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A Timeline Of Generative AI Chatbots
Written by Kristi Hines - At the end of 2022, OpenAI introduced the world to ChatGPT. Since its launch, ChatGPT hasn’t shown significant signs of slowing down in developing new [...]
Should You Still Use It?
Written by Dan Taylor - Dynamic rendering can effectively solve your JavaScript SEO problems, but Google advises it should be a workaround rather than a long-term solution. As it adds [...]
12 AI Overviews From SGE
Written by Kristi Hines - Google began rolling out the new Google Search Generative Experience (SGE) to people on the Search Labs waitlist. SGE adds generative AI capabilities to Google [...]
16 Best Keyword Research Tools For SEO
Written by Loren Baker - Ask any SEO pro and they will tell you that trying to do keyword research without a keyword research tool is a thankless task – [...]
Neeva, The Ad-Free Search Engine, Announces Closure
Written by Matt G. Southern - In an unexpected turn of events, Neeva, the ad-free and privacy-focused search engine, has announced plans to shutter its consumer search operations. The company, [...]
How To Find Low Competition Keywords
Written by Lee Wilson - In search marketing, there are always new opportunities to discover and target keywords spanning a range of intent, competition, and difficulty. In this article, the [...]
ChatGPT Plugins And Web Browsing Beta Rollout For Plus Users
Written by Kristi Hines - OpenAI announced the latest version of ChatGPT, including the beta rollout of web browsing and a staggering 70 plugins for ChatGPT Plus users. This release [...]
New Core Web Vitals Metric Coming: Interaction To Next Paint
Written by Roger Montti - Google announced that it is retiring one core web vitals metric and replacing it with a newer one that more accurately represents the user experience. [...]
Not Training GPT-4 On API Customer Data
Written by Matt G. Southern - In a significant departure from its previous practices, OpenAI has announced that it will no longer utilize customer data sent via its APIs to [...]
Hospitality SEO Best Practices For 2023 & Beyond
Written by Winston Burton - While most Americans say they are comfortable traveling again, cost and inflation have now replaced COVID-19 concerns as top barriers to travel. But the travel [...]
Jetpack for WordPress: End of Twitter Auto-Sharing
Written by Roger Montti - Jetpack announced that the auto-share feature of the social part of the plugin will cease to work for Twitter, blaming last minute changes by Twitter [...]
Google On Ideal Number Of Products On A Page In Context of Ranking
Written by Roger Montti - Google’s John Mueller answered a question about how many product listings on a page are recommended as optimal for ranking purposes. John Mueller suggested that [...]
Google’s Environmental Crisis Alerts: Earth Day Spotlight
Written by Matt G. Southern - On Earth Day, we not only think about climate change and natural disasters affecting our world but also recognize technologies that assist in keeping [...]
How to Promote SEO For Company Growth
Written by Helen Pollitt - For SEO to be truly effective it needs to have impact across the breadth of a business. From product, to design, to engineering, to customer [...]
7 Content Writing Trends For 2023
Written by Ron Lieback - The fourth industrial revolution and Web 3.0 continue to transform all legacy communication platforms – from how we consume news to how we market our [...]
Microsoft & Roku Unite To Enhance The Ad-Buying Experience
Written by Matt G. Southern - Microsoft Advertising and Roku Advertising are joining forces in an industry-first collaboration to enhance the ad buying experience and optimize ad performance. Navigating the [...]
Google On Staging Sites & Preventing Accidental Indexing
Written by Matt G. Southern - The latest episode of Google’s Search Off The Record podcast discusses the challenges of launching websites and preventing staging sites from being indexed by [...]
Exploring Italy’s ChatGPT Ban And Its Potential Impact
Written by Kristi Hines - Imagine logging in to your most valuable business tool when you arrive at work, only to be greeted by this: “ChatGPT disabled for users in [...]
10 Strategic SEO Insights & Tactical Advice For 2023 And Beyond
Written by Greg Jarboe - I’ve written about search engine optimization (SEO) for over 20 years. So, I wasn’t shocked when the editors asked me to refresh an article I [...]
Bing Chat To Feature Ads, Shaking Up The Ad-Free Experience
Written by Matt G. Southern - Microsoft has announced plans to introduce ads within the AI-powered Bing chat experience. This is a significant move, as Bing chat has been an [...]
Should You Invest In Twitter Blue Or Meta Verified?
Written by Kristi Hines - Twitter plans to end its legacy verified program at the end of this month. To continue having a verified blue checkmark, you must subscribe to [...]
Mozilla Open Source AI To Challenge ChatGPT & Bard
Written by Roger Montti - Mozilla announced the founding of an open source initiative for developing AI that puts transparency, accountability and trustworthiness at the forefront of the open source [...]
Audience First SEO With HubSpot [Podcast]
Written by Loren Baker - In today’s digital age, having a well-optimized website is essential for any business looking to succeed online. However, simply focusing on keywords and topics may [...]
How To Build A SaaS PPC Campaign That’s Built To Last
Written by Jonathan Befort - What makes a great SaaS PPC campaign – or at the very least, what will make a SaaS PPC campaign just a little bit better? [...]