Tim Capper

Google My Business Product Expert and Local SEO Consultant at Online Ownership

[Glenn Gabe @glenngabe]

On-brand visuals, real-time financial insights, and more -> New Gemini tools for small business owners

"We’re introducing a new business landing page designed to help small business owners streamline their daily tasks. From this central hub, they can build their brand, analyze finances, understand customer insights, and more."
https://t.co/u3Y6f7x9Wj

[Barry Schwartz @rustybrick]

Google Business Profiles verification through government ID upload

https://t.co/x0gMCYc4hd

[Glenn Gabe @glenngabe]

If companies start messing with agents like Google is messing with scrapers now, then the entire agent market could get hammered. Imagine your agent ends up returning bad data, the wrong products, wrong pricing, or worse? -> Websites are closing their doors to AI agents

"In recent weeks, users of services like Meta’s Muse, xAI’s Grok, OpenAI’s Dots, and Instinct have reported blocks preventing their AI agents from performing tasks across top websites. Yelp told TechCrunch that it only allows AI agents that pay for its data licensing program, while Delta Air Lines is preventing them from booking tickets on behalf of users. JPMorgan Chase and Charles Schwab have also confirmed that they’re blocking AI agents from accessing accounts due to security concerns. Some users say sites that previously worked with their AI agent are no longer accessible, including Cars .com and Amtrak, suggesting other companies could be quietly blocking them."

"The Verge reached out to OpenAI and Google with requests for comments on the roadblocks their AI agents are facing but didn’t immediately hear back. Instinct declined to comment."
https://t.co/OrJa2cDX8G

[Richard Hearne @RedCardinal]

I'm now seeing some very serious fuckery by Google on SERP Page 2 served to trackers. For commercial queries:
- Page 1 includes things like alternative locations to the users.
- Page 2 sometimes replaces the main entity altogether.
The giveaway is in PAA, Maps, AIOs etc.

[Marie Haynes @Marie_Haynes]

Google updated my favourite document - their guidance on creating helpful content.

They added more to help us understand and improve the "main content" of our pages.

Here is a blog post and video with my thoughts.

https://t.co/WXbrOWrlgu

[Glenn Gabe @glenngabe]

Focus on Local? Important to know:
*If a suggested edit requires your review, you may receive an email or an in-product notification. Once notified, you have 4 days to accept or reject the suggestion.
*If you don’t respond within 4 days, Google may automatically publish the update if it is supported by other publicly available information, such as your business website.

[Tim Capper @GuideTwit]

Google Business Profiles' content moderation systems are next-level stupid.

National gas safety awareness .... Google says No!

#GoogleBusinessProfile

[Anthony Higman @AnthonyHigman]

You Know How I Know That Google Is Not Doing So Great? They Are Running Gun Ads Now BWHAHAHAHA Jesus.

#PPCchat

[DEJAN @dejanseo]

Oh it's so much worse than that!

1. To win in AI you have to win in search.
2. To win in search you have to blend in.

Conform to the template.
Just make sure you fit.
Avoid being unique.
Be average.

🤮

This is doing real harm to the web ecosystem and Google is to blame.

[Tim Capper @GuideTwit]

@HirokoImai2 Well done, go you 👏

[Tim Capper @GuideTwit]

@rustybrick Yup, the UK is behaving very weirdly at the moment.

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

Mad Ed’s Net Zero energy policy has made us so secure that we spent £84 BILLION on buying oil, gas and electricity from abroad last year and killed off jobs and revenue from our own North Sea fields!

“buy a torch and have 3 days worth of food” … everything is fine 🤡

[Glenn Gabe @glenngabe]

Wow, rivals will receive some 'user interaction signal' data like clicks, returns to the results page, hovering, scrolling, swiping and viewing duration -> Google’s European licensing program will give eligible search engines access to clicks, rankings and user-behavior signals that website owners do not receive through Search Console

"Google will begin providing licensing agreements on September 17, with data samples available from November 16. The data goes further than the information Google gives publishers through Search Console."

"Under the European Commission’s binding measures, competitors can receive the URLs shown in search results, their positions and details about how users interacted with them. That includes clicks, returns to the results page, hovering, scrolling, swiping and viewing duration."
https://t.co/hyvuWzJRca

[Tim Capper @GuideTwit]

Guess what's back .... Post Views 🙃

#googlebusinessprofiles

[Glen Allsopp 👾 @ViperChill]

My talk at BrightonSEO last week turned out to be the most shared of the entire event. 🥳

Just one slight issue: It hasn't happened yet, I didn't give any talks, and the quote is made up.

I know @lilyraynyc has had these fake quotes attributed to her, but it's weird to see for myself.

I wonder how many end up/will end up influencing AI responses.

[Tim Capper @GuideTwit]

@brucebiz2 Remove and re write, stay away from naming people or the place excessivly

[Tim Capper @GuideTwit]

@brucebiz2 Exactly - Google does not delete reviews from users. Its being filtered from displaying live because algo suspects something.

[Tim Capper @GuideTwit]

@brucebiz2 They have not erased it (its still in your account) they filtered it (from appearing) because it looks against guidelines.

[Glenn Gabe @glenngabe]

If you're interested in the August spam update, I published a video covering the update and the four case studies I covered in my blog post. If you wanted some additional color regarding the update, and those cases, then you should check out the video. Covers 'scaled content abuse', AI-generated content, programmatic content, 'Malicious functionality', and more. I end the video with tips and recommendations for site owners that have been impacted.
https://t.co/RaNKze30wv

[Tim Capper @GuideTwit]

The slightly worrying part? Some of these profiles even show their opening hours as confirmed with Google.

#GoogleBusinessProfile #10DowningStreet

https://t.co/z7npLJPG9K

[Tim Capper @GuideTwit]

10 Downing Street has apparently diversified. Peptides, parcel support, puppies, mushrooms and even a note vendor. Who knew running the country left so much time for side hustles?

Sadly, it is not a new government revenue strategy. It is good old fashioned Google spam.