Getty Images Updated Generative AI Pushes Boundaries Of What’s Possible
Update to Generative AI by Getty Images offers near-infinite creative possibilities within reach of everyone
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I recently presented at Pubcon Vegas in October and March 2024, and over the past 20 years have presented at search conferences across the United States: Pubcon, SMX, Affiliate Summit & SES (Search Engine Strategies) and have served as a Head Judge at the U.S. Search Awards .
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Why WordPress 6.6.1 Was Flagged For Trojan Malware
Reports of a trojan in WordPress 6.6.1 were traced to a relatively arcane XML coding standard
Google Advises Caution With AI Generated Answers
Google’s Gary Illyes cautioned against blindly trusting generative AI answers
Google Cautions On Blocking GoogleOther Bot
Google’s Gary Illyes cautioned that blocking the GoogleOther crawler may have an effect on a wide range of things across Google
Bing’s Updated AI Search Will Make Site Owners Happy
Bing’s updated AI search layout is good news because it was purposely designed to keep sending clicks to websites
How WooCommerce Plans To Boost Developers & Merchants
WooCommerce announces changes that developers have been waiting for and drive growth for merchants
Meta AI Introduces AI-Generated Photos to All Platforms
Meta AI adds ability to upload & edit images with AI to its social and messaging platforms & expands to more languages and countries
WordPress Releases 6.6.1 To Fix Fatal Errors In 6.6
WordPress 6.6.1 patches critical flaws that affected 6.6 – What went wrong and how it’s fixed
Google Cautions: Exponential Content Growth Causes Re-Evaluation
Google’s John Mueller says that an exponential growth in content can trigger a re-evaluation
Google Says This Will Cancel Your “Linking Power”
Google’s John Mueller offers an unexpected answer to whether blocking Google cancels the “linking power”
Google Says How To Get More Product Rich Results
Google’s John Mueller explains 4 things you need to know in order to get more product rich results
Google Warns Of Last Chance To Export Notes Search Data
Google’s documentation is updated to alert users of their final opportunity to export and save their Notes on Search data
WP Engine WordPress Hosting Acquires NitroPack
WP Engine announced the acquisition of NitroPack, a leading SaaS website performance provider
OpenAI GPT-4o Mini Wallops Competition
OpenAI GPT-4o Mini sets new standards, outperforming competitors from Anthropic and Google
Google Confirms Ranking Boost For Country Code Domains
Google’s Gary Illyes confirmed that Google Search will show preference to country code domain names in the search results
Google Clarifies H1-H6 Headings For SEO
Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question about hierarchical headings and what it means for ranking purposes
Research Confirms Google AIO Keyword Trends
Research confirms Google AIO keyword trends observed by digital marketers
Anthropic Announces Free Claude AI Chatbot For Android
Anthropic announced a new Claude AI chatbot for Android that uses their most advanced language model, Claude Sonnet 3.5
CWV & Google Page Experience Ranking Factor Updated
Performance metrics in June 2024 CrUX data are expected to inform Google’s Page Experience Ranking Factor
The Reason Why Google Uses The Word “Creators”
Google’s choice of the word “creators” illustrates the transitory quality of digital marketing knowledge and best practices
Google’s Indifference To Site Publishers Explained
A recent Google podcast and interview unintentionally reveals why Google seems indifferent to publishers hurt by recent updates
Google’s Now Translating SERPs Into More Languages
Google is now translating search results into 8 more languages, increasing global visibility for publishers
Google’s Response To Experts Outranked By Redditors
Google’s John Mueller confronted with question about anonymous Redditors outranking authoritative websites
Google Says These Are Not Good Signals
Google’s Gary Illyes confirmed that markup that SEOs and site owners control are generally not good signals
Google Search Now Supports Labeling AI Generated Or Manipulated Images
Google Search updated their documentation to reflect full support for labeling images that were AI-generated or manipulated
WordPress Nested Pages Plugin High Severity Vulnerability
High severity CSRF vulnerability in the Nested Pages WordPress Plugin affects up to +100,000 installations
Google Gives Exact Reason Why Negative SEO Doesn’t Work
Google’s Gary Illyes offers an unusually precise reason why negative SEO links don’t work
Google Shows How To Beat Reddit & Big Brands
Google’s Gary Illyes explains what smalls sites can do to outcompete Reddit and big brand websites
Google Explains Reasons For Crawled Not Indexed
Google’s Gary Illyes offers multiple reasons for crawled currently not indexed errors that will help fix this problem
GraphRAG Is A Better RAG And Now It’s Free
GraphRAG, which is superior to RAG for powering AI chatbots and answer engines, is now available for free on GitHub