How To Make A Video Go Viral
By now, all SEO experts and digital marketers are familiar with the term “going viral.” Odds are fairly likely that you’ve been in a room when someone has asked a…
OpenAI Considers ‘App Store’ For ChatGPT
According to a report by The Information, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is considering creating a marketplace for AI models. This AI ‘app store’ would let companies buy and sell…
Meta Expands Reels Ads To Instagram, Tests AI Features
At an advertising conference this week, Meta unveiled innovative new features for Reels, its short-form video product. Businesses can soon run ads between Reels on Instagram, an option previously exclusive…
Massive Leak Of ChatGPT Credentials: Over 100,000 Accounts Affected
In a striking revelation, more than 100,000 OpenAI ChatGPT account credentials have surfaced on illicit dark web marketplaces within the span of a year, from June 2022 to May 2023.…
Are You Ready For The Ultimate Search Contest?
This post was sponsored by Moz. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. With the rise of AI-powered tools, generative content, and large language models (LLMs), our…
Google’s John Mueller Warns Against Custom Elements In Head
Recently, there was a discussion on Twitter about the validity of using custom elements in the <head> section of web pages. Custom elements are part of the Web Components specifications,…
Should We Should Search For Other Articles With High Backlink Profiles?
Today’s Ask An SEO question comes from Fadi, who asks: When Google says human first, does that mean we should search for other articles with high backlink profiles rather than…
Google Ordered To Sell Off Part Of Ad-Tech In EU Ruling
Big tech shakeups continue as the EU orders Google to divest parts of its advertising business. The Wednesday announcement results from the competition commission’s accusations against monopolies. The order comes…
The Trade Desk Launches New Programmatic AI Platform
The Trade Desk, highly known for its demand-side platform, announced a significant upgrade to its programmatic platform. Following a multi-year investment in AI and removing Google Open Bidding from the…
Google’s Personal Info Removal Process: Insights From John Mueller
In today’s digital world, where personal information is so easily accessible online, protecting your privacy is crucial. Recently a Reddit user wanted to remove personal information from Google Search. Their…
Google Sues Rank And Rent Marketer
Google is suing an online marketer for violating it’s terms of service and to prevent the defendant from causing additional harm to Google as well as to business owners and…
A Guide To Linkable Assets For Effective Link Building
Not all content is made equal, and not every blog post receives external links. Getting inbound links for every blog article is unbelievably time-consuming due to the amount of outreach…
Google Is Forming A Policy On AI Content And E-E-A-T
Google’s Gary Illyes and others answered many questions related to AI at Google Search Central Live Tokyo 2023, sharing new insights about Google’s approaches and recommendations on AI generated content.…
NTIA Receives Over 1,450 Comments On AI Accountability
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a United States Department of Commerce division, called for public commentary on strategies to encourage accountability in trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The…
Generative AI Insights From Google Search Central Live In Tokyo
The Google Search team organized Google Search Central Live, Japan’s first in-person event since the 2019 Webmaster Conference. #SearchCentralLive Tokyo is about to begin and we couldn’t be more excited!…
Leveraging WordPress To Tell Your Brand’s Story [Podcast]
Unlocking Your Brand’s Potential with WordPress: Insights from the Executive Director Have you ever wondered how WordPress can transform your brand’s narrative and enhance your online presence? Executive Director of…
How Conflicting Content Impacts SEO
If multiple posts on your website are competing for the same keywords, you’re essentially cannibalizing your own SEO efforts. But why pit your pages against each other and diminish their…
The World’s Most Private Search Engine
With so many people scouring the web each day looking for helpful, fast, and accurate information, it makes sense that there are plenty of great search engines that can help…
Google Domains Agrees To Be Acquired By Squarespace
Squarespace announced that it is acquiring all assets of Google Domains, including the transfer of approximately 10 million domains, with the transaction expected to close by the third quarter of…
Drive Product Page Rankings With A Funnel Of Content & Links
Looking to boost rankings of key product pages while also driving secondary KPIs? Hoping to get your products on the first page of Google? On June 7, I moderated a…
What You Need To Know
According to a broadcast from Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, via the Meta Channel, Instagram Broadcast Channels are becoming available to users worldwide. Here’s what you need to know, including…
Google Announces Google Analytics 4 & AdSense Integration
Google announced it’s enabling the integration of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) properties with AdSense accounts. This update allows AdSense data to be available in GA4 reports and explorations, providing a…
Trust In Online News Shifting From Reporters To Influencers
The 2023 Digital News Report by the Reuters Institute sheds light on the complex relationship between the public, news outlets, and social media platforms. As we navigate one crisis after…
The Small Business Reputation Management Guide
When you hear the phrase “reputation management” your mind might conjure ideas of crisis talks and PR executives looking flustered. You might imagine boardrooms of busy lawyers and a stressed…
Top Video Editing Tools: Pros And Cons
We recently published a post about the top video editing tools for beginners. This article focuses on a smaller number of what are, in my opinion, the best video editing…
Vulnerability In WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway Plugin Affects 900,000+ Websites
The WooCommerce Stripe payment gateway plugin was discovered to have a vulnerability that allows an attacker to steal customer personally identifiable information (PII) from stores using the plugin. Security researchers…
The What, Why & How To Optimize
Crawling is essential for every website, large and small alike. If your content is not being crawled, you have no chance to gain visibility on Google surfaces. Let’s talk about…
Google’s Latest Easter Egg: A Katamari Minigame
Google’s newly discovered Easter egg, a Katamari minigame, offers a fun distraction and pays tribute to the popular series. Google has introduced a new Katamari minigame as an Easter egg…
Google’s Bard Paused in the EU. What’s Behind the Delay?
Google’s plan to launch its artificial intelligence chatbot, Bard, in Europe has hit a regulatory roadblock. According to the Irish Data Protection Commission, Google hasn’t provided sufficient details about Bard’s…
Google Aims To Improve Search Quality With New Feedback Form
Google has recently overhauled its search spam report form to combat search quality issues. The updated form is part of Google’s approach to improving user experience by addressing problematic content…