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🗞️ Search Updates and News from Search Engines

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​Google launches new personal search experience with follow button and personalized ranking​
​Barry Schwartz / Google Search Updates
​Plus, perspectives is coming to desktop, content creators get more visibility and more.

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​Google updates search quality raters guidelines​
​Barry Schwartz / Google Product Updates
​It had been 11 months since the last update, here is what changed.

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​Google Search Tests Notes on Search Results​
​Barry Schwartz / Search Tests
​Google launched a new Search Labs experience where you can post notes in the search results and see other searcher's notes - notes do not impact the rankings of those pages in Google Search.

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​New Google Search Console Robots.txt Report Replaced Robots.txt Tester Tool​
​Barry Schwartz / Google Product Updates​
​Google announced a new robots.txt report within Google Search Console and at the same time said it will sunset the old robots.txt tester tool.

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​List Your Courses With New Course Info Structured Data​
​Google Search Central / Google Product Updates​
​Publishers now have the opportunity to surface supplemental course information on Google Search by providing detailed information like pricing, ratings, and more. This data can appear in the course info rich result, which is a new carousel feature in Google Search.

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​Learning Video Rich Results in the GSC Performance Reports​
​Google Search Central / Google Product Updates​
​Search Console will start reporting Learning Video rich results as a search appearance in the Performance reports. Learn more about the eligibility criteria for this feature.

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​New Yahoo Search Experience To Start Rolling Out In The First Weeks Of 2024​
​Barry Schwartz / Yahoo Search Updates
​Brian Provost, the SVP & GM at Yahoo said the new Yahoo Search experience will be launching soon.

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​Danny Sullivan's presentation about Google Search results not being perfect [Thread]​
​Google Search Liaison / Google Search Guidelines
​Danny gave a presentation about Google Search results not being perfect, how they update to improve those results, and how their guidance to creators needs to improve. In this thread, he shares his slides and commentary for those who weren’t able to attend his talk.

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​Bing Employs GPT-4 To Write Custom Search Snippets​
​Matt G. Southern / Bing Product Updates​
​Bing launches AI-powered captions for search results to provide more informative snippets and enhance the search experience.

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​Microsoft rebrands Bing Chat as Copilot​
​Danny Goodwin / Bing Product Updates​
​Microsoft Bing will still provide a combined search and chat experience. It will now just be called Copilot instead of Bing Chat.

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​Google Bard Updates Includes New Math And Data Visualization Features​
​Kristi Hines / Google Product Updates​
​As Google rolled out updates to Bard for teens, Common Sense Media announced an AI ratings evaluating the safety and impact of top AI tools.

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​Shocker – Sam Altman out at OpenAI in huge CEO change​
​Danny Goodwin / OpenAI Updates​
​OpenAI lost confidence in Altman and said new leadership is necessary. OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has been named interim CEO.

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​Report: Yandex search engine for sale​
​Danny Goodwin / Yandex Product Updates​
​Yandex, the dominant search and online advertising platform in Russia since 1997, has been in turmoil since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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👌 This week's SEO Awesomeness

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​In-depth Guide To Building Links To The Right Pages
​Alexandra Tachalova / Link Building
​The success of a link-building campaign can depend on the choice of target pages. Learn how to pick the right ones to achieve your goals while building fewer links.

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​The Beginner’s Guide To Website Architecture​
​Gabriella Sannino / Technical SEO
​Learn what website architecture is, why it's important, and practical improvement tips in this beginner's guide by Gabriella.

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​16 GPT SEO AI Tools Publicly Available Right Now
​Roger Montti / SEO Automation
​Here are sixteen custom GPT AI tools created by SEOs that are freely shared and publicly available right now for you to use.

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​Transformer Architecture: An SEO’s Guide​
​Jess Peck / Search Trends
​Explore the impact of transformers in natural language processing, their capabilities, and why they outperform traditional models.

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​Boosting search conversions: 5 behavioral strategies to test​
​Becky Simms / General SEO
​Are you getting the most out of your search traffic? Optimize your website for conversions with these five behavioral nudges.

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​10 Tips For Mastering SEO Interviews: A Guide From A Hiring Manager​
​Helen Pollitt / SEO Careers
​SEO interviews can feel overwhelming. Review these top tips to prepare yourself for interviews and feel confident in your ability as an SEO.

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​A Non-Technical Guide to Diagnosing JavaScript SEO Issues​
​Griffin Roer / Technical SEO
​Does JavaScript SEO make your head spin? Use this non-technical approach to diagnose and fix Javascript SEO issues.

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​How to Build Autonomous AI Agents for SEO​
​Andrea Volpini / SEO Automation
​Explore the complexities of creating intelligent agents that revolutionize digital interactions and learn how to build AI agents.

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​Silencing DA noise: Reporting on Digital PR Metrics That Can Actually Drive Revenue​
​Lucy Dodds / Digital PR
​There is no doubt that domain authority (DA) has always been a huge topic when it comes to link building, however, just like all digital marketing efforts, the main focus should be on tangible metrics that contribute towards revenue. Lucy explains more here.

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​How Chima Mmeje Uses Keyword Clustering To Generate Growth​
​Bernard Huang / Content Optimization​
​Learn how keyword clustering works to help you plan and create optimized content priorities and build a more effective strategy, as Chima Mmeje does.
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​How to ‘Un-ruin’ the Internet: The Ultimate Guide for SEOs​
​Mariya Delano / General SEO
​Amid unfair industry blame for the failings of the modern web, Mariya challenged stereotypes by showcasing SEOs and their work.

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​Navigating Customer Journeys Through The Labyrinth Of Cognitive Biases​
​Giulia Panozzo / General SEO
​Cognitive biases may have more of an impact on your business and SEO than you may think. Discover how to effectively navigate them with Giulia.

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​Winning Headline Strategies From News SEO Experts​
​Jessie Willms, Shelby Blackley / News SEO
​Headlines, headlines, headlines. SEO pros from top publications and agencies provide expert insight on writing headlines for every type of content (evergreen, Discover, Top Stories).

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​Where Are Consumers Searching In 2023? Where Should I Spend My 2024 Budget?
​Carrie Rose / SEO Trends
​Is Google where your customers are searching? Carrie and team analyzed over 15,000 keywords across different industries to discover what platforms consumers are using to search for specific terms.

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​How To Find And Implement Internal Linking Opportunities At Scale​
​Antoine Eripret / Technical SEO
​Antoine goes through different ways to identify internal linking opportunities to your important site pages. Check it out.

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​robots.txt Validator and Testing Tool
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​Test and validate your robots.txt with this testing tool. Check if a URL is blocked, which statement is blocking it, and for which user agent. You can also check if the resources for the page (CSS, JavaScript, images) are disallowed.
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​Search Barcelona: Content Ideas, Build a SEO Consultancy, and How PPC & SEO Can Work Together
​Search Barcelona / Barcelona, Spain / November 23, 2023
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​Google SGE Insights: Transforming SEO Tactics for Tomorrow
​SE Ranking / Online / November 30, 2023
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​​Follow these awesome SEO specialists continuously sharing SEO awesomeness:

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