Google has announced the expansion of its “About this image” feature to additional platforms, including Circle to Search and Google Lens. This move gives people more access points to obtain context about images they encounter online. New Access Points The “About this image” tool, which offers information about an image’s origins and usage, is now … Read more
Google introduces AI tools for Performance Max, enhancing reporting, creative capabilities, and brand safety measures for advertisers across multiple campaign types. Google adds AI-powered tools to Performance Max campaigns. New features include asset-level conversion reporting and image editing. Asset generation expands to App and Display campaigns. Source link
Despite initial concerns, Chat GPT has not replaced search. Q2 record earnings show Google Search does better than ever. That’s why OpenAI’s new search engine, Search GPT, makes only sense after a second look. Boost your skills with Growth Memo’s weekly expert insights. Subscribe for free! $5b USD Why would OpenAI launch a search engine if … Read more
In the latest episode of Google’s “Search Off The Record” podcast, a member of the Search Relations team suggested that Google may be moving towards automatically detecting language versions of web pages, potentially reducing the need for manual hreflang annotations. Google’s Stance On Automatic Language Detection Gary Illyes, a Google analyst, believes that search engines … Read more
In a recent episode of Google’s Search Off The Record podcast, Gary Illyes, a Google’s Search Relations team member, addressed concerns about incorrect hreflang implementation and its potential impact on SEO. Hreflang Errors: Less Problematic Than Expected? During the discussion, Illyes was asked about the consequences of mismatched hreflang annotations and actual page content. Specifically, … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes cautioned about the use of Large Language Models (LLMs), affirming the importance of checking authoritative sources before accepting any answers from an LLM. His answer was given in the context of a question, but curiously, he didn’t publish what that question was. LLM Answer Engines Based on what Gary Illyes said, it’s … Read more
In a recent episode of Google’s Search Off The Record podcast, the company’s Search Relations team hinted at potential changes in how country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) are valued for SEO. This revelation came during a discussion on internationalization and hreflang implementation. The Fading Importance Of ccTLDs Gary Illyes, a senior member of Google’s Search Relations … Read more
In a report from May 2023, Google states that “with Consent Mode in place, Air France’s visible conversions rose by 9% across Europe” after experiencing a 20% drop in conversions due to recent cookie guidance compliance. How can a company benefit from more accurate measurement as privacy regulations become increasingly strict? Consent Mode is the … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question about the non-search features that the GoogleOther crawler supports, then added a caution about the consequences of blocking GoogleOther. What Is GoogleOther? GoogleOther is a generic crawler created by Google for the various purposes that fall outside of those of bots that specialize for Search, Ads, Video, Images, News, … Read more
Google has announced plans to transition all retailers to its updated Merchant Center platform by September. This move will affect e-commerce businesses globally and comes ahead of the holiday shopping season. The Merchant Center is a tool for online retailers to manage how their products appear across Google’s shopping services. Key Changes & Features The … Read more
Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, released its second quarter 2024 financial results, revealing a 14% year-over-year increase in revenue for its core Google Search business. Key Financial Data: Google Search revenue: $48.5 billion (up from $42.6 billion in Q2 2023) Total Alphabet revenue: $84.7 billion (14% increase year-over-year) Operating income: $27.4 billion Net income: $23.6 … Read more
There are often times when more than one keyword (and/or search theme) in your account will be eligible to match for a search term. Yet only one will be selected to compete in each auction. So, how does Google choose which of your keywords to put forward? There’s a prioritization framework for that! We’ve also … Read more
In a new installment of its “SEO Made Easy” video series, Google provides three simple guidelines for utilizing internal linking to improve SEO. The video, presented by Google’s Martin Splitt, offers valuable insights for improving site structure and user experience. Strategic internal linking highlights your most valuable content, ensuring users and search engines can identify … Read more
Google Sheets templates help you create better spreadsheets while saving you valuable time. And it’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I love a good formula to keep manual math to a minimum (and, therefore, data as accurate as possible). So, what do Google Sheets templates do? Short of reading minds, a template … Read more
Google has announced it will no longer phase out third-party cookies in Chrome. Instead, it’s trying a new approach that emphasizes user choice and control over their web browsing privacy. Major Policy Reversal For years, the company had been working towards eliminating third-party cookies, repeatedly delaying the implementation due to various challenges. Instead of deprecating … Read more
Google’s John Mueller was asked in an SEO Office Hours podcast if blocking the crawl of a webpage will have the effect of cancelling the “linking power” of either internal or external links. His answer suggested an unexpected way of looking at the problem and offers an insight into how Google Search internally approaches this … Read more
In an SEO Office Hours podcast, Google’s John Mueller answered the question of how to get more product rich results to show in the search results. John listed four things that are important in order to get rich results for product listings. Product Rich Results Product search queries can trigger rich results that presents products … Read more
Google updated their documentation for the Google Labs Google Notes experiment to remind users that Notes will go away at the end of July 2024 and showed how to download notes content, with a final deadline beyond which it will be impossible to retrieve it. Google Notes Notes is an experimental feature in Google Labs … Read more
