Google released the March 2023 broad core update, so far this has been a very fast and big update. Bing said they've been using the new GPT-4 technology for the past several weeks. Bing also hinted that the Bing Search answers would be replaced with Chat-based answers. Bing’s sidebar with Bing Chat is now in the stable release of Edge, and they also increased the limits and speed of Bing Chat. Bing also described which mode to use for Bing Chat and why. Google featured snippets can go wrong, and when it does, you may want to consider using the data-no snippet. Google mobile app install buttons come from deep linking and the knowledge panel. Google said less common languages are not considered low quality. Google updates the Googlebot IP address file a few days after detecting new IPs. Google’s John Mueller said you could ignore spammy referral traffic. Google Business Profiles has a bug that says your business listing is not visible, but it is visible. Reviews on Google Local Services ads can now be reported. Google Local listings have a “similar to” feature. Google is testing a blended search and local snippet in search. Microsoft Advertising broad match modifier now uses broad match instead of phrase match. Microsoft Advising launched doctor and clinic ads. Google updated the AdsBot mobile web android user agent. Google updated the AdSense auto ads publisher user interface. Google has a promotion to search by camera. Google tests replacing the 3D label with a 360 label for images. Google Search has the ave your favorite brand feature now in the wild. 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 March 2023 Broad Core Update Is Live - What We Are Seeing Now
- Bing Has Been Using OpenAI's New GPT-4 For Five-Weeks
- Bing Search Featured Answers Might Be Replaced By Bing Chat Answers
- Bing Sidebar In Stable Edge Browser & Bing Chat Limits Increase With Quicker Responses
- How Bing Thinks About The Bing Chat Modes
- Google Featured Snippets Go Wrong, Consider Using data-nosnippet
- Google Search Install Mobile App Feature Needs Deep Linking
- Google: Less Common Languages Aren't Considered Low Quality Content
- Google's IP Addresses JSON File Is Updated Within A Few Days
- Google's John Mueller: Ignore Spammy Referral Traffic
- Google Business Profile Bug: Your Business Is Not Visible To Customers
- You Can Now Report Some Reviews On Google Local Service Ads
- Google Local Listing "Similar To" Showing Similar Restaurants
- Google Tests Search & Local Snippet Result Blend
- Microsoft Advertising Broad Match Modifier Now Use Broad Match Instead Of Phrase Match On Bing
- Microsoft Adverting Bing Doctor And Clinic Ads
- Google Updates AdsBot Mobile Web Android User Agent
- Google Updates AdSense Auto Ads Publisher Interface
- Google Camera Search Promo Within Mobile Search Results
- Google Tests Replacing 3D Label With 360 Label
- Google Search Save Your Favorite Brands Feature
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