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.”
Microsoft is testing a new format for an AI Answer or AI Summary in the Bing Search results.
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.
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 is testing a new design for the shopping ads format, one that looks a bit more like the image pack design than shopping ads.
Microsoft is testing removing its name, i.e. Microsoft Bing, next to the logo in the Bing Search bar
Google updated the Googlebot-News documentation to remove wrong information The post Google Clarifies Googlebot-News Crawler Documentation appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
XML sitemap date manipulation won’t improve SEO, says Google’s John Mueller. Learn why this common tactic wastes resources and what to do instead. The post Google’s John Mueller: Updating XML Sitemap Dates Doesn’t Help SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Google now allows top-performing ads to appear at the bottom of search results, offering more visibility while reinforcing the importance of ad quality. The post Google Now Allows Top Ads To Appear At Bottom Of Search Results appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Reddit moderators accuse AI researchers of psychological manipulation and ethical breaches in an AI persuasiveness study The post Reddit Mods Accuse AI Researchers Of Impersonating Sexual Assault Survivors appeared first on Search Engine Journal .