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.
Facebook
Facebook launches new Groups tools, and Google spends lobbying money on journalism
Facebook does a good thing, and Google does something that merely looks nice. This is platform economy life.
SEO
Why Google's Core Web Vitals update is going to hit medium-sized publishers hard
Major changes are coming to Google next year - and the technical burden of them are likely to fall disproportionatly on the middle rank of publishers.
twitch
The next wave of indie media, the Twitch ban hammer and Google's wallet
Twitch and Reddit ban things, Google might start paying for things, and podcasts still have indie cred. What a way to start the week.
engaged reading digest
Engaged Reading Digest: Google fights misinformation with $$$$
Google fights back against Covid-19 misinformation, YouTube prepares its TikTok clone and the click frauders gear up…