Google has announced its first core update of 2024: the March Core Update, which it calls “an evolution in how we identify the helpfulness of content”. This will be accompanied by a spam update taking aim at persistent forms of spam that Google wants to eliminate. The core updates are designed to “surface the most […]
The date for a full roll-out of Google’s Search Generated Experience (SGE) is currently unknown. With the thorny issue of hallucinations and publishers potentially feeling alienated, not to mention generative AI not proving to be a major winner in search for rival Microsoft, what’s next for SGE?
Google has begun testing another feature from its Privacy Sandbox, IP Protection, which takes aim at the use of IP addresses as ad targeting identifiers. We spoke to some experts about how it works, and what it means for advertisers.
With AI-generated text and imagery more accessible than ever, fears about a new wave of spammy content appear to be coming to pass. What will the impact be on trust in search results? We asked the experts.
Google and Microsoft are racing to be the first to launch generative AI chat in search, with release announcements coming within days of one another. However, the problems are already beginning to show. What are they, and how could they be addressed?
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has gone viral, with many claiming that this sophisticated chatbot could displace Google. But how well does it really perform as a search engine?
We turned to Econsultancy’s storied roster of search experts to ask: what do MUM and multimodal search mean for our relationship to search and SEO? How could they change the game for marketers? And what potential opportunities and challenges do they present?
Google has confirmed that its Page Experience ranking update, which uses Core Web Vitals along with a number of other metrics to assess user experience quality, has begun “slowly” rolling out. What can marketers do to prepare for this change?
Google is “charting a course towards a more privacy-first web” and yesterday made a significant announcement related to its plans for 2022 when its Chrome browser phases out support for third-party cookies and the cookiepocalypse becomes impossible to deny. Here are the key points marketers need to know.
2020 has been an eventful year for SEO practitioners, PPC specialists and anyone working in the field of search marketing.
Google’s Area 120 incubator recently released Shoploop, a platform that aims to combine social, video, ecommerce and influencer marketing all in one place. Is it a revelation, or simply long overdue? Rebecca Sentance tested out the platform and spoke to experts to get their thoughts on Shoploop.
In the second half of 2020, where should search marketers be focusing their strategy, resources and efforts? Rebecca Sentance rounds up seven factors that are set to influence search marketing over the remainder of the year.