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AI search engines often make up citations and answers: Study
I read the news today, oh boy. AI search engines give wrong answers 60% of the time and often cite fabricated or broken URLs.
As AI scraping surges, AI search traffic fails to follow: Report
AI bot scraping doubled from Q3 to Q4 of 2024. But the click-through rates from AI search remain abysmal – at less than 1%
Google News automated publication pages to start in March
This comes after Google announced in April 2024 that Publisher Center will stop allowing you to add publications manually.
Google algorithm changes blamed for 50% traffic drop to news site the Sun
The legacy media brand is shifting focus from reach metrics to engagement, such as YouTube watch time.
OpenAI to integrate SearchGPT into ChatGPT before 2024 ends
OpenAI's Varun Shetty also said publishers will be fairly compensated through 'significant incremental traffic from new audiences.'
Google Publisher Center to stop allowing you to add publications
Instead, Google will automatically add eligible publishers and will eventually remove those publishers not eligible.
Google will pay Canadian publishers $73m a year to keep news links in search
The search engine threatened to stop serving news in response to a new law forcing tech companies to pay for news content.
Report: Generative AI violates copyright law, rights of news publishers
News publishers are concerned that AI answers will replace Search traffic, leading to less revenue, lost jobs and other damages.
Washington Post shares SEO and web performance guidelines
The Washington Post has shared a document outlining 'proven strategies and guidelines' around SEO and optimal site practices.
Google News Showcase coming to the US and updates to follow tab on Google News
Plus, Google re-announced the Google Reader Revenue Manager.
News content could vanish from Meta in Canada
Meta strikes back at 'flawed' legislation that would force it to pay news publishers to use their content on Facebook and Instagram.
Google no longer recommends canonical tags for syndicated content
Instead, Google says block your syndicated content from being indexed.
Google Search Console adds new rich results report for “Subscribed content”
Reader Revenue Manager publishers can now measure traffic from Google Search queries and fix structured data.
How to master Google News optimization to boost content visibility and traffic
Google News-driven results send over 24 billion clicks per month to publishers. Here's how to claim your share.
Google confirmed indexing issue affecting a large number of sites
If you are not seeing traffic from Google for new content you published, you are not alone.
Revamped Google News design goes live with top stories, local news and personalized articles
Google also has re-launched Google News in Spain.
Lucid visibility: How a publisher broke into Google Discover in less than 30 days from launch
Find out why, and how, it happened – and whether that Discover visibility will remain over the long-term, in this case study.
Axios news SEO playbook: Speed, authority and brevity
Ryan Kellett, VP of Audience at Axios, shares how SEO helps this news site compete against the world's biggest news publishers.
Bing’s ‘Russian invasion of Ukraine’ results show Opinions section and timelines
The Opinions section contextualizes news-related listings for users, which may help reduce misinformation.
Google gives more visibility to local news publishers
Google search may show local news stories more often in Top Stories. Google News Showcase also gets updates.
Bing News PubHub moves to Bing Webmaster Tools
Bing News PubHub launched in 2016 at its own location but has now been migrated into Bing Webmaster Tools.
Google News performance report updated for accuracy, expect impression reductions
This is not a ranking change, this is just a change in how Google reports on your rankings.
Google News returns to Spain after legislation changes
The reintroduction of Google News (and other news sources like Facebook) into Spain could benefit advertisers in the area as publications can net more traffic from these news aggregation sources.
Brands today are thinking like seasoned news publishers. Here’s why.
To break through in an overcrowded digital space, brands are taking a page out of the news publisher playbook.
Google tries to answer publishers questions on visibility concerns in Google News
Applying to be in Google News has been turned off for years, causing confusion to new publishers.
SEOs, stop wasting time and focus on what really matters; Friday’s daily brief
Also, Google released its webspam report for 2020 and the new Google Ads API
Facebook unfriends Australia and Maryland passes ad tax; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, Google's Search Central Live conference is right after SMX Report
Your thoughts on Google paying to link to news publishers; Wednesday’s daily brief
Plus, breaking down President Biden’s social media strategy
Google might have to subsidize journalism, but not like this…; Wednesday’s daily brief
Plus, Microsoft is replacing CPC with eCPC by the end of April.
Australia’s showdown with Google has profound implications for domestic businesses and other digital platforms
The proposed legislation could create an untenable position for search engines in Australia, and Google’s threat to shut down search could affect traffic and domestic businesses across sectors.
Google might remove search in Australia if forced to pay to link to sites
This comes after Google signs an agreement with French publishers to pay for some content.
Content consolidation among winning SEO strategies, award winners say
This year’s Search Engine Land Award winners for Best SEO Initiative sat down with Search Engine Land’s own George Nguyen to talk SEO tactics and strategies.
Google News performance report added to Google Search Console
Google Search Console now lets you dive in to how well your news site performs in Google News and the Google News App.
Google gives publishers new content ‘Showcase’ on News, Search, Discover
There are no ad or ranking implications, but Showcase News features will be coming to Search and the Discover feed.
Google to launch ‘enhanced news storytelling’ project with licensed content
But aggressive government intervention in Australia threatens Google's voluntary news licensing strategy.
Genius not looking so smart after Google escapes liability for ‘misappropriating’ lyrics
To many this was another example of Google abusing its power. Except it wasn't, court finds.
Google agrees to start paying for news content
Germany, Australia and Brazil are the first three countries, with more coming.
Black Lives Matter content: Latest in unintended brand safety consequences
Advertisers are reportedly blocking ads from appearing on Black Lives Matter-related content.
Will publishers drop AMP when it’s no longer a requirement for Top Stories?
Your organization’s resources, competitors, financial priorities and Google’s page experience update are all factors to consider.