Google’s AI search feature feeds content traffic issues
GoogleNew search summaries powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could significantly impact online publishers by driving users away from their websites and towards the tech giant’s own results, potentially reshaping the online landscape and raising concerns among content creators who rely on website traffic for advertising. income The feature, expected to reach more than a billion people by the end of the year, generates topic summaries that can reduce the need for users to click through…
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Google AI overviews, ranking volatility, web filter, Google Ads AI summaries and more
For the original version of iTunes, click here. Google announced it’s rolling out AI Overviews in the US, and many searchers want to opt out, and some content creators want to opt out. Google also announced new AI search features rolling out soon. OpenAI showed off their GPT-4o 24 hours before Google I/O and it was amazing. Volatility in Google search results has been intense all week. Google confirmed that it deindexed large amounts of…
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How to archive historical data from Universal Analytics
Another deadline for the Google Analytics 4 migration project is fast approaching, and this deadline is hard to pin down. On July 1st, Google will delete all historical data from Universal Analytics properties. This term also applies to Analytics 360 customers. With just over a month until the deadline, if you haven’t already done so, your organization needs to prioritize archiving your historical data. There are three main phases that I recommend for approaching this…
Read More »SEO Specialist II at Cox Automotive
Dealer.com, a brand of Cox Automotive, is looking for one Specialist in SEO II join our team remotely! The SEO Specialist II is responsible for delivering Dealer.com’s Premium level of Search Engine Optimization services to help achieve subscriber goals. This includes analyzing website performance data (traffic, rankings, etc.), evaluating client websites, and determining actions to improve site performance. Monthly strategy collaboration with clients and internal stakeholders such as SEO writers, performance managers, campaign coordinators, and…
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Google, GenAI and Search: How marketers can prepare for the changing SEO landscape
GenAI is poised to transform the way we search. For example, look at Google’s Search Generative Experience, an AI-powered results page that features Large Language Model (LLM) content first, followed by sponsored posts, and then ranked pages ordered by keyword relevance. So with new search pages like these, where does this come out? seo? According to Madhukar Kumar, CMO of data platform SingleStore, while SEO will not be irrelevant, organizations need to be aware of…
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The Impact of AI on Digital PR and SEO
Isa Lavahun, public relations strategist and trainer at Digital PR services: “AI in digital PR has been a fascinating development over the past 18 months, but it’s not going to duplicate my experience anytime soon! It’s a powerful tool, don’t get me wrong. It helps me identify high-value link leads , brainstorm content and customize outreach, a real time saver. “But here’s the thing: AI can’t replace the human touch in relationship building, which is…
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Google adds two new Googlebot crawlers: GoogleOther-Image and GoogleOther-Video
Google has added two new crawlers to the Googlebot family of web crawlers: GoogleOther-Image GoogleOther-Video Google said these two new trackers are versions of GoogleOther optimized for image and video bytes. GoogleOther was added in April 2023 to be used internally by Google teams to crawl the public web and free up some resources for the main Googlebot crawlers. GoogleOther-Image. GoogleOther-Image, according to the documentation, is the version of GoogleOther optimized for publicly accessible image…
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Google Ads restricts brand names and logos from AI generation
Google has provided details about the capabilities and limitations of its AI imaging tools for Google Ads. The clarification came after search marketer Darcy Burk expressed enthusiasm for AI’s potential to create product images. You know, I don’t care what people say. I think Google is really nailing this AI integration with Google Ads. These AI-generated images? #ChefsKiss@AnthonyHigman @gregfinn pic.twitter.com/qRBdkJprKb — Darcy Burk (@darcyburk) May 15, 2024 This prompted Google Ads Liaison Ginny Marvin to…
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Snapchat outlines three Es for advanced marketing measurement
With data restrictions increasing, Snapchat says “execution, experimentation and evaluation” are the key pillars marketers need to focus on to ensure strategic measurement evolves with the times. Why we care Although Google continues to delay disabling third-party cookies, it will happen. Therefore, it is important for advertisers to maintain accurate campaign statistics and revenue accountability for effective marketing measurement under stricter data privacy laws. How it works. The framework aims to create a cycle of…
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Google AI Overviews: More Searches, Less Satisfaction
I don’t know for sure that people are searching on Google less. I just know it’s true. During Google I/O, Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai told us that AI overviews have led to an “increase in search usage.” Pichai said as much during Alphabet’s Q1 2024 earnings call. But if that’s the case, doesn’t that mean AI Overviews, or the artist formerly known as Search Generative Experience (SGE), isn’t solving a problem it was supposedly invented…
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