Report: Google AI Overviews Barely Showing Reddit Or Quora Citations Anymore
Google AI Overviews is rarely ever showing citations from Reddit or Quora anymore, according to a new report from BrightEdge. In fact, Reddit citations have declined by around 85%, whereas Quaora citations have declined by around 99%, within the Googl…
Google May Be Rolling Out 3D/AR Images More Widely
Back in 2019, Google began testing and piloting showing 3D/AR images for products and other items in its search results. We even saw it being tested on desktop starting last year. Now it seems Google has rolled it out to more sites, even those sites th…
Google: Removing Massive Disavow Lists Should Not Worry You
John Mueller from Google was asked if you should worry that massive link disavow lists can hurt you negatively and also if you remove the list that it might also hurt you. John said you should not be worried at all, when he was asked how worried shoul…
Schema.org Redesign With Updated Validator
Schema.org has a new design, it seems like the design went live this week. The Schema.org validator also looks fresh and new. It is unclear if there were any other changes made, outside of the design update.
Google Abandons It’s Green Policies
AI power usage has reached critical levels
Amazon’s AI shopping assistant Rufus is live for all U.S. customers
Rufus launched nationwide, aiming to improve ecommerce with personalized product recommendations and shopping insights.
Report: LinkedIn’s AI ad tool to launch globally this fall
Accelerate can slash campaign creation time from 15 hours to 5 minutes while delivering improved performance on LinkedIn.
OpenAI is ‘going to build a search product’
The Atlantic confirms it has granted permission for its content to be included in OpenAI’s search product.
The rise of forums: Why Google prefers them and how to adapt
Discussion boards are cool again. Find out why Google now prioritizes them and how to foster community and engagement on your niche website.
The rise of forums: Why Google prefers them and how to adapt
Discussion boards are cool again. Find out why Google now prioritizes them and how to foster community and engagement on your niche website.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility, Indexing Bugs, Google Ads Broad Match Default & YouTube SEO Tips
This week, guess what, we had more volatility over the weekend and also a blip in the middle of the week. Google also had another indexing bug that lasted only about an hour. Google Search Console had a bug with new owner notifications. Google Search C…
How to remove court records from Google: 3 effective strategies
Protect your reputation from old court records appearing in Google searches. Learn ways to suppress unwanted legal information online.
How to remove court records from Google: 3 effective strategies
Protect your reputation from old court records appearing in Google searches. Learn ways to suppress unwanted legal information online.
Remove Thumbtack Book Links In Google Business Profiles
There are new reports that a booking/appointment system run by Thumbtack, a local search service, is automatically adding its booking links and service to Google Business Profiles. Well, you can opt out, if you don’t want it. But I am sure most busin…
New: Google Search Console Let’s You Add Your Shipping & Return Information
Google has added a method in Search Console settings to add your shipping and return information. This should make it easier for some merchants to specify their shipping and return details to Google Search, so that information can be shown in Google Se…
Google Search Tests Autoplaying Video Thumbnails In Results?
Google may be testing auto-playing the video thumbnails it has within its search results page. I am not sure if this is some sort of browser bug or something else, but Google may auto-play the video thumbnail without sound in the search results.
Bing Search Tests Voting On Search Results
Bing is testing a voting feature in the Bing Search results. You can vote up or vote down specific search results in the search results page. It even shows you the percentage of votes for those who voted it up versus voted it down.
Google Confirmed Ads Below Featured Snippet As Part Of Dynamic Ad Placement
It is not news that Google now mixes in ads within organic results, but I have to say it still feels super icky to me that Google does this. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, confirmed that search ads can appear directly below organic featured snip…
Hidden Google tool reveals GA4 and Google Ads discrepancies
Google Analytics 4’s Conversion Differences report offers a tool to reconcile discrepancies between GA4 and Google Ads conversion data.
No deal: Alphabet won’t acquire HubSpot after all
On, on again and now off. It appears that Alphabet’s rumored acquisition of HubSpot isn’t happening, sources say.