Google launched some new Search Generative Experience features, like SGE while browsing and definitions in the SGE answers. Google seems to have stopped testing displaying links in SGE AI-generated answers. Google said navigational queries…

The search and content landscape has significantly changed since the start of 2023.

Earlier this month, we reported that Google was testing three-different citation and link formats in the Search Generative Experience AI-generated answer. It seems that as of yesterday, Google has pulled back that test and removed the links from those answers.

Google can now show six top stories in a uniform gird format in the top of the desktop Google Search results. We normally see four top stories but if we see more, it is not normally in a uniform grid format.

Bing Chat will soon allow you to copy and image to your clipboard and paste it directly into the query or search box. This will make it faster than manually uploading the image to Bing Chat.

Google is testing wider and larger image thumbnails on snippets in the desktop search results interface. The images look about twice as wide, maybe even more, the the normal image thumbnails you’d see Google display in the desktop search results.

I am seeing a spike in the number of complaints around reviews going missing from Google local business profiles. This week, there are tons of new complaints that reviews that were once on a local listing in Google Search is now missing or gone.

B2B Exhibitions Move Forward in “Dramatic Improvement” B2B events have continued on their steady return to pre-pandemic frequency, with a scant 0.3 percent of business exhibitions having canceled during the first quarter of 2023, significantly lower than the 8.9 percent figure from the same period in 2022, while 2024 has been forecast as the year when B2B events will experience a full recover, according to newly-published report data. MarketingCharts LinkedIn Says ChatGPT-Related Job Postings Have Ballooned 21-Fold Since November Since November, 2022 there has been a 21-fold increase in job postings related to ChatGPT and generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) on Microsoft’s LinkedIn professional social network, while the rate at which users of the platform added AI-related skills to their profiles nearly doubled from 7.7 percent during November to 13 percent, according to recently-released data. Forbes Bain: Metaverse could be $900B biz by 2030, even as hype dies down When it comes to the metaverse, a period of 5 to 10 years of early stage development is expected to come first, eventually leading to a period when some 65 percent of the metaverse is expected to consist of virtual experiences, while 35 percent of the market share will be comprised of the underlying technologies to enable immersive experiences — two of several findings of interest to B2B marketers in newly-published forecast data.

Many search marketers now leverage AI tools to support their SEO efforts, according to International SEO Consultant, Aleyda Solis. However, while Google has confirmed that AI-generated content is OK as long as it’s high-quality, original and useful, the search engine has also indicated that expertise and content based on real human experience will be rewarded with better visibility. Finding the right back balance is key, and SEOs that fail to do this are likely to struggle to be competitive, Solis explained at SMX Advanced .