Alt text is used to help computers read images. But can alt tags affect your organic search rankings? Read on to learn whether there is any connection between alt text and improved rankings in Google Image Search results. The Claim: Alt Text Is A Ranking Factor What is alt text? Alt text is an HTML … Read more
Getty Images, the visual content giant, recently partnered with NVIDIA, a leader in computing technology, to introduce a groundbreaking service: Generative AI by Getty Images. This AI-driven image generation service is powered by NVIDIA Picasso, a custom AI model tailored to transform the content creation landscape in commercial safety and scalability. Generative AI By Getty … Read more
OpenAI has begun rolling out new voice and image features for its popular AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. These new capabilities allow you to have more natural conversations with ChatGPT by speaking to it and showing it images. This enables more ways to utilize ChatGPT in daily routines. For example, while traveling, you can send ChatGPT a … Read more
In this modern world, dealing with social media is one of the most common practices for the young generation. Not only the young but even the millennials are also into this crazy wave of social media. Well, if you are once into it, it is hard to get rid of it. Millions of people are … Read more
If you’re not using social media to grow your brand awareness, improve brand sentiment, and build a community of loyal followers, you should be. With more social platforms popping up every month, there are more ways than ever to connect with your customers and prospects via engaging content. But before you start posting at will, … Read more
Brave Search announced the launch of its privacy-preserving image and video search results this week, freeing itself from reliance on companies like Microsoft and Google. The announcement reads: “Users will no longer need to leave Brave Search for image and video search results. Now, any Brave Search query can be served directly from Brave’s index, … Read more
Today, nearly 19% of Google’s SERPs show images. That means, despite your best SEO efforts, you could still miss out on another organic traffic source: your website’s images. How do you get in on this traffic source? Image alt text. In this piece, we’ll cover how to write image alt text so your images rank … Read more
LinkedIn has developed a new AI image detector that is claimed to be able to catch 99.6% of fake profile images, with a 1% false positive rate. According to anecdotal evidence, their new detector actually works. Fake LinkedIn Profiles There are many reasons why people create fake LinkedIn profiles. For some members of the affiliate … Read more
In an era where misinformation is a global concern, Google is upgrading its search capabilities by introducing two features to enhance information and visual literacy. A 2022 Poynter study revealed that 62% of people believe they encounter misinformation daily or weekly, highlighting the urgent need for effective tools to identify and counter false information. As … Read more
A recent discussion on the r/BigSEO forum on Reddit revealed some confusion surrounding Google’s treatment of WebP images when it comes to indexing. John Mueller, a Google Search Advocate, weighed in on the matter and explained why WebP images appear in the “Crawled – currently not indexed” report in Google Search Console. Mueller Addresses Reddit … Read more
Welcome to HubSpot Marketing News! Tap in for campaign deep dives, the latest marketing industry news, and tried-and-true insights from HubSpot’s media team. Microsoft is keeping generative AI front and center in its search products. In January, the company extended its partnership with Open AI, the maker of ChatGPT with a multi-year investment believed to be … Read more
Google offers an AI image classification tool that analyzes images to classify the content and assign labels to them. The tool is intended as a demonstration of Google Vision, which can scale image classification on an automated basis but can be used as a standalone tool to see how an image detection algorithm views your … Read more
These days, image search engines are more advanced than ever. No matter what kind of image you want to find, chances are, with the right keywords, search filters, and tools, you’ll find it. That’s not all, though. Need to find a source for an image? Do a reverse image search. Want a high-res image to … Read more
Google announced that it is discontinuing the use of several image and video sitemap extensions. Google stated they decided to sunset the use of these sitemap extensions after evaluating the value of the tags. The deprecated tags and attributes will have no effect after August 6, 2022. Google announced that the documentation for the removed … Read more
Google’s use of alt text as a ranking factor is limited to image search. It does not add value for regular web search. This is explained by Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller during the Google Search Central SEO office-hours hangout recorded on March 18. Mueller fields several questions related to alt text, resulting in a … Read more
