Publishers and content creators are becoming more concerned about their future following the previews last week of Google Bard and Microsoft’s Bing AI with ChatGPT. A search results page with long, detailed, and incredibly smart answers to your queries versus a search results page with short descriptions and links to longer answers are two very […]
You can have authoritative and helpful content, with ultra-fast page speed scores and keyword relevance and flawless UX across devices, and you might still leave yourself open to competitors boxing you out for traffic. How? Well, have you thought about website architecture lately? We’ve all seen plenty of examples of old Frankenstein sites that have […]
If writing isn’t your forte, good news: Content marketing isn’t limited to written formats. Any type of content that your audience can consume, learn from, and enjoy is fair game. And that includes podcasts. Podcasting is a popular and fast-growing medium – 79% of Americans aged 12 and up are familiar with podcasting, and 62% […]
With growing privacy concerns, consumers are rethinking what data they’re willing to give to brands, and over 80% of CMOs say privacy has changed their perception of personalization. Join the webinar featuring BlueConic’s Khurram Moiz, principal customer success manager, and special guest, Forrester Senior Analyst, Jessica Liu, as they discuss the state of consumer personalization […]
Google AMP stories launch In 2018, Google launched a new, visually rich mobile content format designed to generate more engagement from users. Breaking with previous guidance, Google didn’t intend for this type of AMP content to match your non-mobile content. Instead, this mobile-only content was supposed to be unique. Specifically, Google said AMP Story content […]
Google penalizes JCPenney for link scheme In 2011, JCPenney was caught engaging in link schemes and, as a result, found itself on the receiving end of a Google penalty. The New York Times was apparently perplexed by how well jcpenney.com ranked in organic search for practically everything the retailer sold. So they asked someone familiar […]
Yahoo officially rejects Microsoft In 2008, rumor became reality as Yahoo rejected Microsoft’s $45 billion bid to buy Yahoo. The company concluded that the proposal substantially undervalued Yahoo and was not in the best interests of Yahoo and its stockholders. Microsoft basically rejected Yahoo’s rejection, calling it “unfortunate” and pledging to “pursue all necessary steps” […]
Google is updating Lighthouse 10 to remove one of the overall Core Web Vital metrics, Time To Interactive (TTI) from its tool. Google will be assigning the TTI weight to Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), which will give CLS a total of 25% of the overall performance score. TTI is not a core web vital metric […]
Google will begin to accept and run ads for online horse racing in the following states: Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia Virginia The Google Ads Gambling and games policy for United States country-specifics will be updated in February 2023. Advertisers must apply for certification. Application for certification will be open to advertisers who wish to promote online gambling content […]
SMX Advanced, the premier conference for experienced senior-level search marketers, returns online June 13-14. It’s certainly an exciting time for search. With Google announcing Bard and Bing’s new AI-powered search engine, we are on the verge of tremendous change that will have a huge effect on organic and paid search, but also on how we […]
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