Host: Sean Barber - / https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanrbarber/ - He & Him The video covers a wide range of SEO and AI news, including updates on Google core updates, AI innovations, SEO tools, market trends, controversies like Apple's Siri lawsuit and OpenAI whistleblower case, advancements in search technology by Google and Bing, AI-driven insights on market share, and notable developments in quantum computing, faceted navigation, and AI-generated content. Key Links - Site Quality Score Podcast - https://shorturl.at/3Vg8F December Core Update - https://shorturl.at/1D8n5 12 Days Of OpenAI - https://openai.com/12-days/ Google's Grip On Search Market - https://shorturl.at/kumXg Google Market Share Slip - https://shorturl.at/DG7Lw Google Parallel Universe - https://shorturl.at/Omkx9 Google Faceted Navigation - https://searchengineland.com/googles-new-help-document-on-faceted-navigation-449383?mkt_tok=NzI3LVpRRS0wNDQAAAGXeC-wk4CiFAyeATAxeIvhAxAWvEZY7vbpWimCqcwyQ4izsPDcKHYGXLMJs5qNpUW2LYat1WPuk9CkhZTGzF35TOQLt3fJN3w6prfJOCMUcpmz3Q AI Godfather Odds - https://tinyurl.com/3mjs5pj9 AI Restaurant Results - https://tinyurl.com/3xn6rf5a Is AI Search Just Hype - https://tinyurl.com/yndrnafj ChatGPT Test Results - https://tinyurl.com/bdd3fmdr US Companies Using AI - https://tinyurl.com/mrxfjcnv Core updates More Often - https://tinyurl.com/4dswc3f6 SEOFOMO News Chrome Extension - https://tinyurl.com/hue3kjtd Meta AI Profiles - https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/3/24334946/meta-ai-profiles-instagram-facebook-bots AI Tools Gain Ground - https://tinyurl.com/39a6e49t Bing Search Updates - https://tinyurl.com/32c4kkrb Gemini 2.0 - https://tinyurl.com/54fmku5h Growth Of Reddit - https://tinyurl.com/mryumyzu Mark Williams-Cook Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AQ9UDqES80 - https://tinyurl.com/ej6f9ecc Daniel Foley Carter Webinar - https://vimeo.com/1041361509 OpenAI Whistle-blower - https://tinyurl.com/58unjvus - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0el3r2nlko.amp Apple Pay Lawsuit - https://tinyurl.com/mt5eewyx Microsoft AI Trends - https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/11/12/idcs-2024-ai-opportunity-study-top-five-ai-trends-to-watch/?utm_source=superhuman&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=what-to-expect-in-2025&_bhlid=7457f9f643a2a3165a4160f8e9d9c64885693dcf Google AI Mode - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-long-marketing_huge-news-google-will-have-a-dedicated-activity-7275951514072805376-mEt3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android WordPress Edge Images Plugin - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/edge-images/ Broken Google Maps - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-maps-business-profile-listings-broken-38603.html GSC Hourly Reports - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-now-exports-performance-reports-hourly-data-38697.html BBC Internet Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZ5STahhPE SEOFOMO News - https://news.seofomo.co/

This episode covers 28 stories across SEO, AI, and digital marketing. The video includes Google's retirement of the Search Console page experience report, updates to site reputation policies, a significant rise in websites blocking bots like GPT, global expansion of Google discussion forum features, advancements in AI for hurricane prediction and Google's AI-first strategy, key data trends in organic search and Google Shopping, and new AI tools such as OpenAI's Sora video generator, while highlighting the transformative potential of quantum computing in areas like data analysis and medical research + much more!

Key Links - AI Hurricane Prediction - https://rb.gy/n0j8dk Sundar Pichai Interview - https://rb.gy/oawp05 - https://rb.gy/tw4gk5 November Core Updated Finishes - https://rb.gy/xtelf4 Google Retires Page Experience Report - https://tinyurl.com/59mf9sfz Discussions & Forums Expand - https://tinyurl.com/2up4tz4f Updated Site Reputation Policy - https://tinyurl.com/2s4f3jtz - https://tinyurl.com/47w5w2zk OpenAI Makes AI Video Generator Sora Public - https://tinyurl.com/2aa47bnv Google My Business Recommendations - https://tinyurl.com/4wz6xs5b Perplexity Launches AI-Powered Shopping - https://tinyurl.com/5etwhsuu Cate Blanchett AI Concern - https://tinyurl.com/mrmb9725 Kevin Indig Bot Article - https://tinyurl.com/yv7ndppf Fery Kaszoni Search GPT - https://tinyurl.com/4skvyjdw Bluesky Traffic Source - https://tinyurl.com/y26t5ym2 UK Google Lawsuit - https://tinyurl.com/y2ey9mdp Bing Webmaster Tools Shows Data For Bing & Yahoo - https://tinyurl.com/hrxx5kxe Botify AI Overviews Report - https://tinyurl.com/482ft5f5 AI Overviews Inclusion Is Increasing - https://tinyurl.com/h9t9h44y Google Lens For In-Store - https://tinyurl.com/3mpukpux 15% of Google Searches Driven By 148 Terms - https://tinyurl.com/bdfwf4ta Websites Blocking LLM Bots - https://tinyurl.com/9vsau2e4 OpenAI No Plans For Advertising - https://tinyurl.com/2322pw2f Users Turned Off By AI Content - https://tinyurl.com/22t7kj2v Google New Quantum Computing Chip - https://tinyurl.com/c96b3fry HTML Elements Within Head - https://tinyurl.com/43n7nv99 Spotify And Gemini - https://tinyurl.com/mpknzp3 Ranking Higher On Google Shopping - https://tinyurl.com/46ntexxw Google Search Recommendations Go Live - https://tinyurl.com/56rjkb2y Google Search Buttons For: Results Are Personalized - Try Without Personalization - https://tinyurl.com/48st6tdk Guide To Baidu SEO - https://tinyurl.com/42wahsxp SEOFOMO Community 2025 SEO - https://tinyurl.com/2z3udprx The Best Local SEO Strategies You Need To Do - Darren Shaw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUc-rqXbYg0&t=2135s SEO Office Hours ft. Daniel Foley Carter, Amanda Walls, Mike Chidzey, Jo Turnbull - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hx0XUTM_6c&t=164s

Host: Sean Barber - / https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanrbarber/ - He & Him

This episode covers 23 stories across SEO, AI, and digital marketing. Key highlights include: Search and Digital Trends: Google's November 2024 core update signals important shifts in search algorithms, while global search market shares continue to fluctuate. The platform is also facing potential significant changes, including speculation about a forced sale of its Chrome browser. AI and Content Developments: ChatGPT's traffic impact remains a critical topic, with ongoing discussions about its influence on digital content. Wikipedia is experiencing transformations with AI-generated content, and Meta is strategically working to reduce its dependence on Google's index. Technological Innovations: Case studies showcase AI's potential, particularly in specialised fields like mammogram analysis. Industry Challenges: New internet standards are emerging that may block certain AI bots, while platforms are refining guidelines around affiliate content and URL parameters. Media and Platform Evolution: Platforms like LinkedIn and Spotify are expanding their video offerings, indicating a broader shift in content consumption. Meanwhile, concerns continue about user data collection, particularly through browsers like Chrome. Advertising Landscape: Google's ad market share is declining, and a notable development is the appearance of advertisements within AI overviews. Watch / listen via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4gZGaF7Yn0McSgmPsOA9Bz Key Links - Google November Update - https://shorturl.at/j5Cte - https://shorturl.at/xEmNi AI Overview Research - https://ahrefs.com/blog/ai-overview-keywords/ Costa Rica AI Campaign - https://shorturl.at/grqYP ChatGPT Traffic Data - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aleyda_chatgpt-is-still-veeeeery-far-away-from-google-activity-7261806995513466880--34K/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android Aleyda Solis News Platform - https://news.seofomo.co/ - https://shorturl.at/YD4Sp Nightmare On Affiliate Street - https://www.gsqi.com/marketing-blog/a-nightmare-on-affiliate-street/ Blocking AI Training Bots - https://shorturl.at/0zxfN The End Of HARO - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jomarieoreilly_well-i-think-we-could-all-see-this-coming-activity-7260609234055188481-SgAk/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android LinkedIn Video Study - https://tinyurl.com/y8z6n6wn Spotify Take On YouTube - https://tinyurl.com/zd5324f2 Wikipedia & AI - https://tinyurl.com/4yn6b6p5 Meta & AI - https://tinyurl.com/v7axm3na Google Market Share - https://tinyurl.com/5d886rtr Parameter Changes - https://tinyurl.com/urxyfm3u Google Ad Market Share - https://tinyurl.com/ytcedxcj Google Chrome Theory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txNT1S28U3M Google Product Grid Study - https://tinyurl.com/dkwy7tpk AI Spots Breast Cancer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9ndpdy0q3o Mark Zuckerberg’s Bee Problem - https://tinyurl.com/mtxnwksv Google's Polling Error - https://tinyurl.com/n5mh7mbn Top 4 SEOFOMO News Stories - 1. https://serprecon.com/ 2. https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/what-if-schema-org-is-just-labels/ 3. https://merj.com/blog/introducing-our-bing-webmaster-tools-api-python-client 4. https://www.brightlocal.com/learn/advanced-google-search-console-local/