SearchCap: Daily Search Engine News Recap

The first core update of 2024 finished rolling out on April 19 - this was a pretty big one but it overlapped with other big changes leading to a 45% reduction in unhelpful content.

https://searchengineland.com/google-march-2024-core-update-rollout-is-now-complete-438713

Google Search (as well as YouTube) continues to be the biggest driver of Alphabet's increase in overall revenue.

https://searchengineland.com/google-search-revenue-increases-14-yoy-to-46-billion-440001

Satisfaction with the AI overviews is increasing and Google will continue to evolve the experience this year, according to Sundar Pichai.

https://searchengineland.com/google-ceo-says-ai-overviews-are-increasing-search-usage-439983

A step-by-step guide on how to analyze and respond to Google's core algorithm updates, from assessing the impact to planning for recovery.

https://searchengineland.com/google-core-update-what-to-do-439940

Five practical tips for transitioning from a keyword-focused approach to a customer-centric and product-led SEO strategy.

https://searchengineland.com/launch-product-led-seo-strategy-439949

Instead, Google will automatically add eligible publishers and will eventually remove those publishers not eligible.

https://searchengineland.com/google-publisher-center-to-stop-allowing-you-to-add-publications-439978

Don't expect Meta search ads, but there could eventually be ads and paid content in Meta AI interactions, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

https://searchengineland.com/metas-ad-revenue-jumps-27-in-q1-2024-439977

Optimizing title tags is vital for boosting your visibility in Google's SERPs. But you don't have to worry about character limits. Here's why.

https://searchengineland.com/title-tag-length-388468

Perplexity's AI-powered search experience challenges Google's model by delivering conversational answers, citing sources and more.

https://searchengineland.com/perplexity-ai-exploring-ai-powered-search-beyond-google-439879

Explore when a narrow keyword focus works vs. a broader topic/intent-based SEO strategy to reach more qualified traffic.

https://searchengineland.com/optimizing-specific-keyword-seo-439875