Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google started to roll out the Google August 2023 core update but it seemed to start off slow. Bing Webmaster Tools still does not have Bing Chat data. Google spoke about how to block parts of content on a page (but should you?). Bing Image Creator to get better textual features. Google is asking searchers if they prefer traditional search to the Search Generative Experience.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Google August 2023 Broad Core Update Is Live - What We Are Seeing Now
Google Search has started to roll out the second broad core update of the 2023 year, and this one is named the August 2023 broad core update. It started on August 22, 2023, at about 1:30 pm ET and as you know, can take about two weeks to roll out. - Bing Chat Data Still Not In Bing Webmaster Tools
Three months after Microsoft Bing promised to add Bing Chat data in Bing Webmaster Tools, we still do not have it. Yesterday I asked the Bing team, once again, for an update on this release, and I initially received a "nothing more to share" statement, so I wrote this up at Search Engine Land, saying Bing Chat data may never come to Bing Webmaster Tools. - Google On How To Block Parts Of Content On A Page
Google's Gary Illyes gave some maybe unsanctioned ways to block portions or part of your content on a specific page. So let's say you want a section or paragraph or two not to be seen by Google Search, Gary provided some ways to make sure search engines don't see it. - Bing Image Creator To Support Accurate Text Generation Soon
One of the bigger issues with many AI image creation tools is that it cannot write text well on or with an image. It can make amazing, unique and powerful images like the one for this article but it cannot add a logo to an image or write accurate text over an image. - Google Surveying Searchers If SGE Is More Helpful Than Traditional Search
Google is asking searchers to compare the traditional search results to the Search Generative Experience search results. Google is asking searchers to pick which results are more helpful for the query. - Bing Free Sydney T-Shirts & Bag Screen Printing
Here are some photos from a Microsoft Bing event where they screen printed a bunch of t-shirts and tote bags for the new Bing AI Chat, where it has sayings like #freesydney and quotes about the new Bi
Other Great Search Threads:
- Bunch of pages spawning in "alternate page with proper canonical tag section" and some of them getting indexed in spite of a proper canonical tag, please help, Reddit
- The other part is dealing with larger organizations that like to isolate countries or regions from each other, separate CMSs, separate tech stacks, separate policies., John Mueller on X
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Bing Chat data may never come to Bing Webmaster Tools
- Google Search app could soon introduce a new Notes feature
- TikTok starts serving ads in its search results
- Google releases August 2023 broad core update
- Google on ranking updates: Focus on big picture, not individual signals
- 5 ways to improve PPC lead quality
- The 5 degrees of link relevance
- Why you should prep your holiday SEO campaigns now and how
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
Industry & Business
- Court Says No Human Author, No Copyright (but Human Authorship of GenAI Outputs Remains Uncertain) (Guest Blog Post), Eric Goldman
- Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in, AP News
- Google investing $1.2 billion in Nebraska data centers, Omaha World-Herald
- Google sued for information over rights to NFL's 'Sunday Ticket' package, Reuters
Links & Content Marketing
- Five Types of Backlinks SEOs Should Be Building in 2023, Rank Ranger
- How should SEOs use Link Graphs?, Majestic SEO Podcast
- 10 Unusual Content Promotion Strategies to Boost Traffic, Erik Emanuelli
- What Is a Value Proposition and How to Write One, Semrush
Local & Maps
- Apple Business Connect: The Free Tool Transforming How Companies Showcase Themselves, Forbes
- Apple Will Copy Another Google Maps Feature, Better Late Than Never, AutoEvolution
- Google Maps now shows charging stations to Android Auto EVs, 9to5Google
- How to calibrate Google Maps on Android for better accuracy, gHacks Tech News
Mobile & Voice
- Future Apple Smart Ring may control other devices, AppleInsider
- Google wants to follow an Android-like model for its smart glasses software, Android Police
SEO
- 5 Places To Get Ideas for Your SEO Content, BruceClay
- Boost your SEO with AI: Now available in Yoast SEO 21.0, Yoast
- Digital Marketing Tips: MozCon 2023, SearchLab Digital
- Generate stellar titles & meta descriptions with AI: A guide, Yoast
- How To Write An Impactful Meta Description, Hallam
- Let's talk ranking updates, Search Off the Record
- SEO FAQ: 25 Questions & Answers for Beginners, Semrush
- SEO Showdown: Who's Winning in iGaming, Receptional
- Understanding Key Performance Factors in SEO [Mozcon 2022], Hall Analysis
- People Also Ask & the content Google prefers, SERP's Up SEO Podcast
PPC
- Google Ads Demand Gen Campaigns vs. Discovery Ads: What to Know, WordStream
- Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright, The Verge
- How to Segment Google Performance Max Campaigns - 7 Things to Try, ZATO Marketing
- Httpool by Aleph represents Microsoft Advertising, Microsoft Advertising
- What is CPA in Marketing?, PPC Expo
Search Features
- Bing Chat Is More Than a ChatGPT Clone, Lifehacker
- Google Labs readies Instagram Stories clone for search results, 9to5Google
Other Search
- GPT-3.5 Turbo fine-tuning and API updates, OpenAI
- Language to rewards for robotic skill synthesis, Google Research Blog
- Why Retail Media Could Overtake Search, MediaPost
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