BBC.com published an interesting article on Google using AI overviews to impact search. Along with changes to their algorithm many small to mid sized content websites are feeling the pinch. One of the beneficiaries seems to be Reddit. From the article: SEMrush data shows that other user-generated sites such as Quora and Instagram saw similarly astronomical rises, and there were … [Read more...]
Are links no longer important to Google?
Roger Montti published an article on SearchEngineJournal.com that discussed whether links were still important to Google when it came to search engine ranking. Apparently Google's Gary Illyse was at a search conference in Bulgaria and stated, "We need very few links to rank pages… Over the years we’ve made links less important." He also tweeted out confirmation that he did indeed say that, … [Read more...]
Google has now received take down notices on 5M unique domain names
TorrentFreak,com published an article on pirate domains and Google hitting a milestone. 5 million domain names! Since its records began, Google has now received take down notices for five million unique domain names. Five Million ‘Pirate’ Domains In response to Google’s enforcement efforts and other anti-piracy measures, some pirate sites regularly switch to new domain names. That can … [Read more...]
A glimpse into the most lucrative search queries on Google
The Google vs U.S. antitrust trial is bringing out tidbits of information that most did not know before. Testimony in the trial revealed that Google spent a total of $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine in multiple browsers, phones, and platforms.It also gave a tiny glimpse into the value of certain search queries. Now this is only one snapshot for one week of data that came out … [Read more...]
Google just started treating .ai as a gTLD in June of this year
SearchEngineJournal.com published a piece on how Google treats.ai. As most know .ai domains have been doing very well this year as far as sales. .Ai sales in 2023 have already surpassed the full year of 2022. This is the question that was asked: “Should a global company use the .ai domain as their gTLD or is it considered by Google as a ccTLD for the country of Anguilla?” Google’s … [Read more...]
Google says to avoid cheap TLD’s
Matt G.Southern published a piece yesterday on SearchEngineJournal.com that deals with Google and their opinion of cheap new gtlds. Google's remarks came from a Search Relations Team podcast. From the article: In response to Mueller’s question about whether to use a more affordable domain like .xyz or invest in a more common one like .com, Illyes stated: … [Read more...]
Squarespace to acquire Google Domains assets
Squarespace is buying the domain business of Google. This purchase includes approximately 10 million domains hosted on Google Domains spread across millions of customers. Squarespace issued a press release, from the release: Upon closing, Squarespace, a long- time reseller of Google Workspace, will become the exclusive domains provider for any customer purchasing a domain along with their … [Read more...]