SEO

YouTube Dominates TV Streaming: New Opportunities For Marketers via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2025/02/12 at 12:12 am

YouTube now dominates U.S. TV streaming, surpassing mobile, offering marketers new ad formats and longer viewer engagement opportunities

Google Review Count Bug Fix Rolling Out

Posted by admin on 2025/02/12 at 12:05 am

The big Google review count bug, that we first reported on Friday and that later Google confirmed on Monday afternoon, is now being fixed. We can now see review counts climbing again and many small business owners and local SEOs are reporting improvements.

Google Sitelinks Algorithm Bug Shows Wrong Links via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Posted by admin on 2025/02/11 at 9:50 pm

An apparent bug in Google’s Sitelinks algorithm is showing links to unhelpful pages. The post Google Sitelinks Algorithm Bug Shows Wrong Links appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

AI Chatbots Fail News Accuracy Test, BBC Study Reveals via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2025/02/11 at 6:13 pm

BBC study finds leading AI chatbots consistently distort news content, raising concerns about information accuracy and trust. The post AI Chatbots Fail News Accuracy Test, BBC Study Reveals appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 11, 2025

Posted by admin on 2025/02/11 at 3:00 pm

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Transactional AI Traffic: A Study Of Over 7 Million Sessions via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig

Posted by admin on 2025/02/11 at 2:30 pm

A study shows AI chatbot referrals outperform search in engagement and conversions. Here’s what 7 million sessions reveal about the future of transactional traffic.

Google: How To Tell If Google Sees Tabbed Navigation

Posted by admin on 2025/02/11 at 12:51 pm

Did you ever want to validate to see if Google or other search engines can see your tabbed (hidden in a tab) navigation or content? Well, John Mueller from Google listed some ideas on how to do so.

Advertisers: Google LSA Lead Quality Drops After Auto Lead Credits

Posted by admin on 2025/02/11 at 12:41 pm

There are a number of advertisers in the local space who are complaining that the lead quality has been worse than ever in the past few months. They blame the new automated ad credits system, which removed the method for advertisers to manually request lead credits for poor quality leads.

Bing Tests Dropping AI Labels From AI Answers

Posted by admin on 2025/02/11 at 12:31 pm

Microsoft seems to be testing dropping the AI labels and other interaction features from the Bing Search AI Answers. Or maybe, Bing dropped its AI Answers for normal featured snippets – although, I doubt that.

Google Ads Support Account Re-Verification During Ongoing Thread

Posted by admin on 2025/02/11 at 12:21 pm

Google Ads is asking some advertisers to re-verify their accounts during an active email support conversion. While the support thread is going on, Google may ask you to re-verify you are who you say you are, for security purposes.