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How the Google leak confirms the significance of author and publisher entities in SEO

Search Engine Land

The May 2024 Google leak has shed light on the growing importance of author and publisher entities in SEO. It also shows why this is a great opportunity for SEOs to optimize author and publisher entities in their strategies. However, SEO needs to add two new layers of optimization: The website owner (publisher). How do I know?

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How SEO experts improve the web and help search engines

Search Engine Land

By now, you’ve probably already read “Bitter, cynical Verge article blames SEOs for ruining the internet” on Search Engine Land. The Verge article in question provides a critical mention of notable figures in the SEO industry. The Verge article has rightly mentioned that “SEO is now baked into everything.”

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This day in search marketing history: February 25

Search Engine Land

SEOs upset over Google dropping attribution in featured snippets In 2019, SEOs were not happy about a Google featured snippet format that didn’t immediately show the source of the content. “We don’t thrive & users don’t thrive unless the ecosystem thrives.”

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Google’s shifting approach to AI content: An in-depth look

Search Engine Land

The prevalence of mass-produced, AI-generated content is making it harder for Google to detect spam. AI-generated content has also made judging what is quality content difficult for Google. I’m certain Google’s focus-on-quality statement made it into many internal SEO decks pitching an AI-generated content strategy.

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Semantic Search: What is it & How Does it Affect SEO?

Neil Patel

Google has been using it more and more to provide better search results for its users. In this article, we’ll explain everything you need to know about semantic search and show how it can benefit your SEO strategy. It uses data from a variety of sources to provide users with information about people, places, and things.

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This day in search marketing history: January 14

Search Engine Land

2015: In the past, if your images were hosted off your website’s domain, it was very unlikely Google would crawl them for Google News. 2015: Return on investment rose as revenue outpaced the rise in spending. 2015: You could track, over time, what Google Now Cards Google showed you each day. Google Opens A Visitor Center.

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This day in search marketing history: January 5

Search Engine Land

Users will be able to click-to-call your business just as easily as they click to visit your website. Google fixes user and permissions issue with Search Console. 2015: GM announced a range of new OnStar 4G LTE services, including “AtYourService,” featuring partners like Dunkin’ Donuts and Priceline.com. Also on this day.