Google’s Gary Illyes advises focusing on high-quality content and increasing social media popularity to accelerate website indexing. The post Google Indexing Speed: Key Factors Include Quality + Popularity appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
Day: May 4, 2023
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 4, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
Mozilla Acquires AI Product Review Company via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Mozilla acquires AI-based product review analyzer, Fakespot. Intends to integrate it into Firefox browser The post Mozilla Acquires AI Product Review Company appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
Google no longer requires video descriptions as part of structured data
Google has removed the requirement to have the description property as part of your video structured data. Google says it is still recommended to provide a description to your videos in the structured data but it is not a requirement. …
Google Updates Guidance on Cross-Domain Canonicals via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google changed their guidance on the use of cross-domain canonicals for syndicated content The post Google Updates Guidance on Cross-Domain Canonicals appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
AI in search: Insights from Bing’s Fabrice Canel
I recently connected with Fabrice Canel, a 26-year search veteran at Microsoft and principal product manager leading the team crawling, processing and indexing at Bing. Canel offers insights into the state of artificial intelligence in search and the integration of …
Microsoft Unveils Next-Gen Bing & Edge: The Future of Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Microsoft enhances Bing and Edge with improved AI, visual capabilities, multi-session experiences, and third-party developer integrations. The post Microsoft Unveils Next-Gen Bing & Edge: The Future of Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
Confirmed Google Merchant Center Feed Issues
Google has posted that the Google Merchant Center feeds have issues. The notice is posted here and reads, “We’re investigating reports of an issue with Feeds. We will provide more information shortly.”…
Google: It’s A Terrible Idea To Disavow Links Based On Third-Party Metrics
Google’s John Mueller said it is a “terrible idea” to disavow links based on metrics from a third-party tool. In fact, John is not a fan of disavowing links in most cases.…
Google: Search Impression Share Not Coming To PMax Campaigns
Google Ads seems like it will not be adding Search Impression Share reporting to Performance Max campaigns any time soon. Google’s Ginny Marvin confirmed that “auction insights and click share reporting in PMax only include Search network.” She said she …
Google Tests Up & Down Buttons In Autocomplete Search Bar
Google Search is testing up and down arrow buttons in the search bar, so you can click to toggle down or up to autocomplete search suggestions. You can also use the arrow up and down on your keyword, but the …
Microsoft Opens Bing Chat To All With New Upgrades
Microsoft had an event yesterday in NYC showing off some new features for Bing Chat, touting some growth figures and announcing it removed the waitlist for the co-pilot feature.…
How to use incentives in your PPC ads to drive more sales
We’re still not yet in a recession, but everything in life costs more. When everything costs more, sales are harder to come by. Especially if you aren’t the cheapest option, or worse, your website is less than ideal to encourage …
Hospitality SEO Best Practices For 2023 & Beyond via @sejournal, @wburton27
From voice search to updating local listings, here’s how to update your hotel brand’s SEO strategies for more customers post-pandemic. The post Hospitality SEO Best Practices For 2023 & Beyond appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
Bing Chat available to more users, gains more visual answers, chat history and third-party developer capabilities
Microsoft is now rolling out its new Bing Chat to all users who download Microsoft Edge, there is no more waitlist. Over half a billion chats were conducted on Bing Chat since it launched 3-months ago, Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice …
Rapid Growth Tactics: A 6-Month Sprint To A Strong Backlink Profile [Webinar] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
Learn how to implement a proven link building process that has built 1,000+ backlinks a month. RSVP for our upcoming webinar! The post Rapid Growth Tactics: A 6-Month Sprint To A Strong Backlink Profile [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine …