Google New Years Update, Search Console Feature Requests, Google Groups Spam, Decay Of Search & More

Search Engine Roundtable Podcast

Right before the New Year, the Google search results volatility spiked big time. I posted the Google webmaster report for January 2024 this week. I published a big list of feature requests for Google Search Console. Google Groups will stop posting Usenet content to combat spam, which may clear up some spam in Google Search. Google News doesn’t seem to rank YouTube results that well anymore. A Wharton professor called out the decay of internet search. Google’s data highlighter tool works but with caveats. Google explained why some important links might not be important. Google Business Profiles should be set up in your language or you might have issues in the future, Google is testing blue headers, explore stocks carousels, a new graphical weather layout and units available for rent in the local panel. Bing is testing Google’s knowledge panel layout and squared favicons. The new Copilot apps are pretty much the same as the Bing Chat app. Copilot’s app will also get plugin support soon. OpenAI is launching its GPT store next week. Also, did you know that ChatGPT’s Browse with Bing uses a different implementation of Bing Search? Google’s John Mueller was providing SEO support on New Year's. And after 13 years, I finally launched a redesign of the Search Engine Roundtable. 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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0:00 - Introduction

0:57 - Google New Years Eve Search Algorithm Update

1:47 - January 2024 Google Webmaster Report

2:18 - Big Google Search Console Feature Request List For 2024

2:55 - Google Groups To Fix Spam Issues By Removing Usenet Groups

3:33 - YouTube's Significant Drop In Google News Visibility

4:16 - Wharton Professor, Ethan Mollick, On The Decay Of Internet Search

5:03 - Google Data Highlighter Tool Still Works But There Are Caveats

6:14 - Google On Why Important Links Might Not That Be Important Or Helpful

6:58 - Create Your Google Business Profile Listing In Your Language Or You May Have Issues

7:33 - Google Search Testing Blue Colored Header Again

7:46 - Google Search Explore Stocks Carousel

7:56 - Google Search Launches Graphical Weather Design On Mobile

8:10 - Google Search Units Available For Rent Section In Local Panel

8:28 - Bing Tests Copying Google's Knowledge Panel Design

8:41 - Bing Now With Square Favicons For Search Result Snippets

8:56 - Chat In Bing & Copilot Apps Are The Same

9:24 - Copilot App To Get Plugin Support

9:31 - OpenAI GPT Store Launch Opens Next Week

9:52 - ChatGPT Browse With Bing Has A Different Implementation Of Bing Search Access

10:13 - Google's John Mueller Providing SEO Support On New Years

10:31 - Search Engine Roundtable Version 5: Redesign & Platform

11:27 - Conclusion