This week, we covered that the Google March 2024 core update is still rolling out 38 days later, but we saw more volatility this week. Just a reminder that the Google helpful content update no longer exists. Gary Illyes from
Google has gone from being the go-to search engine to something people are paying to avoid entirely. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with 404 Media co-founder Jason Koebler about his experience moving away from Google and towards Kagi, a $10 a month search engine without ads or data tracking. Funny enough, Kagi is still relying on Google’s index, so it’s a lot like using that site before the onslaught of ads, sponsored posts and AI results. Also, we discuss the company’s lies around...
The excitement surrounding the upcoming Bitcoin halving has led to a significant increase in Google searches for “Bitcoin halving,” with interest reaching its highest point ever, more than double that of the last halving event in 2020, and is predicted to hit peak popularity. The halving event, which reduces the rewards miners receive by half, […]
Surveys by Applause and Forrester show we're changing how we search online for information, but concerns persist.
Since before last year's holiday season, we have been seeing a "Shop All Deals" banner-like ad in the Google Search results for e-commerce and other queries. Boyd Norwood from nozzle.io looked at their data and found that this banner shows up 40-50% of the time over the last four or so months.He looked at 3,760 keywords, although, I am not sure if those keywords are more e-commerce related or not.This is what that banner looks like:Boyd posted a video walk through of his data over here if you...
Google has posted yet another reporting and data logging issue with Google Search Console. This one occurred between March 28, 2024 through April 2, 2024 and impacted reporting on AMP pages and Web Stories in Google Images. This was just a reporting issue and did not impact real traffic.Google wrote, "A logging error prevented Search Console from reporting on AMP pages and Web Stories in Google Images from March 28, 2024 until April 2, 2024." Google explained that "you may notice a decrease in...
Luke Littler has been named in Forbes’ 30 under 30 Europe list following his blockbuster introduction to the world of darts. The 17-year-old burst onto the scene at the World Championship at
What did thousands of Israelis type into Google’s search engine during the tense hours of the Iranian attack overnight Motzei Shabbos? Ynet reviewed the data and found that they were searching for “Tehillim” and “Tikkun HaKlali.” Already on Motzei Shabbos, in the hours ahead of the impending attack, there was an increase in the search […]
Sundar Pichai believes Google can provide AI-generated answers while also helping users navigate to websites for information.
The National Weather Service forecasts a 30% chance of showers Wednesday afternoon with breezy winds and a high near 56 degrees. Temperatures are expected to fall to a low of 31 Wednesday night before sunny skies return Thursday with a high of 64.
After a cloudy, windy Saturday, the National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies over the next couple of days, with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. A high wind warning issued Saturday continues until noon Sunday with wind gusts as high as 50 mph.