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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. The big Google…
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YouTube updates re-application policies for its Partner Program, impacting new applicants and suspended channels seeking monetization. The post YouTube Revamps Partner Program Re-Application Policies appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google’s John Mueller addresses concerns about WebP image indexing, clarifying its appearance in Google Search Console reports. The post Google’s John Mueller Clarifies WebP Image Indexing Confusion appeared first on…
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Google’s John Mueller said he would “try very hard to avoid having a “coming back soon” page during a revamp.” He said if you must have the “coming back soon”…
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Google has a help document on “Common issues that delay bulk verification” that it updated to add more tips on avoiding delays with Google Business Profile bulk verification.
I finally convinced Glenn Gabe to let me interview him on my vlog, and we spoke for a while on a ton of core SEO topics. Glenn has been doing…
Google Image Search and Google Video Search has historically simply removed content from its search results when you ask it to filter explicit content using SafeSearch. Now it seems Google…
Historically, Google has said you should not use a noindex along with a canonical tag at the same time. But not always. John Mueller of Google said recently, “it depends.”…
Google seems to be testing a new section on the local knowledge panels named “often searched together.” Mordy Oberstein found this and said on Twitter that it is a “great…
Google is enhancing YouTube Shorts advertising, introducing new features for brand visibility amid platform growth and broader revenue challenges. The post Google Bolsters Advertising On YouTube Shorts appeared first on…
Brave Search achieves full independence, operating solely on its own index, bolstering user privacy and transparency in search results. The post Brave Search Cuts Ties With Bing & Goes Independent…
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ChatGPT ban ends in Italy after OpenAI meets privacy requirements as the EU AI Act advances, potentially impacting generative AI tools and companies. The post ChatGPT Ban Lifted: OpenAI Complies…
OpenAI ChatGPT can now access the Internet with new plugin functionality The post New ChatGPT Plugins Enable Internet Browsing And Other Features appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Starting on July 3, 2023, Google will prohibit ads for products that carry an imminent, proven, and unresolved risk of death or grievous bodily harm that has been the subject…
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Google is testing a new version of the “more” results button to make it look more basic and simple. Instead of the larger more results button, Google is testing a…
Google is now saying that page experience, mobile-friendliness, page speed, and secure site are ranking “signals” but were never ranking “systems.” “It just meant these weren’t ranking *systems* but instead…
Google has shared more details on its upcoming deadline for when Universal Analytics 3 will be turning down. The new information is that you will be able to access, report…
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Google tightens its advertising policy to restrict ads for products with imminent risk of death or grievous bodily harm. The post Google Cracks Down On Ads For Products With Risk…
We used ChatGPT to generate FAQs for an e-commerce website that previously did not have any and conducted a split test to evaluate the impact of the FAQ snippet-rich result…
YouTube’s Trust and Safety team addresses content moderation challenges, balancing user safety with creative freedom while minimizing bias. The post YouTube Addresses Bias & Consistency In Content Moderation Policies appeared…
YouTube educates creators on copyright laws, dispels misconceptions, and offers copyright-safe music through Audio Library and Creator Music. The post YouTube Addresses Copyright Concerns, Provides Music Alternatives appeared first on…
Google has released Google Ads API version 13.1, and below is a list of what changed. The big changes include bid simulations retrievals, added several recommendation types related to Shopping…
Google may be sending text messages to business owners to verify that the information they have listed in their Google Business Profile is accurate and up-to-date. This text comes from…
Google is testing showing the number of followers a specific social media account has in the mobile search results. You usually see this information in the snippet itself, but Google…
Google has removed the ability to opt out of Education Q&A carousel in its search results. The original help documentation had a section with a link to a form to…
Google has noted that it now supports 25 more countries for the applicableCountry property within the new return policy information to the Product structured data documentation. Now Google supports 50…
Google’s John Mueller answers question about how many products on a page is best for ranking purposes The post Google On Ideal Number Of Products On A Page In Context…
Hugging Face releases an open source ChatGPT clone trained with similar methodologies used by OpenAI The post Hugging Face Releases Free ChatGPT Clone: HuggingChat appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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TikTok Shop allows merchants to sell products through videos, LIVE streams, and profiles. Discover how this changes social commerce for brands and influencers. The post TikTok Shop: Social Commerce For…
Google triumphs in legal action against CryptBot malware distributors, protecting Chrome users and disrupting cybercriminal ecosystems. The post Google Strikes Back: A Legal Victory Against CryptBot Malware Distributors appeared first…
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Microsoft has reduced the number of disengagements in Bing Chat by over three times for its most egregious category, said Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Microsoft Bing.
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Google has released an update to fix some, but not all, of the problematic Site names in the Google search result listings. This comes days after Google asked for feedback…
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The Google April 2023 reviews update finished rolling out yesterday afternoon on April 25, 2023. It took 13 days and two hours to roll out this expanded reviews update, which…
YouTube unveils AI-powered ad solutions targeting Gen Z’s diverse music preferences on long-form and Shorts formats. The post YouTube Unveils AI-Powered Music Ads To Connect With Gen Z appeared first…
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Google’s April 2023 Reviews Update is finished rolling out. This is what we know The post April 2023 Reviews Update Is Officially Over appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Alphabet’s Q1 2023 earnings reveal modest growth, restructuring, and Google Cloud profitability amid search and YouTube challenges. The post Alphabet Q1 2023 Earnings: Slower Search Growth, YouTube Downturn appeared first…
Google Ads is also testing a gold verification badge or label in the search results. We saw a blue label and then a blue badge-style label and now we are…
Google seems to be testing a grid-like format for local results in the mobile web search results. We see these grid formats primarily for product and shopping search results, but…
OpenAI enhances ChatGPT privacy, adding chat history disabling, data export options, and developing a Business subscription plan. The post ChatGPT Adds Options To Disable Chat History & Export Data appeared…
Microsoft Bing has seemed to add the site name and favicon feature to its search results. This is similar to what Google launched first on mobile last year and then…
Google Ads seems to be testing a “show similar” button in the product carousel of sponsored listings. When you click on the “show similar” button, you are presented with a…
Google Ads has been having more than normal latency issues causing errors within the advertiser interface and the Google Ads API. This started yesterday evening and is continuing through this…
Back in 2014, HTTPS encryption became another one of Google’s ranking factors, and Chrome has been marking all HTTP websites as not secure since July 2018. Internet browsers like Mozilla…
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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…