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.
Google Ads Limited By Budget Status Now Color Coded
Google Ads now will use colors, like yellow and red background highlights, for the “limited by budget” status column. I assume a yellow indicator color is not as limited as a red indicator color.
Google Drops Link To See More Local Results From Search Results
Google has dropped the “more places,” “view all” and links to see more local results from the local pack, the places box, in the Google Search results. This happened last night around 5 pm ET, and I thought it was a bug, but so far, Google has not yet …
Report: Microsoft Tried Selling Bing To Apple But Search Quality Issues Held It Back
According to a court filing by Google, Microsoft tried to sell Bing, its search engine, to Apple but Apple did not want it because of search quality issues and lack of investment. Plus, Microsoft pitched Apple to make Bing the default search engine bu…
Google removes option to see more local results in the search results
It is unclear if this was intentionally removed or if this is a bug that Google will fix soon.
Find Your Difficulty Benchmark – Next Level
With this workflow, you’ll successfully identify your site’s current Difficulty benchmark to help you focus your research, set goals, streamline resource allocation, and set expectations for stakeholders.
Google: Apple rejected Microsoft Bing deal over quality and advertising worries
Microsoft claims Google, which pays Apple up to $19 billion a year to be the default search engine on its products, blocked the sale.
How SMBs are approaching digital marketing in 2024
A new report reveals key digital marketing trends, goals and pain points for SMBs in 2024.
How to make your AI-generated content sound more human
Leverage AI like ChatGPT to generate more human-sounding long-form content. Refine prompts with details to produce engaging articles.
A technical guide to video SEO
Discover advanced SEO techniques for video content, including self-hosting versus YouTube embedding and fool-proof indexing checks.
Google To Make A Content Deal With Quora Next?
Last week, Google revealed it signed a deal with Reddit to access its content using an API so it can get the content faster and in a structured format. This deal costs Google $60 million annually. There is now speculation that Google might make a simil…