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In this episode, I talk about the Global Solo Challenge and the boats in the race, focusing on sailboat data and how that affects a sailboat's performance. I also talk about what I've been up to, components on my boat that I like or dislike, angry local surfers, theft in Panama, seasickness, my electrical system upgrade to a lithium battery, and more.

Did You Say Synthetic Humans?

Welcome back to another episode of News from the EDGE! Google has begun initiating the removal of third-party cookies, with hopes to eventually fully eliminate this tracking capability. YouTube unveils AI-powered campaign, Spotlight Moments, which allows brands to align ads with the most relative cultural content. Plus, you might have an interest in digging into Microsoft AI. Why? A $15,000 cash prize for those who come across a bug is why! Stay connected to the SEO world and up to speed on everything you need to know right here on The EDGE of The Web!

*BONUS* We’re giving away 40 FREE Brighton SEO tickets until November 2nd!!! Enter for your chance to win by going to edgeofthewebradio.com/brightonseo! Congratulations to this week's winners!

News from the EDGE:

[00:02:22]  BrightonSEO Sweepstakes

[00:04:44] 1% of Chrome users will have third-party cookies disabled in 2024

[00:07:15] Looking for an extra $15,000? All you have to do is find a bug in Microsoft’s AI

[00:10:33] EDGE of the Web Title Sponsor: Site Strategics

[00:11:11] Brands can now target ‘the most relevant and engaging’ videos on YouTube with Spotlight Moments

AI Blitz:

[00:13:24] The Chatbots Are Now Talking to Each Other

[00:16:05] Research: GPT-4 Jailbreak Easily Defeats Safety Guardrails

[00:18:16] AI reads ancient Roman scrolls

AI Tools:

[00:21:12] TweetHunter- All-in-one Twitter growth tool to create content using AI, build an audience, and schedule posts

[00:22:21] Face Swap by Akool- Swap faces in photos and videos at studio quality

[00:23:16] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: edgeofthewebradio.com/inlinks

Barry Blast from Search Engine Roundtable:

[00:25:25] Google Consolidating Local Search Photos Guidelines 

[00:26:16] Google October Core Update Heated Weekend Volatility

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Erin, Mordy and Jacob cover the digital marketing news of the week with articles from Roger Montti, George Nguyen, Brock Cooper and Danny Goodwin.  Oh yeah, and Mordy tries to pitch you buying a ticket to hear him speak at Brighton SEO.  So that happened…..

[00:05:06] New Feature on Mobile: “People Search Next”

[00:09:29] Google changes the majority of Title Tags

[00:16:47] Our Poll This Week

[00:18:11] EDGE of the Web Title Sponsor: Site Strategics

[00:19:16] New SEO app for Wix from company Deepcrawl

[00:21:33] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: Inlinks.net

[00:22:56] New API Connection to GSC URL Inspection

Simple website updates and maintenance can keep your web content more visible in search engine results. Be sure to set up and monitor the following areas:

- Have Site Backups in Place
- Keep Your CMS and Plugins Up to Date
- Implement Google Search Console
- Connect Your Email to Google Analytics
- Keep Sitemaps Working and Updated

For more on the tools and tips we discussed in this episode, please visit:
https://www.dodgeballseo.com/
https://analytics.google.com/
https://search.google.com/

Using SEO tools can empower you to make critical changes that improve search engine optimization (SEO). To focus your efforts, ask:

- How Is Local Visibility on Listing Tools?
- Would Plugins Help Your SEO?
- Are GSC Crawl Errors Being Fixed?
- Are Bing Crawl Errors Being Fixed?
- Is a CDN in Use and Working?

For more on the tools and tips in this episode, please visit:

https://www.dodgeballseo.com/
https://www.synup.com/
https://www.advicelocal.com/
https://www.yoast.com/
https://www.search.google.com/
https://www.bing.com/webmaster/
https://www.cloudflare.com/

Join Erin & Mordy as they unpack how Google’s adding links to featured snippets, the new ability to report indexing issues, Bing’s new shopping feature and our favorite topic, Core Web Vitals.

[00:04:25] Comparison shopping on Bing
[00:09:08] Report indexing issues on Google Search Console
[00:13:24] Elementor updates for Core Web Vitals
[00:18:00] Google’s adding links to featured snippets