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New test adds links to keywords

YouTube is testing a new feature that could help brands and creators engage with viewers while causing minimal disruption. YouTube will enable hyperlinking over single words or phrases in the comments section for the first time. Links will direct viewers to a YouTube search results page while still playing the video they were originally watching….

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Why systems will revolutionize your SEO business

Implementing systems in your SEO business is crucial, but starting can feel overwhelming or confusing.  You may have attempted it before but gave up due to the complexity or lack of guidance. Perhaps you made some initial progress, but the systems were not effectively implemented and followed. Systemizing your business well can provide ample time…

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Google ranks AI-generated ‘Star Wars’ article lacking E-E-A-T

Despite constant reminders to create helpful content and the importance of E-E-A-T (expertise, experience, authoritativeness and trustworthiness) – Google Search still finds ways to rank content in top positions that shouldn’t be there. Look no further than A Chronological List of Star Wars Movies & TV Shows, published yesterday on Gizmodo (note: it was updated today…

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Google to explore alternatives to robots.txt in wake of generative AI and other emerging technologies

Google is exploring alternatives or supplemental ways of controlling crawling and indexing beyond the 30 year standard of the robots.txt protocol. “We believe it’s time for the web and AI communities to explore additional machine-readable means for web publisher choice and control for emerging AI and research use cases,” Google wrote. Engaging with the community….

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8 Twitter alternatives marketers need to know about

Marketers have been growing increasingly concerned about advertising on Twitter. So much so, Twitter’s US ad revenue alone is down 59% year-on-year with huge brands such as Coca-Cola, Jeep and Unilever all pulling their campaigns, according to an internal presentation. But where are marketers going if Twitter is no longer their go-to option for advertising?…

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How to combine Excel and AI for keyword research

Keyword research is the compass that guides SEO strategies.  Excel has been an indispensable tool for marketers, aiding in organizing, analyzing, and presenting keyword data. Enter artificial intelligence (AI). By blending traditional Excel formulas with AI insights, digital marketers can unlock an even more potent combination for superior SEO performance.  This comprehensive guide will explore…

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A New Google AI Research Proposes to Significantly Reduce the Burden on LLMs by Using a New Technique Called Pairwise Ranking Prompting (PRP)

Compared to their supervised counterparts, which may be trained with millions of labeled examples, Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-3 and PaLM have shown impressive performance on various natural language tasks, even in the zero-shot setting. However, utilizing LLMs to solve the basic text ranking problem has had mixed results. Existing findings often perform noticeably…

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