Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Microsoft Bing tests hiding citations and links in the Bing Chat AI experience. Google Search Console added support for automated daily bulk exports of data to BigQuery. Google said existing sites won't drop in search just because they are exact match domains. Google AdSense revamped the site management feature. Microsoft Bing fixed the "Something is wrong" error in Bing AI Chat. Google said core web vitals for small local businesses probably should not be a priority.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories
- Bing AI Chat In Edge Sidebar Tests Not Showing Citations By Default
Microsoft Bing is testing not showing the citations or links to publishers by default for some results in the Edge Sidebar. So instead of showing the links to the publishers, Bing is showing "click to view" and when you click it, then Bing will show you those citations or links. - Google Adds Ongoing Bulk Data Export From Search Console to Google BigQuery
Google has just added a new feature to export your data in bulk, on an ongoing basis, from Google Search Console to Google's BigQuery. Daniel Waisberg from Google said on Twitter, "I have been dreaming about this for a long time, so excited to see it live." - Google: Existing Sites Won't Drop In Rankings Just Because Its An Exact Match Domain
Google's John Mueller said on Mastodon that an existing site isn't not going to drop in ranking just because it uses an exact match domain. "Changes like that would be due to other reasons," he added. - Google AdSense Sites Management Changes Coming March 20th
Google AdSense is updating the Sites page, where you define which sites you want to monetize using AdSense. The updates are coming on March 20, 2023, and include a redesigned Sites page and some changes to the rules on how site management works. - Microsoft Bing Fixes The Bing AI Chat "Something Went Wrong" Issue
Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Microsoft Bing, said on Twitter that they have fixed the systematic "Something went wrong" issue that some of you have seen over the past week or so with the new Bing AI Chat. - Google: Core Web Vitals Shouldn't Be Top Of The List For Most Small & Local Businesses
Google's John Mueller said on Mastodon that for small and local businesses, "in most cases," core web vitals work should not be at the top of their list. He said this because the page experience ranking factor is not huge and more so, for sites with very few pages, Google doesn't usually have CrUX data for the pages on that site, and in those cases, the data is not used. - Google Top Contributor Speaker
Pedro Dias, who is a Google top contributor, someone who answers a lot of questions in the Google support forums, was given a Google top contributor mini bluetooth speaker.
Other Great Search Threads
- they should be solving equivalent needs, they don't need to be identical, so it's fine to have unique dates on them., John Mueller on Mastodon
- I made a free checklist out of Google's new spam policy guidelines just announced: Google sheet, Shaun Anderson on Twitter
- Whoa, I have access to Bing Chat in the Edge sidebar. Very interesting to see it summarize articles & reply to questions about the content. And the answer for my post provides Bing as a citation, but I'm ok with that. It links, Glenn Gabe on Twitter
- If there is no ISO 639-1 code for a language, then there's no hreflang that you can specify there. A hreflang isn't required for a page. It doesn't have to be a part of a hreflang set, there's no ranking advantage if it were., John Mueller on Mastodon
- We're continuing to learn and adapt the new Bing based on your feedback. We have made changes to the length of chat sessions to limit model confusion while still ensuring that nearly everyone will get the complete chat answers the, Jordi Ribas on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories
Other Great Search Stories
Analytics
- 3 Key GA4 Features All Advertisers Should Leverage (& How), WordStream
- How to Use Estimated Brand Reach as a Meaningful Marketing Metric, Moz
Industry & Business
- Google India declares WFH till weekend, out of "respect for privacy" for those who are impacted, The Hindu BusinessLine
- OpenAI's ChatGPT Criticized by News Media for Using Articles to Train Bot, Bloomberg
Links & Content Marketing
- Is AI content helping or hurting your website?, Yoast
- 19 Things to Ask Your Link Building Agency (If You Want to Stay on the Safe Side), Digital Olympus
- How content decay is silently killing your organic growth, Blue Array SEO
- How Important will Backlinks be in 2023?, Majestic
Local & Maps
- 6 ways to map LGBTQ+ friendly places for Sydney WorldPride, Local Guides Connect
Mobile & Voice
- Assistant Reminders to Google Tasks migration starts in March, 9to5Google
- Google's long-awaited Tasks and Reminders consolidation starts in March, The Verge
SEO
- The SEO Timeline: How Long Does SEO Take?, Know Agency
- 5 Key Considerations for Winning SEO Buy-In – Whiteboard Friday, Moz
- How to retrieve search volume at scale?, Antoine Eripret
- AI-Driven Search, SEO Book
PPC
- Exclusive: Microsoft's Bing plans AI ads in early pitch to advertisers, Reuters
- Uncovering the Hidden Gems: A Guide to Utilizing All Feed Rule Operators in Google Merchant Center, FeedArmy
Search Features
- My Week of Being Gaslit and Lied to by the New Bing, The Information
Other Search
- AI: The Shiny New Object in Search, Holly Miller Anderson
- What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?, Stephen Wolfram Writings
- Bing Chat in the Edge Sidebar - An AI companion that can summarize articles, provide additional information, and even generate new content as you browse the web, GSQI
- The ChatGPT-fueled battle for search is bigger than Microsoft or Google, MIT Technology Review
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