Daily Search Forum Recap: May 10, 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 says site reputation abuse is not about links…
Report: Alphabet still wants to acquire HubSpot
Acquisition discussions are reportedly progressing between Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and HubSpot. No deal has yet been reached.
Google Shopping Ads get conversion annotations
Merchants can enable conversion annotations that showcase a product’s popularity directly in Google Shopping ad listings.
How to leverage social search for effective on-site optimization
Embrace the era of “search everywhere” by harnessing the potential of social search platforms for accelerated content optimization.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Ranking Volatility, Site Reputation Abuse Enforcement, Pichai On Search Quality, HCU Recovery & More
For the original iTunes version, click here.
Google may have had two search ranking algorithm updates, one around May 9th and one around May 3rd. Google began its site reputation abuse policy enforcement this week with manual actions…
How to navigate negative Glassdoor and Indeed company reviews
Dealing with negative reviews from former employees? Here’s how to respond properly and protect your company’s online reputation.
Mikhail Parakhin No Longer Working On Copilot At Microsoft
Mikhail Parakhin, the former head of Bing Search and Microsoft Advertising at Microsoft, confirmed he is no longer working on the Copilot project. He stepped down as the head of Bing Search and Microsoft Advertising weeks ago after Microsoft hired Must…
Google: Site Reputation Abuse Isn’t About Linking
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, made it crystal clear that the site reputation abuse policy has zero to do with linking. This means that who you link to and/or who links to you has no impact on this new policy that Google began enforcing with …
Google Local Panel With Owner Attribute
Google can show the owner of the business in the local panels in the Google search results. I suspect this is not new but I don’t believe I’ve seen this before, where Google will add an “owner” attribute to the local panel.
Google: Proximity Not A Relevancy Factor For Local Service Ads
Google has updated its Local Services Ads help document on ad rankings to remove the line around “proximity to potential customers’ locations” is a ranking factor for those ads. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, said the document was updated but th…
Google May Show How Many Shoppers Purchased On Your E-Commerce Site
Google has sent some Google Merchant Center e-commerce site managers notifications that a new annotation may begin to show up in the search results next to their site’s listing that shows how many searchers purchased on your site. It may read, “1K shop…
Chrome’s Third Party Cookie restrictions
Any impact on SEO to expect?
Content Strategy for Startups: The Ultimate 8-Stage Roadmap — Whiteboard Friday
Discover Yagmur’s 8-stage roadmap to creating a content strategy that helps establish your business and build brand awareness.
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 9, 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.
There is another Google search ranking update going on today, May 9th – Google did not confirm it…
Meta: Detailed targeting exclusions alert sent to advertisers was an error
Meta’s said setting new detailed targeting exclusions would no longer be possible when creating campaigns after June 28. But it was a bug.
Google Search results without SGE jump to 65%, up from 25%
While the number of Google search queries without SGE results have significantly increased, SGE answers now take up less pixel space.
Information gain: Here’s what this new SEO ‘buzzword’ really means
Here’s what information gain means for machine learning, Google patents and information foraging theory – and how to leverage it.
Google CEO on future of links, AI making Search quality worse
Sundar Pichai said links will always be an important part of Search and addressed complaints that AI-generated content is ruining Search.
Optimization beyond data: Design thinking for SEO
Elevate your SEO strategy by using a design thinking framework to create more impactful, user-centric search campaigns.
Online reputation management: Top 10 hurdles and how to overcome them
From dealing with generative AI to monitoring brand mentions across platforms, managing your online reputation requires a strategic approach.