Google Limits News Links In California Over Proposed ‘Link Tax’ Law
Google tests limiting California news links, warning proposed pay-for-link law could harm local outlets.
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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, Matt specializes in gathering details, checking facts, and making complex subjects easy to understand. In addition to writing articles, Matt oversees strategy development for SEJ’s news department.
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Are Websites Getting Faster? New Data Reveals Mixed Results
New study reveals wide website speed gaps – is your site falling behind competitors?
Google Improves INP For Sites Using Consent Management Platforms
Google improves website interactivity metric by collaborating with consent management platforms, yielding faster load times when cookies are accepted.
Google’s John Mueller Clarifies 404 & 410 Confusion For SEO
Google’s John Mueller advises website owners on penalties, proper content practices, and HTTP status codes.
YouTube’s ‘Affiliate Hub’ Offers A New Way For Channels To Make Money
YouTube unveils Affiliate Hub, a new shopping tool for creators to boost ecommerce monetization.
LinkedIn’s Most In-Demand Skills: Why You Need Them Your Profile
LinkedIn’s 2024 in-demand skills report highlights need for human skills like communication, customer service amid AI workforce disruption.
Google’s Indexing Process: When Is “Quality” Determined?
Google shares more details about the impact of content quality on webpage indexing.
Google Responds To Criticism Over Forums At Top Of Search Results
Google’s forum carousel sparks debate, raising concerns about misinformation and prompting a response from the company.
YouTube Analytics Update: Impressions From New & Returning Viewers
YouTube introduces new impression insights, enabling channels to see a breakdown of new and returning viewers.
Google Publishes Tutorial On Identifying INP Issues
Google’s new tutorial can help you identify and resolve Interaction to Next Paint (INP) issues.
Google’s Crawling Priorities: Insights From Analyst Gary Illyes
Google’s Gary Illyes aims to reduce web crawling without sacrificing quality, prioritizing URLs that “deserve” crawling.
Google Discontinues Translate Community Contribution Feature
Google discontinues Translate’s Contribute feature, citing improvements in translation quality driven by advanced machine learning techniques.
Google: Incremental Improvements May Not Impact Rankings
Google’s John Mueller cautions against over-optimizing Core Web Vitals, suggesting incremental improvements may not significantly impact search rankings.
Google Updates Definition Of ‘Top Ads’ In Search Results
Google redefines “top” ads in search results, which can now appear above or below organic results.
Google SGE: Study Reveals Potential Disruption For Brands & SEO
Study reveals Google’s AI search experience may impact brand visibility, prompting marketers to reassess SEO strategies.
YouTube Warns Channels Against Deleting Videos
YouTube warns creators: Deleting videos may harm channel growth, advises keeping content public or unlisted.
Google Search Liaison: Ads Not A Hindrance To Search Rankings
Google Search Liaison clarifies that websites with ads can rank well, though it’s important to balance monetization with user experience.
Google Unifies Conversion Reporting Across Ads & Analytics
Google Analytics 4 update unifies conversion reporting across Ads and Analytics, introducing ‘key events’ and privacy-first measurement solutions.
Google Rolling Out Changes To Shopping Searches In Europe
Google rolls out new search features in Europe, including changes to shopping results, to comply with EU regulations.
Google Completes March Spam Update, Core Update Continues
Google concludes March spam update targeting AI content and authority abuse; core update continues.
Google Migrates SafeSearch Tool To Search Console
Google integrates SafeSearch tool into Search Console, enabling website owners to manage explicit content settings alongside SEO tools.
YouTube Introduces Mandatory Disclosure For AI-Generated Content
YouTube forces creators to label AI-generated videos, aiming to help viewers distinguish real from synthetic content.
TikTok’s New Creator Rewards Program Prioritizes Search Value
TikTok launches its new Creator Rewards Program, which incentivizes users to produce search-optimized, high-quality, original content.
Google Confirms: High-Quality Content Is Crawled More Often
Google’s Search Relations team reveals that high-quality, user-centric content is the key to increasing crawl demand, debunking crawl budget myths.
Google Search Console Adds INP Metric In Core Web Vitals Report
Google Search Console adds Interaction to Next Paint (INP) metric to Core Web Vitals report.
LinkedIn Offers 250 AI Courses For Free Until April
LinkedIn offers 250 free AI courses until April 5, helping professionals, including SEO experts, adapt to changing skill requirements.
Google’s March 2024 Core Update Impact: Hundreds Of Websites Deindexed
Google’s March 2024 Core Update deindexes hundreds of websites so far, targeting AI-generated spam and prioritizing high-quality, human-generated content.
Google Integrates Social Media Posts Into Google Business Profiles
Google begins automatically surfacing social media posts on Google Business Profiles.
Google To Remove “Add Me To Search” People Cards In April
Google to discontinue its “Add Me To Search” people cards feature, citing limited helpfulness for users since its launch.
Google Updates Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines
Google updates Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines with details and examples to identify untrustworthy websites.