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Internet Marketing Agency, providing: Online Reputation Management, SEO Consulting/Audits, Social Media Management, Expert Witness Services, PPC Ads + more!

[The Defamation Expert Witness @DefamationXpert]

Searches for Defamation Attorneys are on the rise 📈

But what could be behind this trend?

Find out in this article by Defamation Expert Witness, Chris Silver Smith. #defamation

https://t.co/IeqDQY8xxX

[Argent Media @argentmedia]

Google can remove reviews that are defamatory!

IF the right steps are taken. Read Argent Media CEO @si1very's commentary for more details:

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

Google removes business reviews "due to defamation complaints"❗

I don't believe Google has a specific anti-defamation policy, but a few rules under Maps User-Generated Content Policy could apply.

So, this is great information to know!

[The Defamation Expert Witness @DefamationXpert]

Generative AI chatbots have increasingly played a part in defamation lawsuits, and this trend is going to continue.

Read about defamation and AI in our new blog post: https://t.co/LOTrUWXPdB

[Argent Media @argentmedia]

Time was when someone was easily harmed by content targeting them on Ripoff Report. Nowadays, it's pretty rare and we're glad of it!

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

Because Google tanked the rankings of Ripoff Report and other exploitative websites like it, Ripoff Report now "nees your help" and is asking for donations right off its homepage.

How inclined do you feel to help them?

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

I had a similar gut reaction to Jan-Willem's regarding Google's claim that sites don't need to take steps to ensure Javascript content is acceptable: DISBELIEF.

JS-rendered content is frequently a major barrier to search bots' access. 🤖

[Argent Media @argentmedia]

Do you remember when you joined X? We do! 14 years ago! #MyXAnniversary

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

Check out my latest article at @sengineland: Generative AI & Defamation: What the New Reputation Threats Look Like! 🤖

With reputation management insider tips and advice on how to fight defamation appearing in AI chat and AI overviews! 💥
https://t.co/2C5hQvXYWq

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

It has reached a point where Reddit's listings in the organic search results and AI overviews need to be tagged "sponsored". Are you paying attention, @FTC?

This is also arguably reducing the quality of Google's overall search.

[Argent Media @argentmedia]

Read CEO Chris Silver Smith's latest article covering which search engine results are being used by AI chatbots. The findings may surprise you!

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

Check out my latest article at Search Engine Land answering the Q:

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙗? 🤖

Many questions sent to AI chatbots are answered by AI conducting multisearches & summarizing the results.
https://t.co/qiXo8gGBDT

[Lily Ray 😏 @lilyraynyc]

For publishers, having "best __ product" pages is a goldmine for AI search citations.

Most of the top-cited pages across many publisher sites are product review pages. For brands, being mentioned on these pages is key.

Data via @Similarweb

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

Google Trends API?!? Yes, please!

This is a fantastic development.

Also? Google's AI Overview does not have awareness of this yet as it is too fresh. (See in the comments below.)

[Argent Media @argentmedia]

Argent Media CEO Chris Silver Smith is speaking this week at Pubcon in Austin.

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

I'm jazzed to be speaking at the @Pubcon Austin 2025 conference today & tomorrow!

I'm speaking in the "Backlinks Still Rule the Web" 🔗🔗🔗 session along with @rollerblader!

Not. To. Be. Missed!

Thanks to @btabke for inviting me to speak.

DYK Pubcon has been around 25yrs?!

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

I was asked to be a last-minute pinch-hitter keynote speaker at the @DigiMarCon conference in Dallas this week! It was a fun break from my usual case load, and I wanted to see what the conference was like since I've never been. It was fun to meet the attendees and speakers!

[Argent Media @argentmedia]

This was once the SEO party to end all parties!

Argent Media's CEO, @si1very, with @mattcutts, at a Googledance party at Google's headquarters over a decade ago.

We love the swank rave lighting!

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

Matt Cutts (Google's former Distinguished Engineer and head of their Webspam Team) and I at Googledance, circa 2008, at Google's HQ (the "Googleplex"). Googledance was a party that Google hosted for attendees of the SMX West conference in San Jose back in the good 'ole days.

While Googledance was a fantastic party with all sorts of food, drinks, games, and dancing, one could also filter off into a backroom at Google to chat with the ranking engineers and ask them questions, which is what I always did. While they were very careful about what they said, one could also get glimmers and nuances of what they felt about topics, and inflection gave hints about stuff that you could also read between the lines.

[Ryan Jones @RyanJones]

Pagespeed is another SEO pet peeve. I've met very few SEOs that can turn a PSI report into clear dev actions because they don't understand the code. Stop trying to own this. Just tell the dev team what goals to hit and let them do it.

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

Reputation Management advice: it's rarely ever going to help your business to insult a customer! 🚫 Clapping-back to a negative review might be immediately satisfying but will often cast you as unprofessional when other potential customers see it. ⭐

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

The Google Doodle today is celebrating World Quantum day with a quantum superposition logo! ⚛

[Chris Silver Smith @si1very]

Have you read my latest article on 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 for #LocalSEO at @sengineland?

A lot of people have assumed how some processes work for Google Maps optimization that are invalid: find out what works! https://t.co/IfcppBjikq

[Argent Media @argentmedia]

If you think all SEO consultants and agencies give the same advice, you are mistaken.

[Barry Schwartz @rustybrick]

Google's @JohnMu says using generative AI to create blog posts and content to get backlinks is almost certainly against Google's spam policies https://t.co/sN1gX3dnln via @_beccaharrison (scary stuff here)