This week we covered that Google is now testing SGE in the wild for a small subset of US users. Google is begging SEOs to stop doing SEO for Google…
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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google SGE In Wild, Stop Doing SEO For Google, Maps & Shopping Features & Google Ads Safety Report
Google Ads has not posted a new feature announcement in its new features & announcements help document in all of March 2024 (I know March is not over yet, but it almost is).
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Google Ads Posted Zero New Feature Announcements In March 2024
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In February, Google told us that they stopped showing Web Stories in Google Image search results. Well, last night, Google issued a correction saying Google has been showing Web Stories in Google Images but the Web Stories icon does not show. To make things worse, Search Console had a bug where it was not reporting these impressions or clicks.
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Correction: Web Stories Still Show In Google Images & Google Fixes Search Console Reporting Bug
Google seems to have added a new feature to allow businesses to add an amenity or amenities from their Google Business Profiles to their website. The new card when you search for [my business] says, “Add amenity map to your website, show nearby amenities to help customers explore your area.”
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Google Business Profiles New Add Amenity To Your Website
You can now see Microsoft Copilot, formerly Bing Chat, referrer data in your Google Analytics reports. Himanshu Sharma posted about this on X yesterday, he said, “Copilot has started sending referrer data to GA4.”
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New Microsoft Copilot Referrer Data In Google Analytics
Google explains why Core Web Vitals are a ranking factor that you shouldn’t waste much time optimizing for The post Google Explains How CWV Is A Ranking Factor But Doesn’t Improve Rankings appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Google Search has this “recommendation” for businesses to sign up for Google Business Profiles directly in the search results. It says “Google can help you stand out.” It directs you to set up a free account on Google Business Profiles.
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Google Search Recommendation For "Google Can Help You Stand Out"
Explore the rising trend of freelance life. Discover the reasons why more people are choosing self-employment and how to manage being a freelancer.
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Going Solo – How To Manage Freelance Life That No One Talks About
Learn more about NCAA basketball and engaged YouTube fans. Learn how media and entertainment companies can make the most of March Madness for brand partnerships.
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What Makes The Most Engaged YouTube Fans For NCAA Basketball (And Why Should You Care)? via @sejournal, @gregjarboe
In this Whiteboard Friday, learn about how to use reading patterns to optimize your content and understand how users are engaging with it.
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How Reading Patterns Can Help Us Optimize Content for Organic Search — Whiteboard Friday