Google is now using BERT models, along with other machine learning techniques, to group related news articles together in carousels. The new BERT-generated carousels will appear in the top stories section of Google Search. They’re designed to help people easily find the best articles related to a particular news story. Related: BERT Explained: What You…
While there are many true-and-tried best practices in search marketing, the devil is in the details when it comes to achieving the best results. For example, it’s hard to argue with the merits of automated bidding but it’s not that hard to get bad results if you deploy it incorrectly. Say you read that Hertz…
Google has launched a new tool designed to help publishers manage how their content appears across Google products. Google’s new Publisher Center merges two old tools – Google News Producer and Google News Publisher Center. In addition to merging the features of these tools, Google says the user experience and functionality is also improved. In…
Google has launched Publisher Center, an interface that allows publishers to submit, manage and monetize their content in Google News and other Google properties, the company announced on Tuesday. The new Publisher Center merges two existing tools, Google News Publisher Center and Google News Producer. Why we care The new Publisher Center improves on user…
BERT, the natural language processing algorithm that launched on English language queries in October, is now coming to over 70 languages globally, Google announced on Monday. Previously, BERT was only applied to featured snippets in languages other than English. An example of a featured snippet for the query “Parking on a hill with no curb” before…
Let me start by saying that there is objective and significant value to have from well-done technical and on-site SEO. Technical SEO refers to optimizing your site and site structure for search engines to crawl, index, and understand your site quickly and efficiently. Having poor technical SEO while the rest of your site is optimized…
I am a search marketer. I always do keyword research before launching any marketing campaign, I can’t help myself. When I hear that we got press coverage for something, I immediately look to see if we got a link and what page it pointed to. Search is literally in my blood. But, unfortunately, as a…
Google is working on integrating package tracking into search results, allowing users to get information without visiting the carrier’s site. People will be able to enter a tracking number into the Google search bar and find out the status of their order. “People frequently come to Google Search looking to find information on the status…
Google Ads will now provide explanations for why specific changes in performance likely occurred. Advertisers can request explanations by clicking on the new “See Explanations” button. “Understanding why your performance changes is critical when optimizing a campaign. However, it can be time-consuming to diagnose why your metrics can fluctuate. To help you understand some performance…
Brave said it has seen a surge in user adoption since releasing version 1.0 of the privacy-centric browser on November 13, 2019. Monthly active users (MAU) have doubled in a year to 10.4 million as of the end of last month. DAUs. Daily active users of the browser created by Mozilla founder Brendan Eich have…