Penske Media lawsuit over Google AI Overviews dismissed
The judge said that there was no formal agreement between Google and Penske over the use of its content.
Topic: Digital journalism
USA TODAY overhauls audience strategy, citing search pressure
The overhaul includes layoffs and a new audience team structure as AI platforms send fewer users back to publisher websites.
Only 1.1% of news publisher visits come directly from AI: Study
AI referrals made up 1.1% of publisher visits after AI chats, with most traffic coming from direct visits and search.
How to launch a news publication that earns visibility in Google
A six-month case study reveals what helped a new publication earn visibility in Google Search, AI Overviews, Google News, and Top Stories.
How to turn news articles into assets for AI search
Liquid content gives publishers more ways to package, distribute, personalize, and monetize journalism as audience habits shift.
Headline formats and Google Discover: What 3.4 million articles reveal
This Google Discover study separates format from editorial context, showing why simple headline rewrites rarely deliver measurable lift.
Condé Nast expects search to become a single-digit of its traffic
After years of Google algorithm updates and huge SERP changes, Condé Nast now plans its business as if search traffic barely exists.
Google quietly gave 54 publishers control over their Discover profiles. Here’s what they did with it.
The first systematic analysis of Google's invitation-only enhanced publisher profiles on Discover, based on monitoring 46,926 publishers.
Google confirms AI headline rewrites test in Search results
Publishers face new risk as Google tests AI-written titles in Search, rewriting tone and intent to better match queries and boost engagement.
How to optimize news content for today’s social-first Google SERP
Google now blends social posts, short-form video, and AI into news results. Adapt your strategy for visibility across SERP features and Discover.
Penske Media sues Google, says AI Overviews hurt revenue, traffic
Penske Media, owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety, says Google AI Overviews steal content, cut traffic and threaten media’s future.
Shocking 56% CTR drop: AI Overviews gut MailOnline’s search traffic
MailOnline's Carly Steven warns that Google AI Overviews will have a dramatic impact on traffic, and search traffic will inevitably decline.
Perplexity expands publisher ad revenue sharing program
Perplexity's expansion includes some major news outlets, though concerns over content use and transparency remain.
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’s Top stories looks broken: Are news publishers to blame?
International publishers are overtaking local news brands in Google's Top stories, raising questions about search relevance.
Google AI Overviews: More searches, less satisfaction
What happens when you let Google do the Googling for you, but Google can't find what Google is Googling for on Google?
X referral traffic falls for publishers like BuzzFeed, Reuters, CNN
X, formerly known as a reliable traffic source, has sent less traffic to large and small publishers over the past five years.
Google News Showcase coming to the US and updates to follow tab on Google News
Plus, Google re-announced the Google Reader Revenue Manager.
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.
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.
Google News Showcase now available on desktop, adds enhanced panels on mobile
If your publishing site is lagging on desktop, make sure to give it some attention as this update could drive more desktop traffic,
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.
What’s going on with In-depth Articles on Google?
Google said there was a coding change but that it still shows high-quality, evergreen content. Close watchers say they've seen big shifts.
Why we updated Search Engine Land’s newsletter (and why we think you’ll love it)
We've got one main goal with our new daily brief: Deliver a great piece of content that helps you become better search marketers.
EU copyright directive nearing final form as Google tests stripped-down news SERPs
Once the language is finalized, each member state will need to ratify the directive.
SearchCap: Google Doodle
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: James Wong Howe Google doodle honors influential cinematographer behind more than 100 US filmsMay 25, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues Today marks the 1934 release date of ‘The Thin Man,’ one of […]
The new and AI-improved Google News now available for iPhone and iPad
Google News redesign in more than 120 countries on the web, Android and iOS.
Google: First Click Free is over, being replaced by Flexible Sampling
Google is rolling out a suite of tools to help news publishers drive more subscription revenue.
Report: Google ending ‘first click free’ to help publishers boost subscriptions
The WSJ pulled out of FCF and saw traffic losses but higher subscription revenue.
Google making renewed effort to help news publishers drive more subscriptions
Google effort appears to be a modified version of existing tools and approaches with some new, unspecified wrinkles.
LISTEN: Danny Sullivan reflects on 21 years covering the search industry
In this week's podcast, our outgoing co-founder Danny Sullivan talks about the beginnings of his career documenting the search marketing industry, how SEO has evolved and why he's stepping away now.
No more free ride: Wall Street Journal pulls content out of Google’s “First Click Free” program
WSJ move might cause other publishers to remove content from Google's program, if it turns out "Subscription" label doesn't hurt conversions.
Report: Spain’s Google Tax A Disaster For Newspapers, Internet Innovation
Call it one of the most egregious examples of unintended consequences. The effort of the Spanish newspaper association and Spanish government to get Google to subsidize Spanish news publishers with a mandatory link tax (under the the guise of copyright fees) is a massive disaster — for publishers, for the Spanish internet and for innovation in […]
News Aggregator SmartNews Shows Rapid Growth, Adds Local Channels
SmartNews' usability has driven huge adoption under the radar.
Google News Still Available In Spain Despite Closure Deadline
News outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and AP are reporting that Google News España has shut down. However it appears to still be up and available on the site. As Barry Schwartz points out, if you visit news.google.es you’re directed to the following help page. The page offers an explanation and apology: As […]
How Google Fails To Enforce “First Click Free” — An Eric Schmidt Case Study
News publishers often want to be listed in Google. News publishers also often want to have paywalls or registration barriers. The good news is Google has rules that allow for this. The bad news is that Google routinely fails to enforce these rules. Below, a case study involving content in a major publication authored by […]
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 […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 25, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: 5 Trusted Accounts Every Local SEO Should Have As local marketers, most of us know how to set up a Google Places for Business account or create a Facebook Page. But, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 12, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Microsoft’s Photosynth App Goes Worldwide After 6 Million US Downloads Microsoft’s Photosynth iOS app, which has been available to US users for almost a year, is now available worldwide and includes […]
WSJ Pulls Back On What Google Searchers Can Read For Free
Are you used to using Google as a way around the Wall Street Journal’s paywall? Think again. The WSJ has been holding back stories available through Google’s “First Click Free” program, a move that I suspect other newspapers might soon emulate. Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed that I wasn’t able to read some […]