Barry Schwartz
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OpenAI releases GPT-4 and Bing Chat upgraded
This version promises greater accuracy and broader general knowledge and advanced reasoning. → Read More
Google Updates AdsBot Mobile Web Android User Agent
Google has updated the user agent for the AdsBot Mobile Web Android crawler. If you hard-coded this bot for any purposes on your site, you will want to update your code. → Read More
Google's IP Addresses JSON File Is Updated Within A Few Days
Google's Gary Illyes said that the Googlebot JSON file IP address list is updated within a few days of a new IP being added to the list of IPs that Googlebot crawls from. → Read More
Bing Sidebar In Stable Edge Browser & Bing Chat Limits Increase With Quicker Responses
Microsoft announced a few updates for the Bing Chat AI co-pilot including that they increased the Bing Chat limits to 15/150 and also is testing an optimized → Read More
Microsoft Adverting Bing Doctor And Clinic Ads
Microsoft Advertising announced yet another vertical ad option for medical professionals named Doctor and Clinic Ads. This is an open beta available in the United States, Australia, India, Germany, France, Canada, and the United Kingdom. → Read More
YouTube Home Page Not Ranking Normally In Google Search
When you search for in Google Search, currently, the YouTube home page is not ranking. You get Wikipedia, the YouTube Android app on Google Play, the iOS app on Apple.com, the YouTube blog and others but not youtube.com. → Read More
Berthier Ribeiro-Neto Keynote At Google Search Central Live Brazil
Berthier Ribeiro-Neto, the Director of Engineering and Site Lead at the Google Research and Development Center in Brazil, was the kickoff keynote at the Google Search Central Live Brazil last Thursday → Read More
Microsoft may replace Bing Search answers with Bing Chat responses
Plus, Bing Chat has passed 100 million daily active users. → Read More
Vlog #214: Sam Michelson On Human Resources and Hiring
In part one, we spoke about who Sam Michelson is and his business development techniques. In part two, we dove into CRM software and how they use it, including looking at a new piece of software for → Read More
Google: Less Common Languages Aren't Considered Low Quality Content
Google's John Mueller said lesser-used or known languages published on the web are not considered low-quality content just because they are lesser known. He said on Mastodon → Read More
Google Business Profile Verification Steps Asking For Better Business Bureau Link
Google, during some of the verification workflow with your Google Business Profile may ask for your BBB, Better Business Bureau, listing page. Google is asking to provide a link to your company information the Better Business Bureau. → Read More
Google Search Install Mobile App Feature Needs Deep Linking
In the latest Google SEO office hours session, Gary Illyes answered how Google decides when to show links in Google Search to a company's mobile app. The short answer is deep linking; if Google can find there is an official app for that company or product, it will find it through deep linking and associate that to your knowledge graph. → Read More
Google Featured Snippets Go Wrong, Consider Using data-nosnippet
On Friday, Bill Elward noticed how a featured snippet had a header above it that read "Advertisement." Bill asked if this was a new Google Ad format from Google for featured snippet placement - the an → Read More
Bing Search Featured Answers Might Be Replaced By Bing Chat Answers
Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Microsoft Bing, said on Twitter that Bing may replace the top answers, featured, and knowledge answers they use today on Bing Search with the Bing Chat answers. → Read More
YouTube Movie Director Clapper Boards At Google Madrid
Here is an old photo of a few guys holding one of those YouTube movie director clapperboards. This one was taken at the Google Madrid office back in 2016. → Read More
Google Mobile Search Knowledge Panels More Visual & Interactive Also
In July and October of last year, we covered some interactive and visual knowledge panels in Google Search, both on mobile and desktop search. This might be a new variation of that, where Google has an image of the person and then overlays related people and their height on this panel. → Read More
Google Double Downs On Not Using Link Disavow Files In A Bigger Way
Not too long ago, John Mueller from Google blasted an agency for using a disavow file and now he is doubling down on that, adding on Twitter in response to disavow link services, saying, → Read More
Google Search Translation Tests Adding Search For This On Google
In Google Search you can trigger the Google Translation widget. But now, Google is testing a G icon to let you "search for this on Google" from that translate widget in Google Search.I mean, you are a → Read More
Google Search Tests Date & Occupancy Selector For Hotel Queries
Google seems to be testing showing a date picker and occupancy selector for searches related to hotel queries. I have not been able to replicate this, I have tried over the past few weeks without luck. → Read More
Google Local Reviews Now Let Users Recommend Dishes
Google now lets some reviewers leave reviews specifically recommending dishes from that restaurant. Customers can manually add the foods and dishes they recommend at that restaurant. → Read More