Daily Search Forum Recap: May 6, 2024

Here’s a recap of what occurred within the search boards at present, by way of the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and different search boards on the net.

Google says websites hit by the outdated useful content material replace can get better and even develop, but it surely takes loads of effort. Statcounter up to date its search engine market share knowledge to point out Google actually did not lose enormous share. Google mentioned it is going to take away its hyperlink disavow software, ultimately. Google is testing exhibiting solely native listings for close by queries. Google Gemini has stopped linking to sources. Google SGE recommends you drink urine to move kidney stones shortly.

Search Engine Roundtable Tales:

• Google: Sites Hit By The Old Helpful Content Update Can Recover & Grow
  
  Google’s John Mueller mentioned once more this morning that websites hit by the outdated September useful content material replace and even new core updates can restoration. He mentioned on X and on LinkedIn that it’s doable to get better however it isn’t a easy change you’ll be able to tweak in your web site, however reasonably it takes loads of effort, over time, to get better.
• Statcounter Fixes Search Engine Market Share Data After Incorrectly Showing Google Lost Share
  
  Over the previous week, many have been windblown by Statcounter reporting that Google misplaced important market share within the US and worldwide from March to April 2024. It seems it was some form of reporting bug and Statcounter has up to date the info over the weekend.
• Google Will Remove Its Disavow Link Tool At Some Point
  
  Google’s John Mueller mentioned on X that he believes Google will take away the disavow hyperlink software “sooner or later” sooner or later. Bing dropped the disavow hyperlinks software from Bing Webmaster Instruments in September 2023 and I believe Google will even drop it from Google Search Console.
• Google Gemini Stops Linking To Most Sources?
  
  A yr in the past, Google Gemini (previously generally known as Bard) started linking to sources as citations and we rejoiced. Effectively, it seems like most often, Gemini has stopped linking to sources. I imagine this began a few week or so in the past however I’m not certain on the timing.
• Google Search Tests Showing Only Local Listing For Near Me Queries
  
  Google Search appears to be testing exhibiting solely native listings from Google Enterprise Profiles for a lot of “close to me” kinds of queries. So once you seek for [dentist near me] or [indian food near me] and so forth, you solely get native listings and no net search outcomes.
• Google SGE Says Drink Urine To Pass Kidney Stones Quickly
  
  The brand new AI superior model of Google Search, aka Google SGE or Search Generative Expertise, offers depraved good AI solutions to your queries. And in case you ask it the best way to move kidney stones shortly, Google will inform you to drink at the very least two quarts of urine each 24 hours.
• Ask Jeeves Frozen In Carbonite
  
  Keep in mind Ask Jeeves from the OG search days within the early 2000s? Effectively, right here he’s frozen in carbonite, at the very least in line with this Reddit put up. I’m not certain if this can be a actual Ask Jeeves statue or simply somebody who thinks it seems like one.

Different Nice Search Threads:

• I don’t know where that number came from. This page has more on our approach to compliance https://t.co/uNWOb4BpxH which has been to conduct reviews of sites and apps that use our advertising services since, AdsLiaison on X
• Microsoft Bing states that buying links is “a valid marketing strategy,” while Google continues t…, Solespire Marcus on Threads
• I can’t give you legal advice, but some folks use the DMCA for similar issues. The DMCA is per-page, and you can send such notices to search engines, hosters, site-owners. https://support.google.com/legal/troubleshooter/1114905?hl=en has a trouble-shoote, John Mueller on X
• It’s your site – you get to decide what you want to publish and – essentially – stand for. It doesn’t matter if it’s from UGC or GenAI, you’re the one publishing it. Put your best foot forward., John Mueller on X
• We’ve made it easier to use imported user data with audiences. Now, data you upload, joined via either user ID or client ID can be used to qualify users for your #GA4 audiences right away, without them needing to visit you, Google Analytics on X
• Well, looks like Sports Illustrated JUST completely took down its /showcase directory (https://t.co/ThPTgPTp1Z) in prep for Cinco De Mayo! (Within the last day or so?) They were impacted in Sep ’23 and began seeing an uptick in, Vlad Rappoport on X
• Department of Justice has now posted its hundreds of great slides from closing arguments. I’ll share 13 slides that tell story imho captured by this list. First, if search defaults don’t matter, why pay approx $30B, 40% of revenu, Jason Kint on X

Search Engine Land Tales:

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