Yandex search engine sold in $5.2 billion deal
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Yandex search engine sold in $5.2 billion deal

The sale follows a tumultuous period that began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A consortium of Russian investors now owns Yandex. Yandex, N.V. has agreed to sell its Russian assets – including the Yandex search engine – as part of a deal worth 475 billion rubles...
Google drops Web Stories from image results, Google Discover carousel view and more
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Google drops Web Stories from image results, Google Discover carousel view and more

Google changed where Web Stories show in Google Search and Google Discover – a long time coming… Google has stopped showing Web Stories in image search, the carousel view in Google Discover, plus the grid view is now a carousel view in the Google search results. Plus...
Product page SEO: A complete guide
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Product page SEO: A complete guide

Optimize your ecommerce product pages for higher SEO visibility, traffic, and sales. Get insights on URL structure, UGC and more. Optimizing product detail pages (PDPs) is crucial for ecommerce websites. Well-optimized product pages can increase organic traffic, boost...
Want to set your 2024 SEO priorities? Run these GA4 reports
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Want to set your 2024 SEO priorities? Run these GA4 reports

We entered 2023 talking about GA4 and we’re doing the same thing in 2024. Frequent readers of Search Engine Land – and all SEOs, for that matter – know why: GA4 wasn’t ready for prime time when Google forced us to make the switch, and we’re still working through kinks months...
Take your career to the next level: Become a search marketing master in 2024
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Take your career to the next level: Become a search marketing master in 2024

With a new year comes a fresh set of obstacles and opportunities… especially for us search marketers: Generative AI is here to say… ignore at your own peril Google’s definition of quality content seems to change every month The GA4 rollout is complete… but many feel lost in the...
6 books to help make your marketing more successful in 2024
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6 books to help make your marketing more successful in 2024

Start the new year off with these good reads about marketing. These books each offer a unique insight into how it works. One of the joys of living in a place where the winters tend to be long and dark is the time it allows for reading. Make a fire in the fireplace, pour yourself...
Generative Engine Optimization framework introduced in new research
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Generative Engine Optimization framework introduced in new research

The GEO framework could theoretically help websites that are ranking lower in SERPs get visibility in generative AI experiences. Adding relevant statistics, quotations and citations can boost content visibility in generative engines by up to 40%, according to a recent research...
10 ways to leverage generative AI for advanced SEO
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10 ways to leverage generative AI for advanced SEO

AI can enhance all aspects of your SEO efforts. Here are 10 applications of generative AI for SEO using ChatGPT, Bing Chat and Claude. Generative AI is revolutionizing SEO, especially for large websites dealing with complex technical challenges. AI’s exceptional capacity to...

Is a 301 or 302 redirect best for SEO?

In 2018, there’s still some confusion about which redirect is best to use for search engine optimization (SEO). There are many articles in the search marketing industry on the topic of 301 and 302 redirects, and many suggest that a 302 redirect will not pass PageRank and that 301...
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Infographic: Goldilocks SEO, Getting Search Engine Optimization “Just Right”

With worries of “over-optimization” on the minds of many SEOs right now, it’s a good time to remember that it’s long been good advice in search engine optimization never to do anything to an extreme. Cue the concept of “Goldilocks SEO,” which SEO Book introduced in the form of a...