SEO

The Data Behind Google’s AI Overviews: What Sundar Pichai Won’t Tell You via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig

Posted by admin on 2025/04/29 at 1:30 pm

Google says AI Overviews are changing search. The data? Not so fast.

Google Discover Desktop Data Previously Trackable In Search Console via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2025/04/29 at 1:21 pm

Google Discover desktop data was briefly accessible in Search Console. Though no longer available, the data provides insights ahead of the full rollout. The post Google Discover Desktop Data Previously Trackable In Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Ask An SEO: How To Convince C-Suite To Support Brand-Based SEO via @sejournal, @MordyOberstein

Posted by admin on 2025/04/29 at 12:00 pm

Explore how brand building can align with your business goals and create lasting value, even if it initially reduces traffic. The post Ask An SEO: How To Convince C-Suite To Support Brand-Based SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

ChatGPT Search Gains Shopping Search Features (Not Ads) & More

Posted by admin on 2025/04/29 at 11:51 am

OpenAI has begun rolling out shopping search features directly into ChatGPT Search across fashion, beauty, home goods, and electronics categories. These are not ads or affiliate-driven, but they are powered by structured data from third-party sources.

Google: Changing Lastmod Date In Sitemap Isn’t An SEO Hack

Posted by admin on 2025/04/29 at 11:41 am

Google’s John Mueller explained that changing the dates in your XML Sitemaps lastmod date to all show today, the most recent day, won’t favor your rankings or SEO. He said on Reddit, “setting today’s date in a sitemap file isn’t going to be something that works in favor of anyone, it’s just lazy.”

Google: Changing Lastmod Date In Sitemap Isn’t An SEO Hack

Posted by admin on 2025/04/29 at 11:41 am

Google’s John Mueller explained that changing the dates in your XML Sitemaps lastmod date to all show today, the most recent day, won’t favor your rankings or SEO. He said on Reddit, “setting today’s date in a sitemap file isn’t going to be something that works in favor of anyone, it’s just lazy.”

Bing Tests New AI Answer Summary

Posted by admin on 2025/04/29 at 11:31 am

Microsoft is testing a new format for an AI Answer or AI Summary in the Bing Search results.

Bing Tests New AI Answer Summary

Posted by admin on 2025/04/29 at 11:31 am

Microsoft is testing a new format for an AI Answer or AI Summary in the Bing Search results. This shows the AI generated answer as a list of terms that can be expanded and clicked on to generate a new search result set.

Bing Tests New AI Answer Summary

Posted by admin on 2025/04/29 at 11:31 am

Microsoft is testing a new format for an AI Answer or AI Summary in the Bing Search results. This shows the AI generated answer as a list of terms that can be expanded and clicked on to generate a new search result set.

Google Tests New Shopping Ads Design

Posted by admin on 2025/04/29 at 11:21 am

Google is testing a new design for the shopping ads format, one that looks a bit more like the image pack design than shopping ads.