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6 Microsoft Audience Ads product updates
Source: Search Engine Land
The latest product developments aim to help advertisers create more engaging campaigns that serve higher-value audiences.
Offline conversion tracking to boost lead gen strategies
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Find out when and how to incorporate offline conversion tracking effectively and learn from lead gen success stories.
Microsoft: No One Hits 30 Bing Chat Turns In A Conversation Per Session
Source: Search Engine Land
A few months ago, Microsoft increased the Bing Chat conversation limit to 30 turns in a chat conversation. But according to Mikhail Parakhin of Microsoft, no one hits that number – most…
Google Testing Red Back To Top Button On Desktop Search
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google may be testing a bright red
Webinar: Advanced Google Performance Max strategies
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Paid search experts unveil what you need to take your business above and beyond the competition.
Microsoft CEO: AI will make Google more dominant
Source: moz (en-US)
Despite investing $100 billion in Bing, the search engine simply can’t compete with Google due to its monopoly position, says Satya Nadella.
OnePlus says yes, its debut foldable phone is a rebadged Oppo
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
The phone will get different branding depending on the market.
How out-of-order ad promotion works on Google Search
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Learn how Google’s out-of-order ad promotion in search auctions impacts ad positioning and advertisers’ strategies.
Is Deep Link Ratio A Ranking Factor?
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Delve into this piece to uncover insights on whether a deep link ratio influences improved Google rankings.
The Pixel Watch exceeded expectations — now it needs to be as good as Samsung
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Or will Google’s smartwatch ambitions end up abandoned yet again?
TikTok launches AI-powered creative assistant to streamline ad creation process
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
The tool leverages TikTok creative insights to offer data-led suggestions that could improve your campaign’s performance.
5 useful GA4 dashboards for local SEO
Source: Search Engine Land
Wondering where to go in GA4 to gather local SEO insights? These dashboards are key to developing an effective strategy.
Bing Chat History For Personalized Answers Only For Edge Now
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Last week, we reported about the new Bing Chat personalized answers feature that uses your chat history to give you a more tailored answer to your queries. But that might only work…
IndexNow Added To Wix
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Wix now supports IndexNow, the Microsoft initiative to make indexing more efficient and faster. With that, Microsoft said,
Mistral AI Launches Open-Source LLM, Mistral 7B
Source: Search Engine Land
Explore Mistral AI’s announcement of its first open-source large language model, Mistral 7B, and how to download or chat with it for free.
Google introduces Google-Extended to let you block Bard, Vertex AI via robots.txt
Source: Search Engine Land
You can now prevent Bard and VertexAI from from accessing your website, or parts of it, by blocking Google-Extended in robots.txt.
Sr SEO Specialist ~ SurveyMonkey ~ Remote (US)
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
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 millions of…
$84 billion of ad spend lost due to ad fraud in 2023
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
This figure is expected to rise to $172 billion by 2028, according to a new report published by Juniper Research.
Why it’s time to reevaluate your match type and bidding strategy
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Exact match types outperform broad match types for the majority of accounts, according to a new study by Optmyzr.
Google Concludes Rollout Of September 2023 Helpful Content Update
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google concludes its September 2023 Helpful Content Update, altering AI and third-party content guidelines.
Microsoft Advertising Hiding Search Ads On Bing Search Again?
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
A few months ago we reported how it was nearly impossible for a trained SEM to spot the ad label on these Microsoft Advertising search ads on Bing Search. Well, now, Bing…
Integrating ChatGPT With Google Sheets For Enhanced Data Analysis
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Use ChatGPT with Sheets for creating ads, optimizing meta titles, creating structured data and being more productive overall. Here’s how.
Meta’s AI Vision Revealed: Bing Integration, Celebrity Chatbots, + More
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Meta unveils new AI tools and characters with celebrity voices for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp.
ChatGPT Browse with Bing returns after being disabled 3 months ago
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
This was disabled related to ChatGPT using content from content behind a paywall.
YouTube relaxes controversial topic guidelines to boost ad revenue opportunities
Source: The Internet Marketing Driver
Content that references controversial topics but does not go into graphic detail will now be eligible for monetization.
5 SEO content strategy considerations for 2024 and beyond
Source: Search Engine Land
Excel in the evolving search landscape and boost your brand’s visibility on diverse platforms by following these SEO and content tips.
How to create a perfect location page for SEO and visitors
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Ensure your business can be found both online and offline by implementing the key elements of well-crafted location pages.
Google To Block Bard Shared Conversations From Google Search
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google launched shared conversations in Google Bard about a week ago and forgot to ensure search engines can’t index the results. The robots.txt had(s) nothing in it to block bard.google.com/share fr
Google Updates Charts & Content On Analyzing Organic Search Traffic Drops
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
A few years ago, Google’s Daniel Waisberg wrote two blog posts, one on analyzing Google Search traffic drops and the other on optimizing website performance with a Search Console bubble chart. Both…
Bing Chat rolling out personalized answers
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Today at the Microsoft AI event Bing Chat showed off some new memory search features.
Microsoft: Bing Chat Precise Mode Now Better
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Bing Chat’s precise mode has received a big upgrade that makes those answers a lot better.
Google Search at 25: SEO experts share memorable moments
Source: Search Engine Land
Celebrate Google’s 25th birthday with SEO stories from industry veterans, exploring challenges, lessons, and the future of search.
The Google antitrust trial is opening back up… a little
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Court documents are going online again.
Has Google Ads lost all credibility? Why one advertiser says it’s time to leave
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
“There should not be one ounce of trust left that any advertiser has in Google Ads.”
Google to block Bard’s shared chats from showing in Google Search
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
After Google released shared conversations in Bard, Google Search began crawling and indexing those public chats.
Designing The Content Marketing Strategy Measurement
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Discover an adapted approach to content marketing strategy so you can set shareable objectives and track meaningful progress.
Google Fixing Delayed Search Console Indexing, Enhancements & Experience Reports
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google has confirmed it is working on fixing the delayed Google Search Console reports. Many are delayed a couple of weeks when normally those reports are updated daily or within a few…
The Ultimate Cookie Recipe At The GooglePlex
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google has something called The Ultimate Cookie Recipe class and here are some photos of that event that I found on Instagram. The person who posted this photo wrote,
ChatGPT rolls out voice and image prompts
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
The new functionalities will be rolled out onto ChatGPT’s subscription platform over the next two weeks.
Know the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and others
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Score a deal by comparing prices at a competing retailer.
ChatGPT Leaps Forward With New Voice & Image Capabilities
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
OpenAI rolls out voice and image features for ChatGPT, making conversations more natural and intuitive.
5 outdated marketing KPIs to toss and what to reference instead
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Are your KPIs holding you back? It’s time to rethink traditional marketing metrics and level up your campaign measurement strategy.
Google Not Rolling Back The Last Helpful Content Update
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google’s John Mueller said it is very unlikely that the search company will roll back the last Google update, the September 2023 Google helpful content update. The update is currently rolling out,…
Google Cloud Swag Mug
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Here is a new mug from Google, the Google Cloud team, that I have been seeing on social media recently. Seems like a bunch of folks got this new Google Cloud mug…
French Canadian SEO Specialist (freelance) ~ WeLocalize ~ Remote (CAN)
Source: Google Search Central Blog
As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation,…
Steal My Free Google Looker Studio SEO Template – SEOSLY
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Unlock the secrets to SEO domination with my free Google Looker Studio template for SEOs.
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 22, 2023
Source: Search Engine Land
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 said the helpful content…
Google denies manipulating ad auctions in resurfaced SMX Advanced clip
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google’s Jerry Dischler backtracked at the antitrust trial, claiming ad prices are quietly tweaked “frequently”.
Bing adds controls for webmasters to disallow their content in Bing Chat
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
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