Goodbye to continuous scroll and Universal Analytics with Mark Williams-Cook
Jul 22, 2024
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Saying goodbye to Google's continuous scroll and Universal Analytics, discussing the importance of Bing's index, issues with AI overviews showing for only 7% of queries. Mark and Jack cover prompt injection on Bing, RIP to Google's features, and challenges in search engine guidelines and content detection.
Universal Analytics and Continuous Scroll features bid farewell, Bing's index driving many LLMs.
AI Overviews only visible for less than 7% of queries, dispelling fears of SERP changes.
Deep dives
The end of Universal Analytics and Continuous Scroll
Universal Analytics and Continuous Scroll features bid farewell as Bing sets out new guidelines on prompt injections, with Bing's index driving many of the LLMs. The narrative aims to dispel fears around AI fundamentally changing SERPs, with AI overviews visible for less than 7% of queries.
The importance of SEO Testing Suite
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Upcoming Search and Stuff Conference in Antalya
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Discussion on Prompt Injections and AI Overview Challenges
Recent discussions highlight the dangers of prompt injections, as hackers manipulate user input to influence language models, raising concerns about misinformation. The decreasing prevalence of AI overviews in search results, at less than 7% of queries, reflects Google's recognition of limitations and challenges with AI-generated content across platforms like Reddit and Quora.
Mark and Jack reunite in the Candour studio to say goodbye to Universal Analytics and Google's continuous scroll, discuss why Bing's index is more important than you think and why AI Overviews are now showing for fewer than 7% of queries.
Time stamps:
00:00:11 - Intro
00:01:14 - Sponsor: SEO Testing
00:05:00 - Sponsor: Search ‘n’ Stuff
00:07:30 - In loving memory…
00:08:18 - RIP to Google’s continuous scroll
00:14:09 - RIP to Universal Analytics
00:16:06 - Prompt injection leads to demotion on Bing
00:22:34 - The Bing index powers a lot of LLMs
00:34:02 - AI Overviews only show for 7% of queries