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Scott Van Achte discusses Google's new search data sharing mandate and various updates related to AI and image search.

In this episode of SEO 101, Scott Van Achte covers Google’s upcoming search data sharing mandate, major changes to Google Image Search, updates to AI Overviews and image generation, canonicalization fixes, Google Business Profile bugs, the importance of review management, domain citations in AI mode, and best practices for changing URLs without hurting site traffic. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Scott Van Achte

Topics covered

• search data sharing
• Google Image Search
• AI features
• review management
• URL changes

Keywords

• Google
• search data
• AI features
• image generation
• canonicalization
• review management
• URL changes

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Organizations: Google

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