In my latest find, I came across the fact that there are are about 375 pages from the ChatGPT site/domain that are crawled and indexed in Google’s search engine results pages. In this latest example, shown above, there is a ChatGPT page, an SEO Audit AI tool page, that is ranking in Google’s search engine results pages. [Read more…]
Google is hitting the brakes on political ads for the upcoming U.S. elections. The tech giant announced it will temporarily halt all election-related advertising across the United States as soon as polls close on Election Day, November 5th, 2024. The ban applies to any ads that reference the elections, their processes, or outcomes. This policy will remain until further notice, with advertisers being alerted once the restrictions are lifted. [Read more…]
Back earlier this month, I wrote about how Hawk Tuah had infiltrated Google Maps listings, and schools were being renamed “Hawk Tuah”, such as Hawk Tuah High School. There were hundreds of them at one point. A lot of those listings have been renamed or new listings that were created have been taken down, I assume by Google. But now we have something more interesting–Hawk Tuah has infiltrated Google’s AI Overviews, as shown above in the screen capture I took after a search for “Hawk Tuah High Schools”. Google’s AI Overview also brings up MaxPreps.com, which, after I took a look, has some teammates and athletes showing “hawk tuah” somewhere in the bio or the name of the individual. [Read more…]
Google has just thrown down the gauntlet with its latest tech competition: the Photorealistic 3D Maps Challenge. If you’re a web developer with a knack for JavaScript, this is your shot to dive into the futuristic world of 3D maps—and possibly take home part of the $26,000 prize pool. [Read more…]
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A class action lawsuit, Rene Cabrera v. Google LLC (Case No. 5:11-cv-1263-EJD), has gained momentum as a federal court certified the case as a class action. The case, currently pending in the Northern District of California, revolves around claims that Google misled advertisers who used its AdWords Program by allegedly charging them for ad clicks that originated from locations outside their selected geographic targets. [Read more…]
In a landmark decision, a U.S. federal judge has ruled that Google has illegally maintained a monopoly over online search and related advertising, marking a significant victory for antitrust authorities. [Read more…]
In a recent survey conducted by WalletHub, it was revealed that Google’s search engine results are heavily biased towards major brands and advertisements, raising concerns about the quality and transparency of information presented to users. The study analyzed popular search terms related to credit cards and banking, shedding light on significant issues with Google’s search algorithms. [Read more…]
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Update January 26, 2024: The payment(s) for the Google Referrer Header Privacy litigation have been sent out via PayPal. I received what they estimated, which is $7.70:
Now that I’ve received the $7.70, I’m not sure what I’ll spend it on. Any ideas? Below are the original details from the June post:
If you used Google’s Search Engine from October 25, 2006 to September 30, 2013, you could get cash from a class action Settlement. A proposed Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit called In re Google Referrer Header Privacy Litigation, Case No. 5:10-cv-4809-EJD, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. [Read more…]
URLs in Google’s own Google Translate tool are getting crawled, indexed, and RANKING in the Google search engine results. As a regular user of the Google search engine, I was performing some searches as any regular Google user would. And one of the search engine results, for what I would call a “regular” search query, which was a longtail one (someone’s name along with some additional words) came up with Translate.Google.com as the #1 result for that search query. As I pointed out in a recent tweet today, Google’s search engine results have really gotten so bad nowadays–worse than it’s been in years. And I’ve been doing SEO and using Google since it was launched in the early 2000s.
New Regulations Confirm Google Will Pay Canadian News Outlets $100 Million Per Year
The Canadian government has released the finalized regulations for the Online News Act, cementing Google’s requirement to pay Canadian news publishers over $100 million annually starting next year. The act is aimed at supporting Canada’s struggling news industry by requiring tech giants like Google and Facebook to provide fair compensation to news outlets for using their content.
In a pivotal move to fortify the pillars of democracy, the Government of Canada has officially unleashed the final regulations for the groundbreaking Online News Act. Aimed at preserving the vitality of journalism and countering the digital juggernaut, these regulations underscore the significance of a free, robust, and independent press. [Read more…]