A report from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) reveals a disconnect between public perceptions of AI capabilities and the reality of current technology. Factuality remains a major unsolved challenge for even the most advanced models. The AAAI’s “Presidential Panel on the Future of AI Research” report draws on input from 24 … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): DeepSeek releases upgraded V3 model, escalating competition with OpenAI. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has launched an upgraded version of its V3 large language model, enhancing reasoning and coding abilities. Published on Hugging Face, the new model shows … Read more
Google’s John Mueller cautioned publishers and SEOs about filler content, which is generally created with the apparent goal of reaching a word-count threshold without concern for the user experience. Although recipe sites are the cause of this warning, this is the kind of thing that all SEOs and publishers should be concerned about. Probable Origin … Read more
Starting today, Reddit rolled out a series of updates aimed at making it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to advertise on the platform. The changes focus on simplifying the ad creation process, improving signal quality, and helping advertisers move campaigns from other platforms like Meta with fewer headaches. These updates follow Reddit’s continued … Read more
Imagine trying to describe a giraffe to someone whose never seen one. Maybe I’d say something like this: “Well, it has brown patches that look a little like puzzle pieces; a long, 6-foot-tall neck, and skinny legs.” This description is close enough, sure, but it doesn’t quite capture the sensation of seeing one in real … Read more
For over a decade, E-A-T (expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness) has played a role in search rankings, first introduced in Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines in 2014. But with the rise of AI-generated content and AI-synthesized answers, E-E-A-T (now including experience) is no longer just a good idea. It has become the defining factor in determining … Read more
All businesses, large or small, must establish a level of authority for the products and/or services they offer in the minds and hearts of their target audience if they expect to convince them to engage and buy. This universal marketing truth plays out daily for small businesses looking to capture the attention of local customers … Read more
Google’s John Mueller offered an overview of EEAT (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness) at the Search Central Live NYC event and affirmed why it matters for some sites and why it’s not something SEOs can add to a website. EEAT’s Relation To Quality Raters And YMYL Websites John Mueller started this part of his discussion … Read more
We’ve always had teammates who have side projects in addition to working at Buffer. Working on new projects, building, experimenting, and self-improvement are built into our DNA as a company. So it’s quite common to be speaking with someone only to find out they own a small business outside of Buffer that started as a … Read more
Attracting new audiences on social is a balancing act between posting content you know will resonate while taking a few risks with new content styles. Your fans may not care about a new aesthetic for your videos, but it might be the hook that draws in new customers. Trying something new can feel uncertain, especially … Read more
On Friday, Google sent out a subtle but impactful policy update to advertisers, confirming changes to its long-standing “Unfair Advantage Policy”. While the official enforcement date is April 14, 2025, the conversation has already started — and it’s anything but quiet. The PPC community is buzzing with opinions, questions, and concerns. But this update didn’t … Read more
The SaaS business model offers incredible scalability as well as profitability – but only when paired with the right marketing growth strategy. Knowing that the cost of hosting cloud-based applications decreases as user volume increases, SaaS brands must focus on rapid subscriber growth to stay competitive and bring costs down. Many CMOs default to paid … Read more
Google’s John Mueller explained during a session of the Search Central Live NYC event that they do over 700,000 tests per year in order to keep up with user expectations. His explanation of why Google performs so many tests and launches thousands of changes should give SEOs an idea of the pace of change going … Read more
At the recent Search Central Live NYC, Google’s John Mueller discussed the third-party quality raters they use to evaluate changes to Google’s search algorithms. Although it wasn’t stated explicitly, the nuance was implied: keeping a human in the loop remains an important factor in fine-tuning your SEO decisions. Third Party Quality Raters Hopefully by now … Read more
At Search Central Live NYC, Google’s John Mueller revisited the statistic that 15% of search queries Google sees are completely brand new and have never been encountered. He also addressed what impact the advent of AI has had on the number of novel search queries users are making today. Understanding Language Understanding language is important … Read more
Conversion funnels are a fundamental concept in sales and marketing. Personally, I like to visualize the funnel as that big scary slide you wanted to try as a kid. You saw your friends whizzing down, which sparked your interest. You watched how much fun they were having, doing your research. And then the benefits of … Read more
The changes in SEO and search over the last year or so have meant that social media has become an even more important part of an online strategy. Brands need to consider their visibility across social media channels alongside other online channels to find new growth. Building an audience on social media should be a … Read more
Google’s John Mueller discussed the impact of AI on SEO at Search Central Live NYC, explaining what it means for SEO and reassuring the audience that search is not going away anytime soon, echoing the words of VP of Search Liz Reid who said something similar. AI Is Not Replacing Search John Mueller was talking … Read more
