Search is dead, long live search! Search isn’t what it used to be.  Search engines no longer simply match keywords or phrases in user queries with webpages. We are moving well beyond the world of lexical search, which is simply text-based with no understanding of the semantic connections between not only things but multimedia representations […]

In the early days of SEO, owning an exact match domain (EMD) was like holding a cheat code.  If someone searched for “siamese kittens,” you could bet that siamesekittens.com would be sitting pretty at or near the top of the search results. The algorithm heavily weighted the presence of keywords in the domain, and for […]

If your website suddenly disappears from Google search results, it can be a stressful experience. A significant drop in traffic with no clear explanation and the absence of a penalty usually means your site, in the eyes of Google, has fallen out of favor and potentially below the quality threshold. This article explains why sites […]

AI-powered search is changing fast. Are you ready? Join our expert panelists for The Impact of ChatGPT and Generative AI on Search: Insights from Industry Experts where they will dive deep into the evolving landscape of AI and search marketing. In this insightful session you’ll discover: How AI search is reshaping SEO and what it […]

Google has confirmed issues with the Local Service Ads advertiser console and said they are “investigating and working to resolve this with high priority.” Since this morning, advertisers trying to access the Google Local Service Ads advertiser console have been hit by timeouts, 500 status codes and other errors preventing them from manage LSAs. Confirmation. […]

Amazon unexpectedly entered the race to acquire TikTok just days before the video app faces a potential U.S. shutdown, dramatically reshaping the competitive landscape for one of social media’s most valuable properties. Driving the news. Amazon has sent a letter to Vice President JD Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expressing last-minute interest in acquiring […]

Google’s AI Overviews expanded greatly in three sectors – entertainment, restaurants, and travel – during the March 2025 core update. By the numbers. Between March 13 and 27, according to data shared with Search Engine Land by enterprise SEO platform BrightEdge, the presence of AI Overviews grew by: 528% for entertainment queries (e.g., [Julia Roberts […]

Did you know that display keywords in Google Ads act as both content and audience targeting? This seemingly straightforward Google Ads feature has some surprising nuances, which is why we’re diving in today. This article will cover: What are display keywords in Google Ads? How Google matches your display keywords to websites and videos How […]

From answering complex queries to generating creative content, large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Gemini, and others are becoming integral to how users seek and consume information online.  This technology presents a paradox for brands and website owners: the potential for new avenues of traffic generation alongside the growing challenge of zero-click results. The initial […]

The Robots Exclusion Protocol (REP), commonly known as robots.txt, has been a web standard since 1994 and remains a key tool for website optimization today. This simple yet powerful file helps control how search engines and other bots interact with a site.  Recent updates have made it important to understand the best ways to use […]