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See short video versions of news stories on YouTube and TikTok. Matt G. Southern is the Senior News Writer at Search Engine Journal, where he’s covered Google, SEO, and AI for over 13 years.
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Google Ads Launches New CTV Advertising Features
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LinkedIn Data: 91% Of Applicants Want Salary Range In Job Posting
A LinkedIn study finds 91% of job seekers are more inclined to apply for a position if the job posting includes the salary range.
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Google Sets The Record Straight: AI Content In Search Results
Google has released a statement regarding its approach to AI-generated content in its search results, along with updated guidance for publishers.
Google Launches AI-Powered Contextual Translations
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Google’s New AI-Powered Features: Search Just Got Smarter
Google is adding new AI-powered features to Google Lens and multisearch. Learn how these new features make searching easier and more efficient.
Google Maps Brings A New Level Of Interactivity To Your Journey
See how Google is using AI to create a more intuitive and interactive map experience with immersive view, AR navigation, and features for EV drivers.
Microsoft Announces ChatGPT Capabilities Coming To Bing
Microsoft announces ChatGPT integration into Bing and the Edge browser to enhance user experience and productivity.
From Competitors To Partners: Conductor Acquires Searchmetrics
Conductor and Searchmetrics join forces to offer a comprehensive SEO solution for customers. Learn more about the impact of this acquisition.
Google CEO Confirms AI Features Coming To Search “Soon”
Google announces new AI-powered features in search results and introduces an experimental conversational AI service, Bard, powered by LaMDA.
YouTube Shorts Monetization: How Revenue Sharing Works
YouTube Shorts creators can now join YouTube’s Partner Program and earn money with their content. Learn about the requirements and how the revenue-sharing model works.
Microsoft Bing & ChatGPT: 5 Possible Features At Launch
Microsoft Bing powered by ChatGPT may offer more personalized results and features, with a chatbox replacing the search bar, summarized responses, and conversational search.
Google’s Q4 Report: The Challenges & Opportunities For Marketers
Google’s parent company saw a 9% decline in revenue and 1% drop in Search revenue. CEO Sundar Pichai remains optimistic due to investments in AI.
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Plus For $20 Per Month
OpenAI begins offering ChatGPT Plus for $20 per month with faster response times and priority access.
Bing Revamps Crawl System To Enhance Efficiency
Bing is revamping its crawl scheduling to better use the information provided by the “lastmod” tag in XML sitemaps.
Google Updates Search Console Video Indexing Report
Google’s updated Search Console Video indexing report now includes daily video impressions and a sitemap filter feature.
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OpenAI Releases Tool To Detect AI-Written Content
OpenAI, the AI research firm behind ChatGPT, has released a new tool to distinguish between AI-generated and human-generated text.
ChatGPT Update: Improved Math Capabilities
OpenAI has released an update to its popular language model, ChatGPT, to enhance its accuracy and improve its ability to handle math equations.
New Google Ads Feature: Account-Level Negative Keywords
Google Ads introduces account-level negative keywords worldwide, providing advertisers with greater brand safety and suitability.
Twitter Introduces New Appeal Process For Suspended Accounts
Starting February 1, Twitter users will be able to appeal account suspensions for evaluations based on new criteria for reinstatement.
Google’s Insights On Robots.txt, Semantic HTML, & Rel-Canonical
Google Analyst Gary Illyes offers guidance on large robots.txt files, the SEO impact of website redesigns, and the correct use of rel-canonical tags.
Google Optimize Discontinued: What Businesses Need To Know
Google announced that Optimize and Optimize 360 will be discontinued on September 30. Users are encouraged to download their data before it becomes unavailable.
Twitter Rolls Out Search Keywords Ads To All Advertisers
Twitter rolls out a new ad unit, “Search Keywords Ads,” allowing users to promote sponsored tweets in search results to reach a wider audience.
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Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, states that AI will be integrated into all of Microsoft’s applications in the future.