• TikTok might launch ChatGPT-generated search results

    TikTok may be rolling out ChatGPT-generated search results on the app for some search queries.

  • How Google Search may be squeezing independent content creators

    This incident sheds light on the challenges faced by independent content creators and small publishers in the current digital landscape, dominated by search algorithms and large tech platforms.

  • Daily Search Forum Recap: May 9, 2024

    Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. There is another Google search ranking update going on today, May 9th - Google did not confirm it. Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, responded to concerns about search quality. Google renamed its AI Answers back to AI Overviews. Google is testing a new Notes button in the search results. Google Analytics 4 conversion performance reports for Google...

  • Continued Heated Google Search Ranking Volatility Through May 16th

    I have been continuing to update the May 9th Google ranking volatility story, but it is super unusual to see such heated volatility for such a long period within the Google Search rankings. This continued Google search ranking update of sorts kicked off with May 3rd but then spiked with May 9th and has really not let up much since.Both the SEO chatter within the SEO communities and the third-party tracking tools have been super high over the past week. I am not sure if the AI Overviews or new...

  • Google’s Circle to Search Now Helps Your Kid With Homework

    Circle to Search is one of Google’s best new features for quickly finding out about almost anything currently on your screen. And now, Google is going to let your kid use this same feature to solve their homework problems. Oh boy. Starting as early as today, students can bring up their homework on an Android … Continued Read the original post: Google’s Circle to Search Now Helps Your Kid With Homework

  • Google: We Read Your Feedback On Search Quality & Changes May Come

    Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said yesterday on X that he has read the feedback from the community related to the March 2024 core update and the general feedback about search quality over the past few months. He said there are places where Google can do better, but it won't happen overnight.Sullivan wrote, " I've spent a huge amount of time looking at the feedback over the past few months, diving deep into sites, writing up thoughts and talking with people internally.""I fully...

  • Google Automated Action Viewer In Search Console Might Happen?

    For over a decade now, I've been talking about Google adding an automated action viewer to Google Search Console to accompany the manual action viewer. This would provide a way to see if a Google Search ranking algorithm negatively impacts your site's performance.Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said on X last night that he is supportive of the idea of a way to "you could go into Search Console and if you have an algorithmic action, you'd see a notice just like if you have a manual...

  • Demo Suggests Google’s ChromeOS May Be Coming to Android

    Google recently demonstrated ChromeOS on Android and it may be coming soon. The renowned ChromeOS may be coming to Android, as Google recently demonstrated the experience to several corporate partners at an event.

  • Google Search Ranking Update Volatility Starting On May 9th

    I am seeing signs of a possible Google search ranking update today, May 9th, between a spike in early chatter this morning within the SEO industry and many of the tools showing a significant lift in ranking volatility in the Google Search results.As a reminder, the March 2024 core update started on March 5th and ended on April 19th, 45 days later. We then reported on ranking fluctuations both before April 25th (thinking it was the core update still) and also on May 3rd. And now we are seeing...

  • Google Search Ranking Update Volatility Starting On May 3rd

    I am slow to report on this but figured I'd document it just in case some of you noticed ranking volatility and fluctuations on or around May 3rd and May 4th. This is not a confirmed Google Search ranking update but there are signs of an update that touched down this past Friday.In fact, I almost missed reporting on this until I saw Glenn Gabe shared some data he is tracking. I dug in and noticed a spike in chatter from within the SEO community around May 3rd and 4th. Most of the tools are...

  • Google’s AI Search Feature Fuels Content Traffic Concerns

    Google’s new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search summaries could significantly impact online publishers by driving users away from their websites and toward the tech giant’s own results, potentially reshaping the online landscape and raising concerns among content creators who rely on website traffic for advertising revenue. The feature, set to reach more than a billion people […]

  • ChatGPT search engine rumored to launch a day before major Google event

    OpenAI's rumored ChatGPT search engine is reportedly launching in three days. The launch day also happens to be the day before Google I/O