TikTok Ban Delayed Again, Will Remain Active Until September

TikTok Ban Delayed Again, Will Remain Active Until September

TikTok will remain operational in the U.S. through September 17, as negotiations over a potential ownership deal continue. President Donald Trump issued a third executive order delaying enforcement of the TikTok ban, giving the Chinese-owned platform another 90 days to operate in the U.S. The move was confirmed in a White House briefing and TikTok’s…

What Has Changed in SEO? | Whiteboard Friday Revisited With Cyrus Shepard

What Has Changed in SEO? | Whiteboard Friday Revisited With Cyrus Shepard

Links still matter; that hasn’t changed. While tactics have evolved, they are still one of the key signals search engines use to understand authority.  In the original Whiteboard Friday video, Cyrus confides: “No, kidding. Everybody hates link building. Link building is so hard. There are some professionals and some great people in the industry who…

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17 Best Amazon Affiliate Alternatives In 2025 (More Profits)

The Amazon affiliate program is often the go-to for new affiliates, but this may not be wise. It potentially costs you thousands in lost income due to Amazon’s consistently reducing commission rates, making income growth challenging. As someone who’s faced the challenges and limitations of the Amazon affiliate program, I’ve explored various alternatives to unlock…

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Google Rolls Out Talk & Listen Version Of Search Live

Google blog.google/products/search/search-live-ai-mode”>has begun rolling out the audio version, talk and listen version, of Search Live in the Google app to those who opt into the AI Mode experiment. This is not the video/camera/visual version, that won’t be live in the app for a few more months – although you can access it now in the…

Yoast SEO Plugin Bug Injects Hidden AI HTML Classes

Yoast SEO Plugin Bug Injects Hidden AI HTML Classes

Yoast SEO rushed out an update to fix a bug that introduced a known fingerprint of AI-generated content. The bug was highlighted on social media, and Yoast corrected the error within hours. HTML Classes Injected By AI It’s recently become known that highlighting then copying content generated ChatGPT and then pasting it directly into the…

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Get AI to Talk About Your Brand

Large language models (LLMs) are AI systems trained on vast amounts of written text to understand and generate human language.  LLMs power generative search and conversational search: Generative search: A form of search that generates a natural-language response to the user’s query (e.g., blog/ai-overviews/” style=”text-decoration:none”>Google AI Overviews) Conversational search: A form of generative search that…