SEO
How to get your relationship with Google back on track
A tool for making the most of Google Analytics, and how to recover from a SEO nightmare.
Monopolies, layoffs and writs: oh, my
I thought August was meant to be a quiet month for news? I miss the silly season.
Google is on the naughty step
Its search engine is a monopoly — and Google is guilty of abusing that.
analytics
Save your old Google Analytics 3 data now
Google Analytics 3 has been dead for a year now - but its data is about to be buried. You have just a few days left to save it.
AI
Is AI search a sideshow, or a potential economic apocalypse?
Will AI-infused search be the end of publishing economics as we know it? Or is the hype outrunning the utility?
SEO
Why you shouldn’t worry about AI-powered search — yet.
Hundreds of thousands of words have been spent describing a new era of search that nobody understands. Let me add to them by explaining why you shouldn't worry just yet.
SEO
Google shares its sources, and a new AI-powered social app
Some big changes to Google coming that publishers need to be aware of. An interesting new app that could facilitate community conversations — with the help of AI. And why games aren't just about fun any more.
Google’s Bard sings a song to welcome the second age of search
Google is racing Microsoft to transform search with AI chat tools. What does this mean for your traffic?
Five insights for Friday
It’s time to re-evaluate LinkedIn, Google is about to transform itself with AI and why has the NYT suddenly got so self-obsessed?
SEO
Major Google update incoming: the helpful content update is imminent
Google's hitting us with a major new update next week. Here's what you need to know.
SEO
SEO: AMP’s days are numbered
Since 2014, publishers have felt obliged to publish Accelerated Mobile Pages to get good news search traffic. Those days may well be over.
aggregation
Social & Digital Coffee Break: Google tools, social media stats and free money
A round up of news you can use in your social media and digital publishing work. Just don't click on the last link, unless you want to despair of men.