Google announced its decision to remove links to Canadian news from its Search, News, and Discover products in response to Canada’s recently enacted Bill C-18. Unfortunately, we’ve made the difficult decision that when Bill C-18 takes effect, we will remove Canadian news links from our Search, News and Discover products. https://t.co/ilWrF1uRuS pic.twitter.com/wMdoignNlC — Google Canada … Read more
The 2023 Digital News Report by the Reuters Institute sheds light on the complex relationship between the public, news outlets, and social media platforms. As we navigate one crisis after another, the demand for reliable and independent journalism is higher than ever. However, the news industry grapples with weak audience engagement, low trust, and an … Read more
You know what time it is! Welcome back to This Month in Email—our monthly series on the latest and greatest happenings in the world of email marketing. Let’s dive into the biggest headlines shaping the email industry in May 2023. News headlines Beep boop. It’s robot time. Did someone say cheese? Email Client Market Share … Read more
In a new video tutorial, Google Search Advocates Daniel Waisberg and Cherry Prommawin explain how to leverage Google Search Console’s reports for managing and optimizing news websites. The video provides comprehensive information about using Search Console data to achieve greater success on Google’s platforms. Performance Report: The Key To Analyzing Search Presence Waisberg begins by … Read more
Google has revealed new information about a ranking system called ‘Topic Authority.’ This system aims to deliver more relevant, expert, and knowledgeable content in Google Search and News for queries on specialized topics. Why Topic Authority? The inception of Topic Authority is an attempt to address a common challenge Google users face when seeking authoritative … Read more
Google Search Advocates Daniel Waisberg and Cherry Prommawin recently shared valuable insights in a video on best practices for news websites. Google aims to help news organizations increase their content’s visibility and drive more traffic. Here’s what the Search Advocate team advises to gain a more substantial presence on Search and News surfaces. Screenshot from: … Read more
And we’re back! Welcome back to This Month in Email—our monthly series on the latest happenings in the world of email marketing. Let’s dive into the biggest headlines shaping the email industry in April 2023. News headlines The world of artificial intelligence (AI) In lighter news Community happenings Email Client Market Share News headlines Outlook … Read more
Google’s John Mueller commented in a Twitter discussion about the supposed ranking power of links from news sites and offered a different way of thinking about how Google treats those links. Links from Viral PR Campaigns The discussion on Twitter started with a tweet by Patrick Stox, commenting on an article he wrote for AHREFS … Read more
It’s everyone’s favorite time of the month—time for This Month in Email! In this issue, we’ll cover all the latest and greatest happenings in the world of email marketing. Read on for the biggest headlines shaping the email industry in March 2023. News headlines Community happenings Email Client Market Share Yeah, we’re still talking about … Read more
It’s been a busy week for professionals in all industries, thanks to the latest developments in AI. To help you stay updated on the latest news that may affect your work life, we have condensed the top stories you need to know – from search to social to AI – into this easy-to-digest post. This … Read more
Keeping track of the latest industry news is hard to do. Enter: the SEJ Sum-Up. Every Friday, we condense the top stories you need to know – from search to social to AI and beyond – into one easy-to-digest post. This week’s top stories include an update to Google desktop search, Bing reaching new heights, … Read more
Google is launching a redesigned version of Google News on desktop that users can customize to meet their information needs. This update adds: The ability to add filters Customizable topics An expanded Fact Check section Google says the new look for Google News on desktop is inspired by feedback received from readers. Today also happens … Read more
Google News has been around for two decades. And now more than ever, the internet is many people’s primary news source. Gone are the days of buying a newspaper in your local shop to get the day’s news. Now, we have multiple news sources at our fingertips. With multiple perspectives on current affairs. There hasn’t … Read more
This week’s Ask an SEO question comes from Hrvoje in Osijek, Croatia, who asks: “Hello, we want to add a couple of sliders in our site’s main page for daily news and update the sliders every day. Is this bad for our website’s SEO? Is there anything we need to know or do for SEO? Thanks … Read more
News sitemaps use different and unique sitemap protocols to provide more information for the news search engines. A news sitemap contains the news published in the last 48 hours. News sitemap tags include the news publication’s title, language, name, genre, publication date, keywords, and even stock tickers. How can you use these sitemaps to your … Read more
