the holidays, a top priority seems to be helping search engines [...] - Search Engine Land
The best AI tools for global SEO expansion Looking to expand your business internationally? Use AI to approach translation and localization [...] - Search Engine Land
How to create a link building strategy Learn the elements of a "good strategy" and a method to map your situational analysis [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Generative Experience adds videos to AI-generated answers Google also confirmed adding links to the AI-generated answers and continues to work to improve [...] - Search Engine Land
8 new Google Analytics 4 features to enhance app measurement and performance The new AI-powered features were launched to help marketers better understand their audience and [...] - Search Engine Land
4 Google Chrome Updates For Enhanced Mobile Search via @sejournal, @kristileilani Google Chrome's latest update for mobile users includes more search suggestions, trending searches, [...] - Search Engine Journal
YouTube Shorts launches six new features to improve content creation Marketers now have access to six new features, including the ability to go live with Shorts videos, [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Showing Too Many Ads - Google To Fix Google, for some users, is showing up to five search ads on a page. Google generally won't show [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Generative Experience Tests Links In AI-Generated Answers Looks like all the negative feedback around the lack of links within the AI-generated answers that [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads New Trademarks Policy Now Requires An Appeal Form A couple of months ago we reported Google will be changing its Google Ads trademark policies to do [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Tests New Local Search Ad Format About a month ago, I spotted a new ad format in the Google Search results that had this local pack [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Explore Tests "Return to Top" Button Google is testing a "return to top" button at the bottom of the Explore section in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 1 2023

Why internal site search can be your competitive edge in enterprise SEO Unlock the "why" behind the "what" and build a cleaner, smarter SEO approach [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Analytics launches new Audience report Marketers can use the new GA report to identify their most engaged and profitable audiences. - Search Engine Land
Google fixing bug that shows 5 ads on top of SERPs Google's ads product liaison Ginny Marvin acknowledged the error and confirmed the issue will be [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Generative Experience Does Not Show Snapshot Answers For Original Responses The other day Agile SEO posted on Twitter an example of Google's Search Generative Experience not [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Business Profile Adds View As Customer Link Google is testing adding a "view as customer" link to your Google Business Profile web [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
YouTube tests AI-generated summaries on search, watch pages YouTube's auto-generated video summaries are meant to give users an overview of videos. They won't [...] - Search Engine Land
Meta to get consent before collecting data for targeted advertising in Europe The changes, which could come into effect in October, may significantly impact the value of Meta's [...] - Search Engine Land
New Google Business Profile Policies Overview Page Google has launched a new help document that gives business owners an overview of the Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google testing links directly in Search Generative Experience snapshot answers This seems to be a test, as I was unable to replicate this myself. - Search Engine Land
Google: Content Written By Tapping Into Popular Searches Is Likely Not People-First Content Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison, commented about a popular tactic content marketers use [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
7 reports SEO and PPC can use to help each other succeed Create powerful organic and paid search campaigns with intentional communication and data-sharing [...] - Search Engine Land
Webinar: SEO reporting demystified by Cynthia Ramsaran Learn how to best communicate SEO ROI to execs. - Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 1, 2023 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: We Don't Archive Our Own Search Result Pages Google's John Mueller was asked if Google stores a permanent or semi-permanent copy of its own [...] - Search Engine Roundtable