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Google has announced an expansion of its Travel Feeds feature for Search Ads. This update allows hotel advertisers…
Google has announced the retirement of the sitelinks search box feature. This change, set to take effect on…
Matt Mullenweg portrayed himself as a victim in his dispute with WP Engine, claiming in a tweet and…
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Google has announced that Prabhakar Raghavan, the executive overseeing the company’s search engine and advertising products, will be…
In a recent discussion on Reddit’s r/SEO forum, Google’s Search Advocate, John Mueller, cautioned against relying too heavily…
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In a recent Google Search Central YouTube video, Martin Splitt from the Google Search team shared three SEO…
The Internet Archive has been hit by a cyberattack, compromising the personal data of over 31 million users.…
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The Snapchat ad ecosystem just expanded with two new placement options. On Tuesday, Snap announced they started testing…
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Google expands store ratings in search results to Australia, Canada, India, and UK. Google expands store ratings in…
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Meta announces a new video tab, AI-powered ad tools, and creator partnership features. Meta is prioritizing video content…
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Google limits robots.txt support to four fields, clarifying its stance on unsupported directives. Google only supports four specific…
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A lot has been said about the remarkable opportunities of Generative AI (GenAI), and some of us have…
Study reveals Google’s cautious approach to AI-generated content in sensitive search results, varying across health, finance, legal, and…
WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO announced today that he offered Automattic employees the chance to resign with a…
Josepha Haden Chomphosy, Executive Director of the WordPress Project, officially announced her resignation, ending a nine-year tenure. This…
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YouTube expands Shorts to 3 minutes, adds templates, AI tools, and the option to show fewer Shorts on…
Google has announced an update to its Search Central documentation, introducing support for certification markup in product structured…
Google rolled out a new Core Web Vitals tool called CrUX Vis that shows you hidden patterns in…
In a recent update to its Search Central documentation, Google has officially relegated the ‘noarchive’ rule to a…
Google updates guidance on Product markup, advising ecommerce sites to prioritize HTML implementation and use JavaScript cautiously. Google…
Microsoft has announced an expansion of Bing’s generative search capabilities. The update focuses on handling complex, informational queries.…
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Joost de Valk, co-founder of the Yoast SEO plugin, published an article calling for more equitable contributions from…
Matt Mullenweg posted on WordPress.org that WP Engine users have been granted a reprieve from the block on…
When it comes to large websites, such as ecommerce sites with thousands upon thousands of pages, the importance…
Squarespace announced updates to their Blueprint AI, automating website creation, and enhancing their tool suite—further strengthening their website…
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The WordPress Foundation applied to trademark ‘Managed WordPress’ and ‘Hosted WordPress’ for software and hosting services. If approved,…
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Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic announced on Reddit that WP Engine initiated legal action…
For better or worse, brands have come to dominate Google search results, shaping the way users interact with…
Google expands AI-powered ad image editing to more campaigns, enhancing creative capabilities for advertisers across its platform. AI-powered…
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Google has launched a major revamp of its Crawler documentation, shrinking the main overview page and splitting content…
HubSpot announced a push into AI this week at its annual Inbound marketing conference, launching “Breeze.” Breeze is…
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WordPress security company Patchstack announced a round of $5 million USD funding and the addition of Joost de…
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Wix just celebrated their 100th podcast episode! Congrats, Wix. To quote Mordy Oberstein, Head of SEO Brand at…
OpenAI has unveiled its latest language model, “o1,” touting advancements in complex reasoning capabilities. In an announcement, the…
Google has announced a new technology called “confidential matching” to enhance data privacy for advertisers. Confidential matching, which…
Google tightens Indexing API rules, warning users of spam detection and possible loss of access revocation for abuse.…
The co-founders of Yoast have launched a plugin that helps users plan tasks, defeat procrastination, and remove distractions,…
Google adds ‘ineligibleRegion’ property to video structured data, allowing publishers to specify regions where videos shouldn’t appear in…
Crawl budget is a vital SEO concept for large websites with millions of pages or medium-sized websites with…
Meta is restricting data access in its Business Tools. Custom audiences and ad sets may be affected or…
Google has announced plans to discontinue its Enhanced Cost-Per-Click (eCPC) bidding strategy for search and display ad campaigns.…
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Google’s Danny Sullivan explained the recent update, addressing site recoveries and cautioning against making radical changes to improve…
Cybersecurity researchers are warning people over a troubling rise in “malvertising”—the use of online ads to deploy malware,…
Google revealed it’s working to bridge the gap between two key product data sources that power its shopping…
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has introduced a prototype of SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine. The launch has…
A Google Chrome Engineer published a LinkedIn post outlining the new Chrome AI History feature and the signals…
Since its U.S. launch in May, Google’s AI Overviews feature has created controversy among news publishers. The generative…
Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for stifling competition and keeping searchers in its walled garden. Almost…
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YouTube has more than 2.5 billion users, and it is the second most popular social media network worldwide.…
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) is a Google user experience metric integrated into ranking systems in 2021. LCP is…
Google announced that images in the AVIF file format will now be eligible to be shown in Google…
A recent webinar featuring WordPress executives from Automattic and Elementor, along with developers and Joost de Valk, discussed…
A vulnerability advisory was issued about two WordPress themes found on ThemeForest that could allow a hacker to…
Despite significant changes to the organic search landscape throughout the year, the speed and efficiency of web pages…
SEO professionals know that staying organized is key to success. With campaigns getting more complex, the right project…
Eli Schwartz, Author of Product-Led SEO, started a discussion on LinkedIn about there being too many CMOs (Chief…
Google relaunches AI image generation with enhanced safeguards, addressing past issues. New Imagen 3 model offers improved quality.…
Google has announced changes to its consent management tools to address the challenges advertisers face with evolving privacy…
For lead gen marketers, we know it’s not just about generating leads; it’s about attracting the right leads…
YouTube expands course creation feature, allowing more creators to offer paid educational content and unlock new revenue streams.…
Google introduces AI-powered features for retailers, aiming to boost efficiency during the shortened 2024 holiday shopping season. Google…
Aleyda Solis recently published the results of her SEOFOMO survey that revealed actionable facts about where SEOs are…
Shopify has become a leading platform in the ecommerce world, with over a million businesses using it to…
Google has defined a set of metrics site owners should focus on when optimizing for page experience. Core…
Google’s John Mueller offered a surprising explanation about the ranking impact of title tags. His answer challenged the…
Google significantly revamped its documentation about ranking pages that contain video content. While the changelog lists three areas…
Google’s John Mueller addressed whether numerous 404 errors negatively impact rankings and provided a clear explanation of the…
In a recent LinkedIn exchange, Google’s Senior Search Analyst John Mueller confirmed that core algorithm updates impact the…
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) is a Google user experience metric integrated into ranking systems in 2021. LCP is…
Researchers analyzed SearchGPT’s responses to queries and identified how it may impact publishers, B2B websites, and e-commerce, discovering…
Trends for holiday season planning have shifted over the years, and different brands define “the holidays” in different…
One of the most important elements of search engine optimization, often overlooked, is how easily search engines can…
Google recently rolled out two changes that affected website rankings: the August 2024 core update and a fix…
Meta is rolling out ad platform upgrades for Facebook and Instagram. The updates, coming in the next few…
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The social media landscape has changed drastically since we started using Facebook in the mid-2000s. Nowadays, companies rely…
Google Search expands AI overviews to six countries, adds a save function, and simplifies language while testing in-text…
Google was recently granted a patent on ranking web pages, which may offer insights into how AI Overviews…
Google recently rolled out its August 2024 core update, which appears to be Google responding to feedback from…
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Google has updated its guidance on core algorithm updates, providing more detailed recommendations for impacted websites. The revised…
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Google’s halting ad monetization for Russian publishers on AdSense, AdMob, and Ad Manager, effective August 12, citing “ongoing…
One of the most important elements of search engine optimization, often overlooked, is how easily search engines can…
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) is a Google Core Web Vitals metric that measures a user experience event. CLS…
Jetpack announced a free WordPress writing tool called Write Brief With AI that improves the clarity and conciseness…
Google’s Gary Illyes reveals Googlebot collects links instead of “following” them, contradicting official documentation. Googlebot collects links rather…
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Google’s Gary Illyes and Lizzi Sassman discussed three factors that trigger increased Googlebot crawling. While they downplayed the…
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Google has announced a new update to its Local Services Ads (LSA) platform, implementing an automated photo selection…
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Shopping SERPs have been looking more like a feed than ranked results for a while now. In December,…
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OpenAI has decided against implementing text watermarking for ChatGPT-generated content despite having the technology ready for nearly a…
Throughout every technological change, the one constant always seems to be people calling for the death of SEO…
Google’s Gary Illyes confirmed a common observation that robots.txt has limited control over unauthorized access by crawlers. Gary…
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Research shows that name-dropping AI in marketing copy might backfire, lowering consumer trust and purchase intent. A WSU-led…
Google published a video that disclosed five insights about Google Trends that could be helpful for SEO, topic…
According to a recent report by eMarketer, Facebook is experiencing a resurgence among Gen Z users, while TikTok…
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) is a Google Core Web Vitals metric that measures a user experience event. CLS…
Google Ads is currently experiencing a widespread outage that has affected several components of its platform. The incident,…
This week’s Ask an SEO question is from Ursula, who asks: Should a small business with a local…
AI-powered answer engine Perplexity AI announced a revenue-sharing plan with publishers when their content is referenced, but there…
The digital advertising landscape is constantly changing, and a recent announcement from Google has shifted things yet again.…
Google introduces AI tools for Performance Max, enhancing reporting, creative capabilities, and brand safety measures for advertisers across…
PPC ads are at the core of many marketers’ digital media mix, so it is critical to stay…
Getty Images announced an updated AI model for their image generator that generates images faster and with a…
In a recent episode of Google’s Search Off The Record podcast, Gary Illyes, a Google’s Search Relations team…
With the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris officially opening today, DAIVID used its advanced content testing platform to…
Today’s social media is different from a decade ago. Higher usage, increased prominence, and other signs of a…
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Reddit has recently tightened its grip on who can access its content, blocking major search engines from indexing…
Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question about the non-search features that the GoogleOther crawler supports, then added a…
This new series of articles focuses on working with LLMs to scale your SEO tasks. We hope to…
A new study finds that despite concerns about AI in online services, users are more satisfied with search…
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If you’ve been paying attention to the chatter in the SEO space recently, you might have noticed that…
Meta just released multiple updates to Meta AI which brings advanced image generation and editing capabilities directly to…
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Google has announced it will no longer phase out third-party cookies in Chrome. Instead, it’s trying a new…
“Should we use ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude to create trending content?” That’s a good question – and one…
Are you certain that the content you’re publishing on your website is 100% original? Steering clear of plagiarism…
OpenAI rolled out GPT-4o mini, a replacement for GPT 3.5 Turbo that is more powerful than other models…
Google updated their documentation for the Google Labs Google Notes experiment to remind users that Notes will go…
Managed WordPress web host WP Engine announced that they are acquiring NitroPack, a leading SaaS website performance optimization…
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For the SEO industry, the Google documents leak offered an important view behind the scenes. Although the leak…
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A recent study of 121 B2B CMOs and marketing leaders has uncovered current marketing industry challenges. The study…
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An interview with Google’s SearchLiaison offered hope that quality sites hit by Google’s algorithms may soon see their…
Instead of counting the number of clicks or views a video gets, YouTube’s algorithms focus on ensuring viewers…
Don’t believe what you may have heard; Facebook is still a dominant social media force in 2024. With…
Google updated their documentation to reflect that it added eight new languages to its translated results feature, broadening…
Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting a webinar discussing Reddit, its growth, and how it impacts search…
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Silos don’t cut it anymore. User journeys are too complex for you to view and track channels separately.…
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Google introduces Search Console feature for online stores to easily manage shipping and return policies. Google now allows…
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Pages with high bounce rates can be frustrating– but bounce rate can be a useful tool. A high…
SEO is a complex, vast, and sometimes mysterious practice. There are a lot of aspects to SEO that…
Google’s Gary Illyes’ answer about authorship shared insights about why Google has less trust for signals that are…
Aligning your content with media coverage can drive high conversion rates because it influences search behavior and creates…
According to a report by The Information, Google is working to reduce its reliance on Apple’s Safari browser,…