Quillbot is a great tool for paraphrasing, summarizing, and translating content. It can also help you identify and fix grammatical mistakes, spot AI-generated content, and detect plagiarism. However, despite a lot of available features, Quillbot can fall short for some. This is for a variety of reasons: Not-so-perfect accuracy: Sometimes, the paraphrased or summarized content is not as accurate or coherent as expected Word choices: When paraphrasing, Quillbot sometimes uses difficult words, which makes the content even harder to read Context understanding: At times, Quillbot struggles to understand the context of complex sentences Manual intervention: Quillbot paraphrases sentences and even […]
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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 26, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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New SERP Features to Find Growth Opportunities
We’ve made a lot of changes to help your site grow. Evaluate a site‘s organic rankings and SERP feature rankings separately with more organic research data.
Brian Dean - Backlinko
29 Up-To-Date Blogging Statistics
Want to learn about the state of blogging in 2024? What are the benefits of blogging to businesses? What are the most popular blogging formats? Keep reading as we will cover answers to these questions and more with a curated list of 29 up-to-date blogging statistics to know in 2024. Click for a specific section: General Blogging Statistics Benefits of Blogging Statistics Blogging Content Statistics AI Adoption in Blogging Statistics General Blogging Statistics 76% of B2C marketers claim to have used blogs to distribute content in the past 12 months, making it the 2nd most popular distribution channel behind organic […]
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Google Local Book Online CTA For Call Business
Google seems to be testing a new option for the Book Online call to action option that does not use an online booking service but rather lets you call the business directly. The button says “call business” and then will dial the business from your mobile phone.
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Google Search With Related Images Carousel Below Image Box
Google is testing showing a related images carousel right below an images box in the mobile search results. As you scroll through the search results, you are presented with an images box and if that is not enough for you, Google Search shows you a related images carousel right below that.
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Google’s John Mueller: Don’t Use LLMs For SEO Advice
Google’s John Mueller said on LinkedIn he does not recommend you use LLMs (AI tools) for SEO advice. He wrote, “please don’t use LLMs for SEO advice.” “They learn from all the bad SEO information out there,” he added.
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SearchGPT – OpenAI’s AI Search Tool
OpenAI has announced SearchGPT, its AI search tool that looks and feels a lot like ChatGPT but gives you more sources and answers through links. OpenAI wrote, “We’re testing SearchGPT, a temporary prototype of new AI search features that give you fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources.”
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Google Gemini Adds Related Content & Verification Links
Google pushed out a large update to Gemini (formerly known as Bard) and this update includes more links to both related content and also links to verify the content that Gemini is responding with.
SEMrush
Search Terms: Definition & How to Use Them (with Examples)
Search terms are the exact words or phrases users enter into search engines to find what they want online.
SEMrush
How to Find and Target Your Social Media Audience
Learn how to identify and target your social media audience to get your campaigns seen by the right people.
SE Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 25, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Apple Maps Web Version Launches Beta
Apple has launched a public beta version of Apple Maps on the web after launching the mobile app back almost 12 years ago on September 19, 2012. “Apple Maps on the web is available in public beta, allowing users around the world to access Maps directly from their browser,” Apple wrote.
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Reddit Blocked Bing Search & Others But Not Google
On July 1, 2024, Reddit updated its robots.txt file to prohibit most search engine and AI crawlers from accessing its content – including blocking Microsoft Bing. Reddit did not block Google Search, which we covered here a few weeks ago.
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Microsoft Now Testing Bing Generative Search Experience
Microsoft announced yesterday it has begun testing its new Bing generative search experience – so Bing GSE (versus Google SGE). “By combining the power of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) with the search results page, Bing’s generative search creates a bespoke and dynamic response to a user’s query,” Microsoft wrote.
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Google Again: We Will Test Ads In AI Overviews Soon
Google said it again, it will soon test ads within its AI Overviews. Philipp Schindler, senior vice president and chief business officer for Google, said this in the earnings call on Tuesday night. He said, “soon we’ll actually start testing search and shopping ads in AI Overviews for users in the U.S.”
