Author Archives: RANJAN TRUPTI

Google-Extended Robots Directive Does Not Work For Search Generative ExperienceA couple of weeks ago Google released a new robots.txt directive to tell Google not to use your content for Bard or other AI Google projects – Google-Extended. The Google Search Generative Experience does not currently use Google-Extended, Google told me. That means Search Generative Experience’sContinueContinue reading “Google SGE AI Answers Showing Content Blocked By Google-Extended Robots Directive”

 Google Search Volatility Heats Up As Core Update & Spam Update RolloutWe are now a few days into the two October Google Search algorithm updates, the October 2023 spam update and the October 2023 core update and the Google search results are getting heated. The tracking tools are finally all showing large volatility and the chatter has been heated with both ofContinueContinue reading “Google Search Volatility During Core Update & Spam Update Rollout”

Google Assistant With Bard (As Expected)Google Assistant will live on with a little help from its friend – Bard. Assistant With Bard is coming in the next few months after Google tests it with a limited number of trusted testers over those months.Assistant with Bard will make the Google Assistant smarter, as you can imagine.ContinueContinue reading “Google Assistant With Bard Coming In A Few Months”

Google: We Do Not Delete Queries & Replace Them With Better Monetized OnesWired had a piece named How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet. That piece wrote, “Google just flat out deletes queries and replaces them with ones that monetize better.” Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, responded to that on X,ContinueContinue reading “Google Says It Does Not Deletes Queries & Replace Them With Better Monetized Ones”

Add Social Media Links To Your Google Business ProfilesGoogle seems to now support adding social media links to your Google Business Profiles. You can add your Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X (formerly known as Twitter), YouTube and other social links to your business profile.This was spotted by Elizabeth Rule who posted about this on Twitter,ContinueContinue reading “Google Business Profiles Adds Social Media Links”