Google AI contribution pilot earns publishers one-tenth of 1% of ad revenues
We now have more details on how many publishers and how much they are making in the Google AI contribution pilot.
Topic: Copyright
Ghost citations: Why AI search cites your content, not your brand
Around 40% of AI citations leave the source brand unnamed, exposing a blind spot in how companies measure visibility in AI search.
Google begins rolling out in-account certification applications
Eligible advertisers will soon be able to apply for select policy certifications directly within their Google Ads accounts.
Perplexity launches ad revenue sharing program for publishers
Perplexity's new program aims to address recent controversies over content use while differentiating itself from traditional search engines.
ChatGPT makes links more prominent
But it remains to be seen whether people will actually click on those links. Links are only available in the paid versions of ChatGPT.
Google rolls out generative AI tools for product images in the U.S.
Advertisers in America can now create and edit product images in an instant using Product Studio.
What is generative AI and how does it work?
Dive into how generative AI models work, what they can and can’t do, and the implications of all these elements.
New York Times: Don’t use our content to train AI systems
Many large language models are trained using website content without permission – and some brands are demanding compensation.
Andi Search launches new semantic content engine
In its updated visual feed of search results, Andi is also putting a big priority on clearly citing sources.
Robots.txt is not the answer: Proposing a new meta tag for LLM/AI
Using robots.txt for managing data usage in LLMs is the wrong approach in this new age of generative AI products. Here's why.
Should you block ChatGPT’s web browser plugin from accessing your website?
It's a hot debate in SEO right now: You can block OpenAI's ChatGPT-User bot with robots.txt – but should you? Short answer: No. Here's why.
8 dangers of copying another brand’s SEO
When trying to match what high-ranking competitor sites are doing, there is a risk of going overboard. Watch out for these SEO pitfalls.
Google officially launches ‘licensable’ image label and filter in Image search
The badge is powered by structured data and part of an effort to help photographers get paid for their images.
Google adds new image license metadata for licensable image label
Google is beta testing a new way for sites to display licensing information about content that appears in Google Images.
Google won’t pay French publishers copyright fees, will limit content in search results instead
Publishers will need to give explicit consent to Google to show more of their content, says the company.
Are Google knowledge panels with attributions on the rise — or not?
It's not clear, yet, if there's been any change in the way Google attributes and links to our content.
Google to add attribution to licensed lyrics providers
Google responds to the allegations that it scraped Genius lyrics without paying for that content.
Google allegedly caught scraping lyrics from Genius
Lyrics site Genius used Morse code to catch Google 'red handed.'
Controversy over Google Featured Snippets stealing publisher traffic reignites
Google said it will take feedback into consideration.
EU copyright directive poised to become law, includes licensing fees for search engines
Controversial 'link tax' and content filtering provisions part of the final language of the Directive.
No surprise: Clicks plummet when images, article info stripped from news results in SERP
Google sought to show potential 'unintended consequences' of new copyright rules that require fees when content is shown in search results.
Google mobile image search adds new quick filters
Google image search on mobile has added quick filters for latest images, GIFs, clip art, colors and copyright usage.
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New EU copyright rules: basic fairness or punitive media subsidy?
Europe sees a fairer marketplace, Google sees a bonanza for lawyers.
Google Now Shows Quotes For Famous People Without Sourcing Them
Google now gets in the business of answering queries on famous quotes with a new quotes answer box that doesn't link to the source of the content.
Bing Starts Showing Full Song Lyrics Right In Search Results
While SEOs debate Google’s recent addition of structured data in its search results, Bing is making a similar — and perhaps more significant — change to its search results: Full song lyrics are now showing on Bing’s search results page in the US, and Bing says it plans to expand this outside the US in […]
When Google Shows A Source Or Credit For Quick Answers & Knowledge Graph
As Google continues to provide quick answers and Knowledge Graph data directly at the top of the search results, publisher concerns continue to rise. Publishers are worried that searchers will have less of a need and desire to click through from Google’s search results page to the publisher’s page, leaving the publishers with very little […]
Spanish Law To Force Google To Index And Pay For Local News
There’s a basic feeling among traditional news publishers throughout Europe, and among some in the U.S., that Google has benefited enormously from their content but failed to offer anything in return. Furthermore, many publishers see Google as directly responsible for the decline of their traditional advertising and circulation revenues. The counter-argument that Google sends traffic […]
Right To Be Forgotten “Small Thing” Vs. Copyright Takedowns Says EU Commissioner
European Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding was quoted in a BBC interview saying that the Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF) will be relatively easy for Google to administer. She asserted that, compared to the millions of copyright removal requests Google deals with, the thousands of RTBF requests are a “small thing.” Google also manages government removal requests on a […]
Google Image Search Adds Usage Rights To Search Tools
Now, when you go to Google Image search, you will see an extra option under the search tools for “usage rights.” Searching and filtering images by “usage rights” is not a new feature for Google Image Search. The feature has been around since 2009; but, Google’s head of search spam Matt Cutts announced on Twitter that […]
New Bing Search-By-License Feature Filters Images Based On Usage Rights
Bing announced a new “Search by License” feature today that filters images based on usage rights. The new feature filters images with a Creative Commons license, helping users avoid the hassle of digging through image licensing details to find available photos. The “Search by License” feature has six different filters, making it possible for users […]
Yahoo Brings Back Flickr/Creative Commons Filtering To Image Search
An image search feature that’s often used by bloggers and other content producers has found its way back to Yahoo Image Search. The company announced yesterday that its Creative Commons/Flickr search filter is available again, and that it’s been expanded to image searches on mobile devices, too. The filter is available at the bottom of […]
Download Bing Home Pages To Your Computer
One of the more popular requests Bing gets is to download their home pages to their desktop. Bing refreshes their home page background graphic at least once daily and often the images on the home page are relaxing and extremely visually appealing. Now, U.S. searchers can click the down arrow at the bottom right corner […]
Download The Latest Google Search Quality Rating Guidelines
We have been tipped off to a revised Google Quality Rating Guidelines handbook that has been leaked. It has been over three and a half years since we last saw a leaked Google Quality Raters Handbook and that document was from back in April 2007. Pot Pie Girl found a copy of the March 30, 2011 […]
Up Close With Twitter’s New Photo Sharing Feature
Earlier this month, Twitter announced that it would be rolling out its own photo sharing service. I found this enabled for my own account last week and today got a formal message about it. So, I thought a close look at how it works might be useful. Use The Camera Icon For Photo Sharing Right […]
Who Started The “Dear Yahoo, I’ve Never Heard Anyone Say ‘Let’s Yahoo It’ Sincerely Google” Twitter Joke?
As you might expect, I monitor a number of search-related topics being discussed on Twitter. Over the past few days, there’s been spike in funny bit of advice that Google is giving Yahoo — that no one says, “Let’s Yahoo It.” But how did that get started? Let’s start with the joke first: Dear Yahoo, […]
Online Music Videos Make A Comeback
I want my, I want my, I want my OMV (Online Music Video)… Yes, that’s right! Popular music videos are about to make a comeback, not on the original music TV station per se, but on the most popular online video web site, YouTube. With just a quick query search and a click of the […]
Yahoo Image Search Adds Creative Commons Filter
The Yahoo Search Blog announced they have added a very useful search filter to Yahoo Image Search. The filter is known as the creative commons filter and it allows searchers to find images that can be reused for commercial reasons or that can be modified (remixed, tweaked, or built upon) with restrictions set by the […]
Amid Tensions Google’s Eric Schmidt Addresses Newspaper Conference
Google CEO Eric Schmidt addressed the Newspaper Association of America conference in San Diego this morning. It comes against the backdrop of the AP copyright controversy, rising tension between Google and newspapers and publisher frustrations with their own declining revenues. Some have accused Google of devaluing their content. Schmidt’s talk was generally sunny and upbeat […]
Big Brand Media Wants A Google Bailout
It seems like almost everyone in Big Business is looking for a bailout these days. That’s certainly true of several big brand media companies who, according to an AdAge article today, have told Google they deserve higher rankings in Google’s search results. Not only that, but one executive has also labeled the rest of the […]