Ahrefs leadership is once again calling out Semrush for making “7 shameless edits” to an Ahrefs vs. Semrush comparison article written by Brian Dean before his site, Backlinko, was acquired by Semrush. The saga continues. That would actually be seven additional edits. Because previously, in Ahrefs mentions vanishing from Semrush-owned Backlinko, Ahrefs called out Semrush…
Amanda Chicago Lewis thinks SEO pirates have ruined Google Search and the internet. And she’s going to force that negative narrative on us. No matter what. Yes, SEOs went beyond the world wide web – where you’ve optimized websites and content for nearly 30 years – and wrecked the whole internet. How? That’s still not…
Bing Search may sometimes show a “Trending in Bing” carousel at the top of the search results. That carousel shows alternative search refinements based on your previous query but it also can contain ads. Here is an example of it showing an ad card embedded in the other search refinements in the “Trending on Bing”…
OpenAI today announced SearchGPT, its long-awaited search product. SearchGPT is a “temporary prototype” and limited to just 10,000 users and publishers at launch. OpenAI plans to integrate the “best” parts of the new search features directly within ChatGPT in the future. How SearchGPT works. SearchGPT responds to queries using its AI models plus information pulled…
On many occasions, multinational SEO and multilingual SEO are used interchangeably when discussing SEO for global websites. Despite their similarities, multinational and multilingual SEO have key differences. Understanding these differences lets you create effective website design and SEO strategies. This article tackles the nuances of each type of SEO project and answers some of the…
The EU announced it is investigating Google over potential violations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). If the tech giant is found to have violated the DMA, it could face fines of up to 10% of its annual turnover and may be required to divest certain business divisions. Meta and Apple are also currently under…
Latent Diffusion Models are generative models used in machine learning, particularly in probabilistic modeling. These models aim to capture a dataset’s underlying structure or latent variables, often focusing on generating realistic samples or making predictions. These describe the evolution of a system over time. This can refer to transforming a set of random variables…
Computer programs called large language models provide software with novel options for analyzing and creating text. It is not uncommon for large language models to be trained using petabytes or more of text data, making them tens of terabytes in size. A model’s parameters are the components learned from previous training data and, in essence,…
Duane Boning ’84, SM ’86, PhD ’91 has been named the next MIT vice provost for international activities (VPIA), effective Sept. 1. Boning, the Clarence J. LeBel Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at MIT, succeeds Japan Steel Industry Professor Richard Lester, who has served as VPIA since 2015. The VPIA provides…
A new report released this month by Intero Digital (disclosure: I previously worked with Intero), “Revolutionizing Reach: The 2024 Digital Marketing Landscape You Can’t Ignore,” checks the yearly pulse for the digital spending and marketing activities of its SMB client list. The report covers a wide digital landscape and includes the results of their client…