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Google AI Overviews Colors Do Not Indicate Confidence Of Response
by rustybrick
May 21, 2024 at 4:21 AM
May 21, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Google's John Mueller said the colors that Google selects for the AI Overviews has no indication of the confidence of the response. Back when SGE (old name for AI Overviews), Google told me the color had more to do with the journey but they were just fun.
Google Rolling Out More Graphical & Richer Search Results
by rustybrick
May 21, 2024 at 4:11 AM
May 21, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Rajan Patel, the VP of Engineering at Google leading the Search experiences, wrote that Google is rolling out a more graphical results interface that go "beyond visual matches to include things like more links and facts from Knowledge Graph as well as AI Overviews."
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 20, 2024
by rustybrick
May 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
May 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google said it is working on surfacing more heartful helpful content...
Google said it is working on surfacing more heartful helpful content...
Google Working On Surfacing More Content That Comes From The Heart
by rustybrick
May 20, 2024 at 4:51 AM
May 20, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Last week we reported how Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison, said how they are looking for ways to better promote sites that were hit by that helpful content update in September. Now, over the weekend, John Mueller from Google added, "the team working on this is explictly evaluating how sites can / will improve in Search for the next update."
Danny Sullivan: We Speak Directly To Engineers Working On Google Ranking Systems
by rustybrick
May 20, 2024 at 4:41 AM
May 20, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Google was asked where Google's Danny Sullivan and John Mueller get their information from when responding to search and ranking-related questions. Sullivan responded directly to the engineers who code those ranking systems at Google.
Comments To Notes In Google Search?
by rustybrick
May 20, 2024 at 4:31 AM
May 20, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Google may be bringing comments to the Notes on Google Search (and Discover) feature. Notes on Search came last November as a labs feature in Google Search and Google Discover. Google recently tested a new button for the notes feature in Search. Now Google may be testing comments on Notes.
Google Says Notes On Search Now Ends Soon
by rustybrick
May 20, 2024 at 4:21 AM
May 20, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Google has updated the Google Search Labs to say that Notes on Search now "ends soon." As a reminder, last November Google rolled out as a labs the Notes feature in Google Search and Google Discover.
Bing Lets You Turn Off AI Responses But Google Doesn't Let You Turn Off AI Overviews
by rustybrick
May 20, 2024 at 4:11 AM
May 20, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Google has been rolling out AI Overviews in its search results since last week and more and more searchers are super unhappy that there is no way to turn off the AI Overviews. Michael Schechter, a Vice President at Microsoft, shared a screenshot in Bing, on how you can turn off Copilot responses in Bing Search with the click of a button.
A few tips for job seekers
I am in the process of hiring for a couple of roles at Cloudflare, so I’ve been talking to a lot of candidates over the past few weeks. I noticed a few trends along the way, so I thought I’d share a quick list of tips for anyone who is currently in the job market. This is obviously just one hiring manager’s opinion, but hopefully there’s something helpful for folks here! Fill out your LinkedIn profile. So many people have empty LinkedIn profiles that just show their roles with no other...
Do we need to be honest about Fridays?
I’ve been very interested in the rise of the 4-day workweek (4DWW) ever since we adopted it in a previous company and saw the benefits and value it brought to our business. In Do we need to be honest about Fridays? Bruce Daisley makes an interesting observation about how the 4DWW might eventually sneak up on most businesses:
I’ve met several organizations who use Friday as a meeting-free day (to allow team members to chow down on emails and admin). Others tell me that their Fridays are a...
I’ve met several organizations who use Friday as a meeting-free day (to allow team members to chow down on emails and admin). Others tell me that their Fridays are a...
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