For the original iTunes version, click here. It finally happened: Google released the August 2024 core update; this one should reward small and independent publishers more, should it? Google had another search ranking bug, today, this was a big one. There has been tremendous Google ranking volatility this week, maybe the core update, but…
Google appears to be working on a new experimental feature that would let users respond to links in search results via text, images and stickers, 9to5Google reported. Why we care. There is already a lot of competition for attention in Google’s search results. If this search feature graduates from Labs, there will be even more…
Did you know? In 2022, Black Friday online sales totaled over $9.12 billion, and Cyber Monday sales totaled over $11.3 billion. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the biggest shopping days of the year in the United States. These events are a great opportunity for retailers to boost sales and generate excitement for…
Many search marketers now leverage AI tools to support their SEO efforts, according to International SEO Consultant, Aleyda Solis. However, while Google has confirmed that AI-generated content is OK as long as it’s high-quality, original and useful, the search engine has also indicated that expertise and content based on real human experience will be rewarded…
Whether you’re on the agency or in-house side of SEO, I’m guessing you’ve fielded a request to “get us on top of the search results” for keywords dominated by giant competitors or entities. The good news is that a giant can’t simply outspend you to outrank you. The bad news? Standard SEO tactics likely won’t…
The EU sent Amazon a new request for information (RFI) on Friday, focusing on the ecommerce giant’s recommender systems, advertising transparency and risk assessment measures. This is Amazon’s third RFI since being designated a very large online platform (VLOP) under the DSA. The company must respond by July 26. Why it matters. The European Commission’s…
Google manipulated ad auctions and inflated costs to increase revenue, harming advertisers, the Department of Justice argued last week in the U.S. vs. Google antitrust trial. What follows is a summary and some slides from the DOJ’s closing deck, specific to search advertising, that back up the DOJ’s argument. Google’s monopoly power This was defined…
Google SGE, the Search Generative Experience, seems to have rolled out a search carousel named “Here are some products to consider.” This carousel shows you products from different vendors that you can click on to engage with the Google Shopping graph. As Khushal Bherwani posted on X – search for [crop tops] and probably other…
Google is testing wider and larger image thumbnails on snippets in the desktop search results interface. The images look about twice as wide, maybe even more, the the normal image thumbnails you’d see Google display in the desktop search results. Mordy Oberstein captured a screenshot of the wider images and posted it on Twitter. He…
The soaring capabilities of language models in real-world applications are often hindered by the intricate challenges associated with their large-scale training using conventional methods like standard backpropagation. Google DeepMind’s latest breakthrough, DiLoCo (Distributed Low-Communication), sets a new precedent in language model optimization. In the paper “DiLoCo: Distributed Low-Communication Training of Language Models,” the research…