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The Theory and Praxis of Local SEO: What Mike Blumenthal Wants Every Agency to Know

Source: Unknown Source

06/23/25

Source: Unknown Source. Read the original article Industry expert Mike Blumenthal shares what every agency needs to know to master both the strategy and execution of local SEO.

How a 91-year-old vibe coded a complex event management system using Claude and Replit | John Blackman

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Claire Vo

06/23/25

Source: Lenny’s Newsletter by Claire Vo. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How a 91-Year-Old Built a Church Event App Using Claude and Replit **John Blackman**, a 91-year-old retired electrical engineer,…

How to Extract ChatGPT’s Fan-Out Queries

Source: SEO - Practical Ecommerce

By: Ann Smarty

06/23/25

Source: SEO – Practical Ecommerce by Ann Smarty. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Understanding ChatGPT’s Fan-Out Queries with New SEO Tools Large language models like ChatGPT generate answers by performing…

SEO vs. Brand Voice? You Don’t Have to Choose

Source: Unknown Source

06/20/25

Source: Unknown Source. Read the original article Think SEO means sacrificing your brand’s personality? Think again. This session reveals how to blend search-friendly content with authentic brand voice—so you can boost rankings…

Leveling the Playing Field: Jason Wortham on Fighting Fake Reviews and Defending Reputation

Source: Unknown Source

06/20/25

Source: Unknown Source. Read the original article Jason Wortham dives into the growing challenge of fake reviews and the tactics every business needs to defend their reputation.

The Great Agency Recalibration: Nick Petroski on What’s Actually Changing in 2025

Source: Unknown Source

06/20/25

Source: Unknown Source. Read the original article Discover what’s really shifting for agencies in 2025 as Nick Petroski breaks down the trends, mindset shifts, and strategic pivots redefining success.

Google Adds Troubleshooting Guidance To Block Content From AI Mode & AI Overviews

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

06/20/25

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s Update on AI Preview Controls and Troubleshooting Google has enhanced its AI features by adding a…

Threads Adds Expanded Fediverse Engagement Options

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

06/17/25

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Meta Threads Expands Fediverse Features Amid Limited User Interest Meta Threads is enhancing its interoperability…

The AI Search Content Optimization Checklist [With Google Sheets]

Source: SEO Blog by Aleyda

By: Aleyda Solis

06/16/25

Source: SEO Blog by Aleyda by Aleyda Solis. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of The AI Search Content Optimization Checklist [With Google Sheets] The checklist highlights key strategies to optimize content…

How to Calculate Cosine Similarity of Vector Embeddings in Google Sheets (w/ Free Sheet Template & Apps Script)

Source: Digitaloft

By: James Brockbank

06/13/25

This guide was created to sit alongside my talk at SMX Advanced 2025: Measuring Link Relevance Using Vector Embeddings and Cosine Similarity to show you how to calculate cosine similarity of vector…

Unrelated Content A Google SEO Ranking Issue?

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

06/11/25

TL;DR Summary of How Unrelated Content Affects Google Search Rankings Google’s John Mueller highlights that having unrelated content on a website can cause indexing issues and ranking drops. He advises site owners…

Google Adds Markup Support For Loyalty / Membership Programs

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

06/11/25

TL;DR Summary of Google’s New Loyalty Program Markup Support Google now supports loyalty and membership program markup within Organization structured data combined with Product structured data. This update allows businesses without a…

Adding markup support for loyalty programs  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google for Developers

Source: Google Search Central Blog

06/10/25

TL;DR Summary of How to Add Loyalty Program Structured Data for Google Shopping Google now supports adding loyalty programs in Organization structured data and loyalty benefits in Product structured data to enhance…

How In-House SEOs Collaborate with Developers to Get Technical SEO Requests Implemented

Source: Digitaloft

By: James Brockbank

06/09/25

This is Part 4 of our In-House Insights series, where we dive into the messy, real-world challenges in-house SEO teams deal with every day. This time, we’re tackling one of the most…

X Outlines its Updated DM Encryption Process

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

06/03/25

How X’s Updated DM Encryption Enhances Privacy for Premium Users Overview of X’s New Encrypted Messaging System X (formerly Twitter) has revamped its direct message (DM) encryption with the rollout of the…

AI Overviews Don’t Trust You. They Trust Your Reviews: How to Rank in the Age of Conversational Search

Source: Unknown Source

06/03/25

As AI reshapes search, your reviews are your new homepage. Here’s how to rank when trust is crowd-sourced.

Google Lens Comes To YouTube Shorts

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

06/02/25

How to Use Google Lens for Enhanced Search on YouTube Shorts Introducing Google Lens Integration with YouTube Shorts Google is rolling out a new beta feature that integrates Google Lens directly into…

The Truth About How Reviews Impact Rankings on Google: What Joy Hawkins Wants You to Know

Source: Unknown Source

05/30/25

What role do reviews really play in your local rankings? In this must-watch session, Local SEO expert Joy Hawkins breaks down the myths and truths about how Google uses reviews in its…

Meta Partners With Anduril to Develop XR Headsets for US Military

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/29/25

Meta and Anduril Collaborate to Develop Advanced AR/VR Headsets for U.S. Military Overview of the Meta-Anduril Partnership Meta has partnered with XR company Anduril to design and build integrated augmented reality (AR)…

You should be vibecoding for GTM

Source: Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged

By: Alex Shartsis

05/28/25

Introduction to Vibecoding in GTM Vibecoding tools like Lovable and Replit empower even non-technical users to build lead magnets, prototypes, landing pages, and more, significantly transforming go-to-market (GTM) strategies. Unlike traditional methods…

Google Search Products Gain Third-Level Overlay With Store Pricing History & More

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/28/25

Google Search Product Pricing and Store Details Google Search now provides pricing history and detailed store information for specific products directly within the search results. How to Access When viewing a product,…

Google Doesn’t Want You To Lump Technical SEO With Programmatic SEO

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/27/25

Distinction Between Programmatic SEO and Technical SEO John Mueller from Google emphasizes that programmatic SEO should not be confused with technical SEO. They are fundamentally different practices. Technical SEO Technical SEO focuses…

Google AI Overviews Image Carousel

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/27/25

Google AI Overviews Image Carousel Feature Google AI Overviews now include an image carousel that users can swipe through to view images. Functionality and User Experience When clicking on images within the…

Google Shopping Testing New Menu Under Search Bar With Super G Logo

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/26/25

Google is testing a new menu, tab bar, under the search bar within Google Shopping. This new bar most visibly has the super G logo and then contains additional options that take…

Your Reputation Doesn’t Live on an Island (and Neither Should Your Strategy)

Source: Unknown Source

05/23/25

Is a 4.5-Star Rating Good Enough? It depends on your industry and competition. Discover why context matters, why “good enough” can be dangerous, and how to build a reputation that wins trust—and…

The AI Bots That ~140 Million Websites Block the Most

Source: Data & Studies - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Patrick Stox

05/21/25

We looked at ~140 million websites and our data shows that block rates for AI bots have increased significantly over the past year.

Google Business Profiles Right Knowledge Panel Missing Bug

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/21/25

For the past few weeks or so, Google has a bug where the right side knowledge panel goes missing for business owners when you try to bring up your business listing in…

Google Search Testing Link Icon Box With Anchor Feature

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/20/25

Google is testing a new link feature in the search results, it is in the form of a link box, in the search result snippet, that when you click on it, it…

IndexNow Now Works With Product Schema; Shopify & Soon Amazon

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/20/25

Microsoft Bing announced some interesting updates for IndexNow including how it works now with product schema and that Shopify now supports it and soon Amazon will. This will help Bing and search…

GA4 Custom Event Tracking for SaaS Without the Headache

Source: moz (en-US)

05/20/25

Google Search Console Sitemap Error For Some 5 Character Subdomains

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/19/25

Google has a weird and somewhat limited and rare issue with sitemap files within Google Search Console. These sitemap files cannot be fetched and retrieved by Google Search. The issue seems to…

Finding and Testing Internal Link Changes with Screaming Frog – Screaming Frog

Source: Screaming Frog

By: Mark Porter

05/16/25

Internal linking is a crucial but often overlooked aspect of SEO that can significantly impact your website’s search performance. This guide explains how to use the SEO Spider’s features to identify internal…

X Rolls Out Support for 4K Video Uploads

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/15/25

Improved video upload options on X.

How Long Does It Take to Rank in Google? And How Old Are Top Ranking Pages?

Source: Data & Studies - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Patrick Stox

05/15/25

Back in 2017, we ran a study to answer an important question: How old are the top-ranking pages in Google? In 2025, the data looks very different.

The Transparency Report: Revolutionizing How Agencies Combat Fake Reviews and Protect Client Reputations

Source: Unknown Source

05/15/25

Discover how The Transparency Report is changing the game for agencies—empowering them to fight fake reviews and safeguard client reputations.

Google Rethinking Its Search Stack From Ground Up With LLMs

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/15/25

Another Google court document from the DOJ trial showed that Google said it is currently rethinking its entire search stack, from the ground up, with LLMs playing a more fundamental role. The…

Google Says Stop Using Different URLs For Same Image

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/13/25

Google made what I would consider a logical clarification to its image SEO best practices help document. It now says don’t upload the same image under different URL/file names to your site,…

Google Says hreflang Doesn’t Guarantee Indexing

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/13/25

Google’s John Mueller explained that just because you use hreflang tags on your pages, it doesn’t mean those pages will be indexed and/or ranked in Google Search. He said on Bluesky, “hreflang…

Meta Outlines Advancing 3D Object Creation Process

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

05/12/25

Meta continues to develop simplified VR generation models.

Microsoft Bing Tests Next/Prev Pagination

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/09/25

Microsoft is testing a new pagination bar for its Bing Search results. Instead of the left arrow, page numbers and then right arrow, Bing is testing showing a “Next” button and then…

2025 Guide to a Successful Site Migration: How to Protect Your SEO and Grow in the Era of AI Search

Source: BrightEdge blogs

By: Lem Park

05/09/25

Site migrations have always been one of the riskiest moments for organic search—but in 2025, the stakes have grown higher. Search isn’t just about rankings anymore. It’s about how you appear in…

Google Business Profiles Toggle For Show Business Address Broken

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/08/25

Google Business Profiles has another bug, this time with the toggle to hide or show the business address. The toggle for “Show business address to customers” just does not work – I…

Vibe coding a 3D multiplayer game in 15 minutes—with no game dev experience | Cody De Arkland (Senior Director of Developer Experience at Sentry)

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Claire Vo

05/05/25

Listen now | Watch Cody speed-run the creation of a 3D multiplayer flight simulator—from scratch—in just 15 minutes

Google’s AI Crawler, Google-Extended, Does Render JavaScript

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/05/25

Google’s AI crawler, Google-Extended, the crawler it uses for Gemini and other related AI services, does render itself and can render JavaScript, just like Googlebot, Google’s main web search crawler.

Google Tag Gateway For Advertisers

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/05/25

Google announced a number of new tag, analytics and data strategies on Friday including a new Google tag gateway for advertisers. Google tag gateway for advertisers allows you to run your Google…

App deep links: connecting your website and app  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google for Developers

Source: Google Search Central Blog

05/02/25

Semantic SEO: The Advanced Skill Most SEOs Pretend to Understand

Source: General SEO - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Despina Gavoyannis

04/30/25

It’s not a different type of SEO. You don’t need to do wildly different things. Rather, it’s a mental model that advances: The way you think about SEO

Four Identical Links On A Page Is Fine & Normal For Google

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

04/30/25

Google’s John Mueller said having “four identical links on a page to another page seems fine & common to me.” He said, don’t worry if you have that in your navigation, and…

Google Says Changing Lastmod Date In Sitemap Isn’t An SEO Hack

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

04/29/25

Google’s John Mueller explained that changing the dates in your XML Sitemaps lastmod date to all show today, the most recent day, won’t favor your rankings or SEO. He said on Reddit,…

 Introducing the Location Dashboard: Your New Command Center for Reputation Management

Source: Unknown Source

04/28/25

Easily manage and grow your online reputation with the new location dashboard — your all-in-one hub for monitoring, managing, and improving your presence, all in one place.

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