Google has accidentally removed legit, policy-abiding reviews submitted by Local Guides from Google Maps. Google acknowledged the issue and said it is working on reinstating those reviews over the next few weeks. What happened. According to Google’s Local Guides Connect blog, Google said they are “constantly improving our moderation system to keep policy-violating content off
Read MoreGoogle has reportedly started testing a new desktop search page design that integrates chat technology. We already knew Google wants to add chatbot features to search this year. A new CNBC report provides more details on what the experimental search page may look like. Google’s alternate search page. In one version of Google’s search results,
Read MoreMicrosoft Bing will soon rely a lot more on the date you specify in the lastmod field within your XML sitemap for crawling. Fabrice Canel, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft Bing said that starting in June 2023, Bing will revamp its “crawl scheduling stack to better utilize the information provided by the “lastmod” tag in
Read MoreGoogle’s video indexing report within Google Search Console added some new improvements, including video impressions overlay and sitemap filter. Google announced this was done to “help you understand the performance of your videos on Google and identify possible areas of improvement.” What is the video indexing report. The video indexing report shows how many indexed
Read MoreWhether you are a small business owner new to digital marketing, or a novice looking to expand your paid advertising skills, understanding the basics of PPC is essential to enhancing your results and improving your website’s performance. The advancement of PPC in the past five years is evident. This revised guide offers enhanced insights on:
Read MoreDue to forced stay-at-home orders, the COVID pandemic affected the video game industry immensely. The cancellation of in-person trade shows, events, and sports contributed to that growth, forcing consumers to look at gaming and other activities to fill the void. Additionally, the pandemic also had an effect on television, with linear TV viewership decreasing in
Read MorePaid search marketers are no strangers to artificial intelligence. Every day, we use AI-powered platforms like ad engines, third-party management tools and copywriting software. But there’s a new bot in town (you may have heard of it), and it’s not making the same old “control-for-automation” trade we’re used to. Read on to see how you
Read MoreThe headline is intentionally misleading – but only insofar as using the term “ChatGPT” is concerned. “ChatGPT-like” immediately lets you, the reader, know the type of technology I’m referring to, instead of describing the system as “a text-generation model like GPT-2 or GPT-3.” (Also, the latter really wouldn’t be as clickable…) What we will be
Read MoreGoogle accuses Bing of copying its search results In 2011, the headline Google: Bing Is Cheating, Copying Our Search Results appeared first on Search Engine Land. As Danny Sullivan reported: “Google has run a sting operation that it says proves Bing has been watching what people search for on Google, the sites they select from
Read MoreWith the inevitable demise of cookies, marketers are scrambling for ways to deliver personalized experiences with user consent, all without compromising convenience or security. Today, many are turning to the login box as a critical first step in executing an effective first-party data strategy. It’s no longer just a security requirement – it’s now the
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