Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

Google has updated its local ranking documentation and Tips to improve your local ranking on Google page. The new wording is shorter and has fewer details than the older version.

Google seems to be automatically adding social media links to Google Business Profiles. A post from Darren Shaw of Whitespark shows that hundreds or thousands of locations had their social media links added over the past short period of time.

Google announced it has a new metadata field for its Search Analytics API (for Search Console’s performance reports) that will tell you about incomplete data points you received through the API.

This week’s Ask An SEO dives into why content stopped ranking, even when it seems original and experience-based. The post Ask An SEO: Why Your Content Is No Longer Good Or Helpful appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google AdSense may have a bug with its PIN verification processs. There are tons of AdSense publishers complaining in the Google AdSense Help Forums about issues where they are unable to use the PIN verification anymore. It seems like a widespread bug but I am not sure, as Google has not responded to those complaints.

We know you have been able to add your text or WhatsApp number to your Google Business Profile for some time now, but now Google is asking for it when you set up your Google Business Profile for the first time.

Meta is taking action against unoriginal content, cracking down on accounts that repost others’ work without permission or meaningful edits. The post Meta Follows YouTube In Crackdown On Unoriginal Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s new Graph Foundation Model enables Google to generalize machine learning across any type of graph without retraining. The post Google’s New Graph Foundation Model Catches Spam Up To 40x Better appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Adobe’s latest report finds 77% of Americans report using ChatGPT as a search engine, with nearly 1 in 4 preferring it over Google. The post Nearly 8 In 10 Americans Use ChatGPT For Search, Adobe Finds appeared first on Search Engine Journal