In this YouTube video, Daniel Waisberg, a search advocate at Google, provides valuable tips for quickly finding and analyzing the reasons for a drop in Google search traffic. The timing of this informative guide is perfect as Google has just completed the March 2023 Core Algorithm Update. Many people are currently assessing the impact on […]
Google has announced a set of measures to provide up-to-date, actionable information to help people and cities cope with rising temperatures from climate change. These initiatives include: New extreme heat alerts for Google Searchan extension of the Tree Canopy tool for urban planning, and a $5 million investment in the World Resources Institute through the […]
With the rapid adoption of generative AI chatbots, you may be wondering which one best suits your needs. The recent release of Google Bard was tested against ChatGPT, Bing and Claude to ensure it responds to prompts about search engine optimization, website coding, content generation, productivity tools, news and social media. I decided to Specifically, […]
Google is improving the way it helps searchers evaluate information and discover different perspectives. As the Internet grows and evolves, finding accurate and reliable information can be difficult. To meet this challenge, Google is taking the lead in providing users with new tools. Google announced the following updates are rolling out to search results: Introduction […]
Google announced an update to its Search Console that gives merchants the ability to accurately measure the search performance of product listings and product snippets. Search Console has two new ways to see your SEO impact on SERPs, providing impression and click data from two different search views. Screenshot by Google, modified by author to […]
Open Source GPT Chat has taken a step further with the release of the Dolly Large Language Model (DLL) created by the Databricks enterprise software company. The new ChatGPT clone is called Dolly, named after the first mammal to be cloned, the famous sheep. Open source large scale language model Dolly LLM is the latest […]
Mozilla announced the formation of an open source initiative for AI development that will bring transparency, accountability and trust to the forefront of open source AI products built to compete with Microsoft, OpenAI and Google. Many of the most important software products that enable modern life, such as Android, WordPress, PHP, Nginx, and Apache, are […]
Google’s Lizzi Sassman answered a question about whether it’s okay to combine different structured data types during the Google SEO Office Hours session. This answer sheds light on how Google interprets structured data and whether it’s better to combine structured data or separate the two. Combining multiple structured data is called nesting. What is nesting […]
It’s been a busy week for professionals in all industries thanks to the latest developments in AI. From search to social to AI, we’ve rounded up the top stories you need to know in this easy-to-follow article to help you stay on top of the latest news that could impact your work life. This week’s […]
Google confirms that the March 2023 Core Algorithm Update is now rolling out. Here’s what you should know: Core algorithm updates can affect search rankings, so it’s important for SEOs and website owners to be informed and adapt their strategies. Monitor your site metrics, focus on quality content, and optimize technical aspects to maintain your […]
Google is taking steps to make medical information accessible to US searchers. A Google search already provides easy access to information about US benefit programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. In addition, Google helps searchers find medical appointments and identify insurance companies accepted by various medical facilities. Now Google is expanding these efforts. With the […]
Before you change the structure of your website, you should consider its impact on search rankings and user experience. Google Search Advocate John Mueller recently shared valuable advice on this subject in a Reddit thread. With his recommendations, you can learn how to simplify your website structure without affecting your SEO. Read on for Mueller’s […]
Andreas Braun, CTO of Microsoft Germany, has confirmed that GPT-4 will be released within a week from March 9, 2023 and will be multimodal. Multimodal AI means that it can operate within multiple types of inputs such as video, image, and audio. Large multimodal language model The big point of this announcement is that GPT-4 […]
Keeping track of the latest industry news can be difficult. Input: SEJ Sum-Up. Every Friday, we compile the top stories you need to know, from search to social to AI and more, in one easy-to-read post. Top stories of the week include Google Desktop search updates, Bing reaching new heights, RESTRICT Act (and impact on […]
Microsoft has published new insights into how its AI-powered Bing and Edge browsers are experiencing incredible growth. They shared that they expect continued growth as more features roll out. Growth is Bing verified Microsoft writes that the steady growth of active users of Bing Search is setting new records. While they admit they’re still in […]
Google brings an updated mobile search results design to the desktop. announced today. The new layout helps users quickly identify your website in search results and ads. what changed? The updated design includes favicons and site names in Google’s desktop search results, similar to the design rolled out to mobile search in October. This change […]
DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine, has announced DuckAssist, a new feature that uses Wikipedia to generate natural language answers to search queries. This is the first in a series of AI-assisted private search and browser updates that DuckDuckGo plans to roll out in the coming months. What is Duck Assist & How Does It Work? […]
The Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced a redesign of its decades-old website. The redesign is currently in beta, but is open for public preview and feedback, and is expected to be released in late 2023. W3C website The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is a non-profit organization that develops web standards. Dating back to […]
Brave has announced new AI-powered rich results on search engine results pages, featuring AI-powered content summaries instead of regular meta descriptions. In some cases, Brave Search Summarizer displays summaries extracted jointly from two websites. Summarizers are currently appearing in about 17% of search queries, and that number is expected to grow. Brave Search Summarizer Technology […]
Google reminds shoppers and merchants that they have several tools to build consumer trust. In a recent blog post, Google highlights three key ways to help people shop safely. 1. Automated screening process One of the main ways Google keeps shoppers safe is through an automated review process. Before products and merchants appear on Google, […]
Google has updated the Search Central Developers Job Posting page to remove South Korea as a region where Job Search Experience is available. Google search experience The search experience is a rich result, at least 3 of which are interactive rich results. Rich results stand out from regular search results and draw attention to the […]
Fabrice CanalPrincipal Product Manager at Microsoft Bing was a keynote speaker at the Pubcon convention in Austin, Texas. The packed conference attendees listened intently as Canal discussed the topic of SEO for the new AI-powered Bing search engine. As a product development team lead, Canal’s insight into the new and improved Bing search engine was […]
Google’s Search Relations team discusses the issues that moving sites can cause in the latest episode of the Search Off The Record podcast. This topic comes up often, but this time I looked at it from a different angle. Google Search Advocate John Mueller, Analyst Gary Illyes, and Senior Technical Writer Lizzi Sassman explore the […]
In a test that lasted five weeks, Google began temporarily limiting news results to about 4% of randomly selected Canadian users. The decision is in direct response to the Online News Bill, called C-18, currently being debated in the Canadian Parliament. The bill, introduced last spring, would require Internet companies such as Google and Facebook […]
Google has updated the Search Central Discover documentation to replace guidance on EAT with new guidance that shifts the focus to recommending useful content. The clarifications to the guidance will coincide with a concurrent update to the Helpful Content System guidance that adds a reference to Google Discover content. Google Discover is part of Search […]
Microsoft has announced that preview releases of its new Bing search engine and Edge web browser will go mobile with AI-powered chat. Since the company unveiled all-new AI-powered Bing and Microsoft Edge a few weeks ago, more than 1 million people from 169 countries have joined the preview. Users have given positive feedback about the […]
The Microsoft Bing blog has published new information about how the new AI-federated search works. This includes details of a technology called Bing Orchestrator that acts like a coordinator between the Bing website index and the “next-generation GPT” that underlies new versions of Bing. Microsoft Prometheus model Microsoft has previously Described the Prometheus AI modela […]
Today, the Supreme Court heard the arguments in Gonzalez v. Google, a case involving Section 230. The consequences of this incident could reshape the Internet. why? Section 230 is a federal law that states that technology platforms are not responsible for user contributions. gonzalez vs google The family of a man who died in an […]
Due to the increasing misuse of 403/404 response codes, which can negatively impact your website, Google has published guidance on how to gracefully reduce Googlebot’s crawl rate. The guidance states that response code abuse is on the rise from web publishers and content delivery networks. rate limit googlebot Googlebot is Google’s automated software that visits […]
Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing search engine, Edge web browser, and integrated chat features have been well received by users in early testing. In over 169 countries, we’ve seen our new features deliver better search results, more complete answers, and content generation tools. The chat feature in particular shows healthy engagement, with users asking multiple questions and […]
Google’s newly expanded guidance on linking best practices is strikingly similar to what we know about algorithms and proper use of HTML. Here are four takeaways from Google’s updated SEO link best practices. 1. The title attribute works like anchor text If there is no anchor text, Google can use the Title attribute. A title […]
Google Chrome has announced a major change to Lighthouse 10 confirming the removal of Time To Interactive (TI) scores. Tests show that the majority of web pages improve performance scores, and more than half of web pages improve scores by 5 points or more. Time to Interactive – TTI The Time To Interactive score measures […]
The newly released Lighthouse 10, the underlying technology for PageSpeed ​​Insights and Chrome DevTools, introduces two new site audits. These audits should be useful as part of your audit as they relate to site security and user experience factors. Technically, an audit is an extension of an earlier audit, but essentially a new audit. Lighthouse […]
Keyword-rich domain names were once considered an effective way to increase a website’s visibility and improve search engine rankings. However, there are several reasons why a keyword-rich domain name can negatively impact your website’s success. In response to a Reddit thread, Google Search Advocate John Mueller shares his thoughts on domains with exact match keywords […]
Google has announced several new ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your search capabilities. Since its early days, AI has played an important role in Google’s search technology, improving the company’s ability to understand language. With further investments in AI, Google has expanded our understanding of information to include images, videos and even […]
Google’s Bard is based on the LaMDA language model and is trained on a dataset based on internet content called Infiniset, but little is known about where and how the data came from. A 2022 LaMDA research paper lists the percentages of different types of data used to train LaMDA, but only 12.5% ​​come from […]
Google has re -shared SEO and digital marketing communities and their expertise by publishing new articles on the Lightning Talks video series on YouTube. In the latest video, Google Developer Advocate’s Martin Splitt takes viewers how to use Google Chrome Devtools to perform basic SEO troubleshooting procedures. This video is easy to recommend to everyone […]
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Google has issued a statement regarding its approach to AI-generated content in search results. The company has a long-standing policy of rewarding high-quality content, whether human- or machine-generated. Among other things, Google’s ranking system aims to identify content that exhibits expertise, experience, authority, and trustworthiness (EEAT). We advise creators looking to succeed in search results […]
Google today announced it will soon roll out AI-powered features to search results, giving users new, more intuitive ways to navigate and understand the web. These new AI capabilities help users quickly get the big picture and learn more about a topic by extracting complex information into an easy-to-digest format. Google has a long history […]
Chrome 110, which is scheduled to roll out on February 7, 2022, has changes to how the Web Share API is handled, requiring explicit third-party content to be allowed in the Web Share API. Better privacy and security. This may not be something that individual publishers need to address. It’s probably more relevant to developers […]
John Mueller of Google discussed heading elements with members of the SEO community and confirmed the value of using a hierarchical structure when using heading elements. Background to Mueller’s remarks heading element – is supposed to be used to indicate what a section of a web page is. Additionally, heading elements have a ranked order, […]
Google analyst Gary Illyes provides guidance on large robots.txt files, the SEO impact of website redesigns, and correct usage of rel-canonical tags. Illyes takes and publishes questions submitted via LinkedIn Direct Messages, providing valuable insights to those in the SEO community. Google employees sharing their SEO advice is already newsworthy. This is especially true considering […]
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A Large Language Model (LLM) like ChatGPT trains using multiple sources, including web content. This data forms the basis for summarizing that content, in the form of articles created without attribution or benefit to the person who published the original content used to train ChatGPT. Search engines download your website’s content (called crawling and indexing) […]
We’ve updated our Google Discover Feed Guidelines to highlight the most important elements to include in your feed for proper optimization. Google Discover feed Google Discover’s Follow Feed feature provides Chrome Android users with relevant content and represents important traffic sources that match their interests. The Google Discover Follow feature is a component of Google […]
Google Search supports different shopping experiences in search results, called merchant listing experiences. These include product snippets, popular products, shopping knowledge panels, and image search. These experiences require rich product data. In the latest installment of Google’s ecommerce Essentials series on YouTube, Developer Advocate Alan Kent shares tips for optimizing your product information to take […]
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have reportedly returned unexpectedly to approve plans to add chatbot functionality to their search engine. of new york times says Page and Brin were brought back to Google by the company’s current CEO, Sundar Pichai, after OpenAI’s ChatGPT caused code red. ChatGPT was only released two months ago, […]
Google has quietly removed embedded podcasts from search results. This means the user will no longer be able to listen to podcast episodes directly from her SERPs. This change was first discovered by pod newsreceived confirmation from a Google spokesperson that the deletion was intentional. This change affects the ability to listen to individual podcast […]
Google has shared a set of updated recommendations for optimizing core web vitals to help you decide what to prioritize when time is tight. Core Web Vitals are three metrics that measure load time, interactivity, and visual stability. Google considers these metrics essential to providing a positive experience and uses them to rank websites in […]