Bluesky, a decentralized social network, recently shared that it’s become a growing traffic source for online publishers. The blog post included quotes and data from several well-known news outlets, showing more engagement and conversions on Bluesky than on other social media platforms. Publisher Testimonials Highlight Bluesky’s Impact Matt Karolian from The Boston Globe reported, “Traffic … Read more
This post was sponsored by News and Editorial SEO Summit (NESS). The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. When it comes to SEO, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution—especially for news publishers. That’s why the News & Editorial SEO Summit (NESS) is a game-changer. Created by industry leaders John Shehata and Barry Adams, NESS … Read more
Since its U.S. launch in May, Google’s AI Overviews feature has created controversy among news publishers. The generative search tool attempts to directly answer queries by synthesizing information from web sources into AI-generated overviews. While offering users a new level of convenience, AI Overviews has been criticized for factual inaccuracies, lack of transparency in sourcing … Read more
Google’s halting ad monetization for Russian publishers on AdSense, AdMob, and Ad Manager, effective August 12, citing “ongoing developments” in the country. This impacts Russian digital publishers, content creators, and app devs who use these platforms for revenue generation through ad impressions and clicks. Background & Context Google’s decision to halt ad monetization in Russia … Read more
An interview with Google’s SearchLiaison offered hope that quality sites hit by Google’s algorithms may soon see their traffic levels bounce back. But that interview and a recent Google podcast reveal deeper issues that may explain why Google seems indifferent to publishers with every update. The interview by Brandon Saltalamacchia comes against the background of … Read more
A publisher took to Twitter to share their reaction to what they felt was essentially a theft of their content for the benefit Google with what they felt was little to no benefit to the publisher. Google’s response was surprising and probably not what publishers and SEOs expected. The publisher showed a screenshot of a … Read more
Find out how to use Google-Extended to control Google’s Bard, Vertex AI generative APIs, and future AI model’s access to content. Google introduces Google-Extended, a new control for web publishers in the wake of rapid generative AI growth. The control allows publishers to decide how their sites contribute to the evolution of Bard and Vertex … Read more
This post was sponsored by News and Editorial SEO Summit. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. When it comes to SEO, there is no universal solution or one-size-fits-all approach. Search engine optimization strategies vary significantly among industries, particularly for news publishers. That’s why, if you work in the publishing industry, the … Read more
A full-time sponsored contributor to WordPress discussed how publishers and members of the search marketing community can influence WordPress so that it’s more useful for all the things they want it to do. The person I spoke with was Naoko Takano, a full-time sponsored WordPress contributor whose focus is on contributor experience improvement. She has … Read more
Google is investigating a service disruption affecting Google News indexing, according to the Google Search Status Dashboard. There’s an ongoing issue with indexing in Google News that’s affecting all sites. Sites may be experiencing a decrease in traffic from Google News. We’re working on identifying the root cause. Next update will be within 24 hours. … Read more
Major search and social platforms are playing hardball in response to Canada’s Online News Act. In a show of force, Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, locked Canadian users out of news content on Instagram. The controversial legislation aims to force tech companies like Google and Facebook to provide fair compensation to news publishers for … Read more
