Google has removed the waitlist for Google Bard today at Google I/O, opening Bard to over 180 countries in US English, Japanese and Korean languages. Plus, Google Bard added support to show a more visual interface, Google Lens support, dark mode, and additional integrations and features, the search company announced. This is on top of the new Google Search generative experience and Google perspectives, about this image and AI generated image labels Google announced today at I/O. Waitlist gone. You no longer will be presented with a waitlist to sign up for Google Bard at bard.google.com. Instead, you will have access […]

Interaction to Next Paint (INP) will replace First Input Delay (FID) as a Core Web Vitals metric starting in March 2024, Google announced at Google I/O today. Google hinted at this change for about a year now. But now it’s official. What is Interaction to Next Paint? INP is a metric that uses data from the Event Timing API. It assesses the responsiveness of a webpage. An interaction that causes a page to become unresponsive results in a poor user experience, Google said. INP observes the latency of all interactions a user has made with the page and reports a […]

Google unveils AI-driven enhancements to Search at Google I/O, including a generative AI feature and a ‘Perspectives’ tool for diverse viewpoints. The post Google Unveils Search Upgrades At I/O: Generative AI & ‘Perspectives’ appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google’s John Mueller reminds of the different choices available when using nofollow link attributes The post Google’s John Mueller Reminds Of Nuance In Nofollow Attributes appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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. Bing Chat AI model improvements will improve Bing’s core search algorithm…

Virtual events are great for education, global outreach and strengthening your brand awareness. But what they’re especially fantastic at is lead generation. In this webinar, you’ll get the perfect cut-and-paste formula for turning your events into lead-generating machines. Register and attend “Maximize ROI and Lead Gen With This Virtual Events Marketing Formula,” presented by Kaltura. Click here to view more Search Engine Land webinars. The post Uncover the ultimate strategy to increase ROI and lead gen appeared first on Search Engine Land.

Google’s AI tool Bard expands globally, adds image capabilities, enhanced coding, and plans for widespread app integrations. The post Google Bard Removes Waitlist, Adds Image & Coding Features appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google will roll out a new update for the helpful content system in the coming months. This update will allow Google Search to “more deeply understands content created from a personal or expert point of view,” the company wrote. What is changing. Google said: “We’re also improving how we rank results in Search overall, with a greater focus on content with unique expertise and experience.” “We’ll roll out an update to this system that more deeply understands content created from a personal or expert point of view, allowing us to rank more of this useful information on Search.” This update […]

To combat misinformation, Google updates search results with “About this image” and AI-generated image markups. The post Google Launches New Features To Improve Image Verification appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google will have search ads on its all-new search engine, the new Google Search generative experience on day one. Advertisers won’t be able to opt out of showing ads on the new search experience – at least not immediately. Google will be closely watching the performance of ad placements and experiences throughout this experimental phase. Ads on the new Google Search. Google will display search ads as part of this new search experience. Ads will be a “native part” of the new Google Search, Vidhya Srinivasan, VP & GM in Google Ads said. All ads will appear in dedicated ad positions […]

It’s here – the all-new AI-powered Google Search engine we’ve heard rumors about under the code name Magi. Is it more “visual, snackable, personal, and human?” Yes. But, for now, you can only gain access to Google’s new search generative experience (SGE) through a Google Labs waitlist – which means you may be waiting weeks before you can play with it directly. Don’t worry. We’ve got your first look and a deep dive into the new Google Search generative AI experience. What the new Google search experience looks like The interface. The new Google search experience may display an AI-generated […]

Want to be one of the first to play with the new Google Search generative experience, which was previewed today at Google I/O? Google has opened a waitlist where you can sign up. Where to sign up. You can sign up in the Google Search Labs at labs.google.com/search by joining the “Experiment with Search Labs.” Here is a GIF of the Experiment with Search Labs interface, where you can sign up for the new Google Search generative experience, as well as the new Code Tips and Add To Sheets” features. Who can sign up. This is only available to U.S.-based […]

Google announced a few new features to the existing Google Search at I/O, in addition to the new Google Search generative experience. These new features include perspectives, about this image and AI-generated image labels. Perspectives Google added a new perspectives filter that lets searchers filter their search results to show results from videos, blogs and forums. These results aim to show people a more “lived experience” to their search queries, Liz Reid, VP of Search at Google, told Search Engine Land. Searchers want to see answers from people who are sharing their own personal perspectives and these answers are provided […]

Content remains at the core of successful consumer interactions, engagements, experiences and conversions – especially in a new era of advanced generative AI technologies.   Today, we are looking at a new content landscape. This is where content production is exploding to epic proportions making it harder for content to stand out, be discovered and convert. Humans and machines must work better together to ensure content is relevant, differentiated, and helpful for the reader.  This also includes balancing SEO and content best practices to ensure that content and sites are optimized for human help rather than robot rankings. The challenge: Despite […]

Wix launches Wix Headless, enhancing developer flexibility and scalability by integrating its business solutions across various tech stacks. The post Wix Breaks New Ground With Launch Of Wix Headless appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google Search is testing adding a “show more” button on the “people also ask” section of its search results. When you click on the button, it will load more results underneath it.

Google’s John Mueller had one of his good oneliners again. He posted a reply on Twitter saying, “something can be high-quality content with a lot of information for users and still be of low value for the web.”