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Google search, network, and YouTube revenue all fell in Q4 2022
Google's Q4 earnings report showed a decline in ad revenue, missing analysts' expectations, due to challenges in the digital advertising market.
How to manage and edit your Google Business Profile from Google search
Managing your GBP listing from Google search is the new norm. Here's an overview of the in-search experience features you need to know.
Microsoft Bing’s ChatGPT interface spotted in the wild
We know Microsoft Bing is working towards integrating ChatGPT into its search interface.
Sundar Pichai confirms Google is working on AI search feature users can “engage directly with”
In the Google Q4 earnings call, Sundar Pichai confirmed the company's plans to deliver ChatGPT like features.
Make the switch to GA4, or Google will do it for you
Starting next month, advertisers should begin creating new Google Analytics 4 properties, or they'll be automatically configured.
Google’s search quality raters protest for higher pay
Google's search quality raters – the people who help evaluate Google's search results – want a raise.
Google Maps removed policy-abiding reviews from Local Guides
Google is working on restoring the reviews over the next few weeks.
Google testing new search design with AI answers over organic results
We may have gotten our first preview of at what chatbot-style Google desktop search results will look like later this year
Google Search Console Video indexing report gains video impressions overlay and sitemap filter
Google has upgraded the video indexing report to help your videos perform better in search.
Search Engine Land’s updated What is PPC guide is now available
The evolution of PPC in recent years calls for an updated guide. Our improved version will bring you up to speed.
Is Google using a ChatGPT-like system for spam and AI content detection and ranking websites?
Key SEO takeaways from Google's 2020 paper on how text-generation models can be successfully used to detect low-quality content.
New updates for the GA4 search bar
The new updates allow additional views into accounts and properties.
Google Account-level negative keywords are here
Now you can apply the same negative keyword lists you already use across multiple campaigns.
Moving on from search engine optimization to search optimization
Our search campaigns should focus on overall visibility on the web rather than only giving importance to traditional search engine results.
Performance Max for B2B: 4 best practices
While B2B is not broadly impacted by the move to PMax, it's best to learn the ins and outs before Google takes away other campaign options.
Google rolling out cars for sale in Google Business Profiles
US-based dealerships can now add all their inventory to their local business profile in Google.
US Justice Department sues Google again, aims to dismantle its ad division
Google is accused of violating antitrust laws in acquiring or maintaining dominance.
Google Ads restored after morning outage
Google Ads was out for 3 hours, leaving advertisers unable to manage campaigns.
How Google’s turn to resellers coincides with its largest round of layoffs
The layoffs may be closely tied to another shift in strategy - the increasing reliance on resellers.
Google Optimize will sunset this year
Any experiments and personalizations still active will end.