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Google: Proximity Not A Factor For Local Service Ads Rankings via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2024/05/13

Google states proximity to the searcher is no longer a primary factor in ranking local service ads.

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OpenAI Announces ChatGPT 4o Omni via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2024/05/13

OpenAI announces ChatGPT 4o that can input and output in voice, images and text The post OpenAI Announces ChatGPT 4o Omni appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Warns Against “Sneaky Redirects” When Updating Content via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2024/05/13

Google warns against using “sneaky redirects” with rel=canonical tags when updating website content. The post Google Warns Against “Sneaky Redirects” When Updating Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Again On Difference Between Algorithm Updates & Data Refreshes

2024/05/13

Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, posted on X explaining the differences between algorithm updates, like core updates, and then data refreshes, the data that goes into those ranking systems.

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Google Ads Updates Disclosure Policy For Event Ticket Sale

2024/05/13

Google Ads will be modifying its disclosure policy for event ticket sale. The update will say that the “disclosures should be easily visible and clearly explained in the top 20% (above the fold) of any destination when reached via an ad.”

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Google Search Console Doesn’t Keep Data For Most De-Indexed Pages

2024/05/13

Gary Illyes from Google said on LinkedIn that Google Search Console doesn’t “keep (almost) any data for un/de-indexed.”

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Google Lifts Some Site Reputation Abuse Policy Penalties

2024/05/13

About a week ago, we reported that Google began enforcing its new site reputation abuse policy by issuing manual actions and ranking penalties for those sites that violated those policies. Google seems to be now lifting some of those manual actions where the sites took the necessary action and no longer are violating the policy.

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Google: Video Pages Need To Be Super-Obvious Video Play Pages

2024/05/13

In April 2023 and December 2023 Google changed how it classifies what it would consider video pages. In short, the video on the page needs to be the main piece of content for Google to show it a video thumbnail in the search results and to show it in the videos tab in Google Search.

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12 Awesome Professional Networking Alternatives To LinkedIn via @sejournal, @hoffman8

2024/05/13

Expand your professional network beyond LinkedIn. Discover alternative platforms that offer a more engaging and personalized networking experience. The post 12 Awesome Professional Networking Alternatives To LinkedIn appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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The Power Of QA: How Not to Ruin Your Campaign…Or Your Day via @sejournal, @jonkagan

2024/05/13

Don’t let your campaign fail. Understand the significance of Quality Assurance (QA) checks in search marketing and avoid costly mistakes.

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