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Will @iamwill.io · 3d

Does anyone know if Google still uses WebSub?

Will @iamwill.io · 7d

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Will @iamwill.io · 14d

Hey @rustybrick.com, do we have anything from Google saying this? Or is this assumed as links normally get their own updates?

www.seroundtable.com/google-augus...

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Will @iamwill.io · Sep 10

Thanks John, hopefully soon.

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Will @iamwill.io · Sep 8

re blog.google/products/sea..., do we know when this will roll out in the UK? At the moment we just get sent to this

cc: @johnmu.com, @searchliaison.bsky.social

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Will @iamwill.io · Sep 4

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Will @iamwill.io · Jul 21

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Will @iamwill.io · Aug 28

Thanks for the clarification

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Will @iamwill.io · Aug 28

Hey John, quick question. Do you know if the stats are accurate, and Google crawled less through that period, or is it the reporting that broke?

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Will @iamwill.io · Aug 20

cc: @rustybrick.com

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Will @iamwill.io · Aug 20

Rectangles are in

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Will @iamwill.io · Jul 23

Thanks John 🙌

Will @iamwill.io · Jul 23

A question about in a sitemap index file. If a referenced URL is removed from a sitemap, should the of the sitemap in the index file be updated too? There isn't anything new for Google to see in that sitemap, so it feels a bit odd.

One for @johnmu.com or @methode.bsky.social ?

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Will @iamwill.io · Jul 21

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Will @iamwill.io · Jul 17

Can I get some accessibility guidance? On a page that lists articles, such as the BBC News homepage (www.bbc.co.uk/news), should each image include alt text? Or is that actually bad? Do readers instead need/want the alt text to be blank so the screen reader can move on to just reading the headlines?

Home - BBC News

Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, b...

www.bbc.co.uk

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Will @iamwill.io · Jul 10

Or ranking for a load more terms, but low enough on page 1 to not get clicks.

Will @iamwill.io · Jun 25

hashbang in the wild, that takes me back

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Will @iamwill.io · Jun 16

This one is grim

Will @iamwill.io · Jun 16

So easy to find spam in AI Mode

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Will @iamwill.io · Jun 15

We have AI Mode in the UK as a standard now

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Will @iamwill.io · Jun 2

Like, what does this even mean

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Matt Tutt @matttutt.me · May 15

I've been thinking about the environmental cost of Google's AI Overview searches. I don't have any concrete data on this, yet, I have decided to write a short piece on the topic.

I hope to find (steal?) such data (eg carbon emissions, water usage per query)
matttutt.me/what-is-the-...

What is the environmental cost of Google's AI Overview Searches? | Matt Tutt

Between March and April Google began rolling out their AI Overview search results in the UK. These have largely already been rolled out elsewhere, including across the US and Europe. Speaking to my UK...

matttutt.me

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Will @iamwill.io · Apr 11

Such a rad night at GreenSEO this week, thanks to all the speakers (@nca.bsky.social, Kathryn Lawrence, Fiona MacNeill and @chris-green.net), everyone who came along, @brightonseo.com, @screamingfrog.co.uk, and FreedomWorks - see you all at the next one 🌱

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Will @iamwill.io · Apr 9

Was this seen for all 20 of them? Or are there some more serious losers in the pack dragging down the average?

Will @iamwill.io · Apr 7

Mine’s actually quite useful, pinging us when it needs more salt and such.

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