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Google Responds To Claims Of Garbage AI Content In Google News

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/23/24

Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, responded to the article from 404 Media titled Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles. In short, Sullivan said that the way they filtered Google News…

Microsoft Bing Copilot Pro Coming To iOS & Android Soon

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/23/24

Microsoft will soon bring Copilot Pro, the premium $20 per month version of its AI search features, to the Copilot iOS and Android app. Microsoft’s Mikhail Parakhin said the app updates are…

Google Course Info Rich Results Go Global

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/23/24

A couple of months ago, Google launched course info rich results in the Engish regions but now it may be rolling out beyond those regions. Some SEOs in India are now seeing…

Google Job Search Results Testing New Interface

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/23/24

Google seems to be testing a new interface for the job search results. The old interface was more like a boxed in module, the new interface seems to flow more nicely and…

Every Facebook user is monitored by thousands of brands for targeted ads

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Barry Schwartz

05/22/24

New research by Consumer Reports claims that as many as 7,000 companies monitor individual Facebook users’ online activities.

Google SGE impact by industry and emerging features

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/22/24

Analysis of one billion queries across nine industries reveals healthcare is most impacted by SGE and four SGE features you need to know.

Ethical AI in SEO: Ensuring responsible implementation

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/22/24

As AI disrupts SEO, ethical risks emerge. Learn best practices for transparent AI use and the human role in automation.

Google Ranking Teetering In & Out Over Weekends

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/22/24

Google Search seems to be ranking some websites just fine during the weekdays and then removing that ranking over the weekends. It seems to be focusing heavily on non-standard TLDs, you know,…

How to have “the talk” with your customers

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/21/24

Increase ACV by finally asking customers about willingness-to-pay

German University Study Looks To See If Google Search Is Getting Worse

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/21/24

A study released by the Leipzig University, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and ScaDS.AI in Germany asked if Google Search is getting worse. The 16 page paper, downloadable as a PDF over here says that…

Google Search Not Showing News Boxes For Election Queries

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/21/24

Google Search may not be showing news boxes, like top stories, for some election types of queries. So if you search for [iowa caucus] or [2024 United States primary elections] and others…

Bing Testing Shadow Effect On Mouse Over Search Result Snippets

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/21/24

Microsoft is testing a new style for when someone hovers their mouse cursor over a search result snippet in the Bing Search results. Bing will add a shadow effect to that snippet…

Best of the SearchBot: Create a social post for a vehicle recovery company

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Danny Goodwin

05/20/24

A human asks Search Engine Land’s ChatBot to create a Facebook post to drive conversions for a vehicle recovery company. Here’s the answer.

Sr. SEO On-Page Specialist ~ SLMP Digital Services Corporation ~ Philippines (WW)

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Lauren Donovan

05/20/24

SLMP Digital Services Corporation is currently hiring for a Sr. SEO On-Page Specialist. We are looking for talented and dynamic individuals to join our hyper-local digital marketing software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution team.  …

YouTube denies ad blocker crackdown is causing browser slowdowns for Premium users

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/20/24

Users are reporting widespread issues across the platform, such as lagging, higher CPU usage, and delayed load times.

How to Sell SEO (With Expert Tips)

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/20/24

Get more clients.

Microsoft Edge Let’s You Search Bing & Google At Same Time

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/20/24

Did you know that you can search both Bing and Google (or other search engines) at the same time using the Microsoft Edge browser? Well, you can.

Google Search Console 404 Error Report For /1000 URLs

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/20/24

I am seeing an unusual number of complaints around the reported 404 errors within Google Search Console reporting. This is specific to your URLs having /1000 appended to the end of the…

Bing Unchanged With Copilot Pro Paid Release

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/20/24

Microsoft released Copilot Pro, a premium paid version of its Copilot service, formerly known as Bing Chat. But that doesn’t mean Bing Search or Bing Chat is getting worse, Bing will stay…

I Wrote 100+ Blog Posts for the Ahrefs Blog. Here’s What I Learned.

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Kiyani

05/18/24

9 lessons.

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 15, 2024

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/17/24

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google says changing from www…

Google URL Inspection Tool Referring Page Shows Non-Linked URLs?

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Janet Driscoll Miller

05/17/24

A year ago I reported that the Google Search Console’s URL inspection tool can show a nofollowed link as the referring page. But it also seems that the URL inspection tool can…

Large SEO Reddit Community Taken Over

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/17/24

A very large SEO Reddit community was taken over by new moderators over the past few days after the original and only moderator became inactive for a few weeks. Supposedly, the new…

SEO Strategist ~ RicketyRoo ~ $60-80k ~ Remote (US)

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/17/24

We are looking for a savvy, energetic SEO Specialist to join RooKrew. You will be responsible for helping support custom campaigns designed to increase rankings, traffic, and KPIs based on what our clients…

YouTube rolls out new Shorts editing tools

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Danny Goodwin

05/16/24

The new editing feature is currently only available on iOS devices but is expected to be rolled out to Android shortly.

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 12, 2024

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/16/24

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Assistant dropped 17 features…

Google Says You Can Ignore Spammy Links From AI-Generated Blogs

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/16/24

A site owner posted on Reddit his concerns after noticing “hundreds of thousands” of backlinks from “AI-generated blog posts” directed to his or her site. John Mueller from Google said those links…

Microsoft Advertising Dropping Hotel Center Accounts For Lodging Campaigns

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/16/24

Microsoft announced it is going to do away with Hotel Center subaccounts on February 6, 2024 and you should migrate to Lodging campaigns instead. “As we strive to improve and innovate our…

SEO Specialist ~ StudioHawk ~ Hybrid – MELBOURNE (AU)

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/16/24

StudioHawk is a dedicated SEO agency that works with some of Australia’s leading brands.  We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join our growing team on a full time…

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 11, 2024

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/15/24

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

TikTok reports non-skippable video ads may harm engagement

Source: SEO for Google News

By: Barry Adams

05/15/24

New research also found that ad duration is unlikely to impact performance, but ad placement can substantially increase purchase intent.

How to be more innovative | Sam Schillace (Microsoft deputy CTO, creator of Google Docs)

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/15/24

Brought to you by Teal—Your personal career growth platform | Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security | Ahrefs—Improve your website’s SEO for free — Sam Schillace is deputy CTO and corporate vice president at…

Microsoft rolls out new AI tool that generates instant banner ads

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/15/24

Retail Media Creative Studio generates banner ads in seconds using a product’s URL, then uses AI algorithms for in-flight optimization.

Transform enterprise SEO challenges into opportunities

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/15/24

Juggling multiple large-scale SEO projects comes with its fair share of challenges. Learn how you can turn them into growth opportunities.

Google Local Services Ads Direct Business Search Setting

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Barry Schwartz

05/14/24

Google Local Services Ads added a new setting named direct business search. This setting gives advertisers the option to show their ads when someone searches for your brand or business directly.

What I Have Learned From Conducting Over 100 Website Migrations

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/14/24

Conducting your first migration or looking to improve your workflow? Learn how to prevent issues and ensure success during website migrations

How is your career and role changing? Take our survey

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/14/24

Please spare a few minutes to help us all understand what the past year meant for you and your search marketing career.

How To Migrate Without Losing Traffic & SEO – SEOSLY

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/14/24

Learn how to migrate without losing traffic by applying these 11 tips & best practices.

Microsoft Ads unveils major changes to hotel and property ad management

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/14/24

Microsoft advises advertisers to take proactive steps now for a seamless transition to Lodging Campaigns in February.

Inside Rewind’s path to 170 Series A offers

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/14/24

Co-founder and CEO Dan Siroker on building a viral AI product in public

Google Search Now Shows Climate-Friendly Train Alternatives Under Flight Results

Source: moz (en-US)

05/14/24

Google Search is now showing climate-friendly train alternatives under the flight search results box. So if you are looking for flights where you can take a train instead, Google will show you…

Google How-To Rich Results Dropping Out Again

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/13/24

A couple of days ago, we reported that the FAQ rich results dropped out of the search results again, and now we are seeing the how-to rich results drop out of the…

Breaking the Boundaries of Branding: Harness Non-Branded Traffic for Sustainable Growth

Source: General SEO - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Si Quan Ong

05/13/24

This article will teach you how to attract and nurture non-branded traffic to guide your users through the marketing funnel, converting them into loyal customers for sustained growth.

Supercharge your SEO tool stack for 2024 with AI

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/13/24

Weave AI into your 2024 SEO strategy with this selection of tools for keyword research, competitor analysis, content creation and more.

Google Search home page broken on Android devices using Firefox

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/13/24

Google confirmed the issue some mobile users seeing a blank home page and is working on a fix.

What to do if your product isn’t taking off

Source: moz (en-US)

05/13/24

Seven steps you can take today to try to turn things around

Google Discusses The Japanese Keyword Hack

Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Kiyani

05/11/24

Google’s John Mueller posted a comment on Reddit describing what is often referred to as the “Japanese keyword hack,” he said. It is an automated process that looks for vulnerabilities in your…

Google Search Bug Shows Products For Zip Code Searches

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/10/24

If you search Google for some zip codes, Google may return some products from its shopping graph. One example, spotted by Adam Di Frisco, is to search for [orange county zip code]…

TikTok launches new ad performance measurement tools

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/10/24

The platform’s new Cross-Channel Partners and Lift Partners features offer deeper insights into the customer journey.

Senior Manager, SEO ~ SurveyMonkey ~ Remote (CAN)

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

05/10/24

SurveyMonkey is a global leader in online surveys and forms that empowers people with the insights they need to make decisions with speed and confidence. Our fast, intuitive feedback management platform connects…

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