Not too long ago, John Mueller from Google blasted an agency for using a disavow file and now he is doubling down on that, adding on Twitter in response to disavow link services, saying, “Some people do things that they …

In July and October of last year, we covered some interactive and visual knowledge panels in Google Search, both on mobile and desktop search. This might be a new variation of that, where Google has an image of the person …

Compare your social media performance with brands in your industry in the 2023 Social Media Benchmarks Report.

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Glean insights into how your YouTube video performed directly using YouTube Analytics using this detailed step-by-step guide.

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Catch up on this week’s top news stories in search marketing, social media, AI tools, and WordPress security.

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Google and Bing “exception lists”

In 2011, Google and Bing revealed at SMX West that they have “exception lists” for websites that might get hit by some algorithm signals.

Neither search engine suggested that these lists were used to boost …

Whether selling to businesses or consumers, buyers need access to various types of product content — emotionally-driven visual assets and objective information. This helps them feel most confident when making buying decisions.

Delivering this experience requires digital asset management (DAM) …

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.

Google Trends launched a new design with links to publishers. Bing Chat can …

SEO conferences are the place to be if you want to know anything about SEO. Here are some of the upcoming events you can attend.

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ChatGPT can help with various SEO tasks. “Help” being the operative word.

It’s important to acknowledge that:

There’s a strong chance there are at least a few tasks you’re performing currently that ChatGPT could help you do more efficiently …

TikTok is reportedly expanding its offerings by entering the search ads market, putting it in direct competition with Google and Microsoft.

TikTok is preparing to launch its own search ads platform, which will allow advertisers to bid on specific keywords …

In a LinkedIn announcement, Rob Wilk, Corporate Vice President – Global Head of Microsoft Advertising, announced he was stepping down from his post.

“This is one of the toughest posts I have ever made on LinkedIn. I have made the …

Google has revamped the Google Trends interface adding real-time trends to the home page, updating those trends hourly and linking them to the news articles. This update comes years after Google has last updated Google Trends.…

On February 21, 2023, Google released the February 2023 product reviews update that ran for 14 days and ended on March 7, 2023. This update was different than the previous several product reviews update in that it impacted not …

Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter, “Page size is not a ranking factor.” Meaning Google does not have anything specific signal that says page sizes of X to Y get a ranking boost or decline.…

Google has made the sitename, favicon and sponsored label live on all desktop searches, like it did with mobile searches last October. To be clear, we saw google testing this on desktop in November and gradually increasing the test to …

Microsoft’s Mikhail Parakhin said that the number one feature request is for Bing Chat to save historical chats for later for users to come back to them later or look them up later. And it seems like they are working …