Google faces $2.27 billion lawsuit by publishers over advertising practices
A group of 32 publishers in Europe filed the lawsuit, alleging Google’s advertising practices have caused them financial losses.
Google Analytics 4 launches default Google Ads report
The new report, which was available in Universal Analytics, is now located within the performance reporting section of your GA4 account.
4 SEO tips to elevate the user experience
Integrating SEO into your CX strategy can improve organic visibility and rankings. But don’t let it overshadow user-centric design.
WalkerOS: A data collection alternative to gtag.js
Should you replace Google’s gtag.js with an open source alternative like walkerOS? Explore the use cases, benefits and potential drawbacks.
Google: Disallowing UTM Parameters In URLs Won’t Help With Crawling Or Ranking
Google’s John Mueller said on Reddit that disallowing URLs with UTM parameters in them won’t help you to improve crawling or rating with Google Search. He added that a site should try to keep its internal URLs clean and consistent, but over time, the c…
Google Ads PMax Placement Report To Show Search Partner Network Sites
Google Ads will soon support showing the Search Partner Network in the Performance Max Placement report. This means Google will show you which sites your PMax ads are running on – which is a first.
Google Ads PMax Placement Report To Show Search Partner Network Sites
Google Ads will soon support showing the Search Partner Network in the Performance Max Placement report. This means Google will show you which sites your PMax ads are running on – which is a first.
Google Local Panels Design With Expandable Menus
Google seems to be now rolling out expandable menus and information sections for the local panels on the right side of the desktop interface. These were live for normal knowledge panels for a while, but I am told they are now available for local panels…
Google Search Filetype Operator For Site Commands Broken; Filetype Does Work
There are reports that the filetype operator within Google Search has stopped working, it has not. It doesn’t work when you add additional search operators to it, like a site command to see a specific file type on a specific type. Google has said it is…
Did Google Test Removing The News Tab Or Was It A Bug?
A week ago, I had several people notify me that the news tab in Google Search was missing. I checked using multiple browsers and devices and I saw the news tab, so I thought it was a quick bug that was resolved. Then, days later, Nieman Labs reported t…
Did Google Test Removing The News Tab Or Was It A Bug?
A week ago, I had several people notify me that the news tab in Google Search was missing. I checked using multiple browsers and devices and I saw the news tab, so I thought it was a quick bug that was resolved. Then, days later, Nieman Labs reported t…
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 27, 2024
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’s local pack dropped the ability to see more results…
Google unveils major Search Partner Network update as it removes opt-out option
Google is offering advertisers increased insights and control over ad placement within the SPN, In light of a critical Adalytics report.
Reminder – Google is enforcing stricter rules for consumer finance ad targeting
Take action now to ensure your personalized ads don’t violate Google’s updated policy.
3 reasons not to block GPTBot from crawling your site
There’s much more to gain than lose by embracing GPTBot. Explore three primary benefits of adopting OpenAI’s bot technology.
7 reasons why your AI content sucks (and how to fix it)
Lazy AI articles full of plagiarized text and generic writing can’t compete with insightful, specific articles by real experts. Here’s why.
Hobo SF Multi-Site for Google Sheets
Hobo SF Multi-Site for Google Sheets is a complete SEO auditing system built in Google Sheets, that uses Screaming Frog files to prioritise your web development tasks and predict your budget spend and estimated timescales. Hobo SF costs GBP 199 pa (149…
37 key questions to ask when evaluating digital marketing agencies
Essential questions to evaluate digital agencies on auditing, performance, team structure and capabilities during selection.
Google Europe Search Hijacking Bug With TripAdvisor, Booking, Hotel.com & More
Google Search may have a bug in the European regions with hotel listings being hijacked by spammy sites. Google will show TripAdvisor, Hotels.com, Booking.com and other legit sites in its search results but when you click on those listings, you’re take…
Google Analytics Adds New Default Google Ads Report
Google Analytics seems to have added a new default Google Ads report to the performance reporting section. This is if you have linked your Google Analytics 4 profile with your Google Ads account.