So much to discuss this week in the SEO video recap - just so much. Let's start with a new confirmed Google update, and the February 2023 Google product reviews system was updated to support more than just the English language. Google updated its help documentation to say the helpful content system update now can impact Google Discover visibility, and it never did prior, according to Google. Microsoft Bing told us more about how Bing AI Chat works so fast, leveraging Prometheus; I try to break it down for you all. Bing AI Chat launched on mobile with voice search. Bing AI Chat in the Edge sidebar sometimes doesn’t show citations by default. Microsoft Bing should have released a significant quality improvement to Bing AI chat Thursday. Bing also integrates the image creator tool in some regions in some search results. Microsoft upped the cost of the Bing Search API in a big way. Many Google Ads advertisers have been suspended recently. Google Ads performance max gained many new features that should be coming soon. Google Search Console now lets you export more data daily to BigQuery. Google Search Console updated the user and permissions management. Google said favicon no longer needs to be hosted on the same domain as the site. Google said existing sites wouldn’t drop just because it uses an exact match domain. Google said core web vitals should not be a priority for small and local businesses. Google’s Gary Illyes dug into what happens with a noindex or nofollow on a 301 or 302 redirect. A new study shows that services impact local rankings in Google Search in a big way. Google Business Profiles has now launched the “profile strength” widget and many local SEOs are not happy. Google Business Profiles added a duplicate “see photos” button. Google AdSense sites section is changing next month. A report shows that 50% of Google’s search business depends on Apple devices. And if you want to help sponsor those vlogs, go to patreon.com/barryschwartz. That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable.
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Search Topics of Discussion:
- Google Unwraps February 2023 Product Reviews Update With Language Support
- Google: Google Discover Impacted By Many Search Signals, Including Now The Helpful Content Update
- Prometheus: Why Bing AI Chat Is So Fast & Up-To-Date
- New Bing AI Chat Now On Mobile With Voice Search
- Bing AI Chat In Edge Sidebar Tests Not Showing Citations For Some Results
- Microsoft To Release Major Quality Improvement For Bing AI Chat On Thursday
- Microsoft Bing Tests Image Creator In Search Results
- Microsoft Bing Search APIs Price Going Up 10x
- Many Advertisers Complaining About Google Ads Account Suspensions
- Google Ads Tests Disabling Opt Out Of Search Partners & Display Network
- Google Ads Performance Max Adds Brand Exclusions, Page Feeds, Video Creation & More Reporting
- Google Adds Ongoing Bulk Data Export From Search Console to Google BigQuery
- Google Search Console Updates Users & Permissions Controls
- Google: Favicons No Longer Need To Be Hosted On Same Domain
- Google: Existing Sites Won't Drop In Rankings Just Because Its An Exact Match Domain
- Google: Core Web Vitals Shouldn't Be Top Of The List For Most Small & Local Businesses
- Google's Gary Illyes On Noindex With Redirects
- Report: Google Business Profiles Services Now Impact Local Rankings
- Google Business Profile Profile Strength Widget Now Live & Many Local SEOs Not Happy
- Google Business Profiles "See Photos" Button
- Google AdSense Sites Management Changes Coming March 20th
- Report: Over 50% Of Google Search Business Flows Through Apple Devices
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