Google: Don’t punish us for our success in Search
Google claims the U.S. Government is trying to penalize it for being successful in a post-trial brief submitted to a DC Judge.
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 23, 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 is now paying Reddit for its content…
Best of SearchBot: Guide me through a technical SEO audit
We ask Search Engine Land’s SearchBot how to carry out an effective technical SEO audit.
Best of SearchBot: Guide me through a technical SEO audit
We ask Search Engine Land’s SearchBot how to carry out an effective technical SEO audit.
Google SERP & Maps
Wrong information is Displayed
Google investigating Local Services Ads bug
Google Ads is working on a fix to prevent businesses from appearing in search results for their competitors’ names.
LinkedIn publishes actionable steps before third-party cookie deprecation
The platform released a new guide outlining five key steps to take right now to maximize performance in the privacy-first era.
5 years later, Googlebot is still crawling my old no-HTTPS URLs
410s? robots.txt?
How to speed up site migrations with AI-powered redirect mapping
Website migrations often involve painstaking redirect mapping, but AI can help. Here’s a walkthrough of the process to help you save time.
Project management for in-house SEO teams: 6 best practices
Master project management for in-house SEO teams and navigate the never-ending flow of SEO projects while supporting broader business goals.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Helpful Content System, Redditâs Google Deal, Product Variant Schema, Google Ads, Bing Search & Search Volume Predictions
Google spoke more about the time it takes to recover from a helpful content update and then said it is up to you to decide ice what old content is helpful or not. Google said it wants to reward the best content no matter the site size…
Google SGE testing and development ongoing and growing
Google’s Search Generative Experience presence is growing in industries and new countries. Here’s what the latest SGE activity signals.
Google Ad Strength For PMAX To Weigh Assets Quantity & Variety More As AI Expands
Google Ads announced that within Performance Max the search ad company is rolling out asset generation globally in English with more languages to come. Plus, image editing will finish rolling out in the U.S. in March, with global English expansion foll…
Google: You Decide What Old Content Is Helpful Or Not
The topic of removing or updating or blocking old content from Google is not new, and we covered it countless times. I saw John Mueller of Google comment about it again, this time on Reddit, saying, it is up to you to decide which of your old content i…
No Joke: Google Is Paying Reddit For More Content, More Often
Google has announced a deal with Reddit to gain access to its content using the Reddit Data API reportedly worth $60 million annually. Yes, Google is paying Reddit to get access to its publicly available content through an API that should make it fast…
Google Ads API Version 16 Now Available
Google released version 16 of the Google Ads API yesterday. The update includes additional recommendation types, support for time-related segments, support for advertiser verification, plus much more.
Bing Search Yellow Opinion Label On News Stories
Bing Search now has these yellow “opinion” labels on news stories within its search results. The label is overlayed on the news story’s image and really makes the story stand out from the others.
Google Ads API version 16 is launching
The updated Google Ads offers new capabilities and features to help track campaign performance more efficiently.
Instagram expands Creator Marketplace to help brands find creators for ads
The feature will be introduced to eight new markets in the coming weeks.
Google Ads’ ‘pushes’ Performance Max with new Call To Action
When setting up a new campaign in Google Ads, you may notice that the PMax card is not only bigger but also has a new ‘recently used’ label.