Reposted by Harry Clarkson-BennettMark Williams-Cook @markwilliamscook.com · 04/07/2025"Day 915. Learned more about LLMs today. Correlation still holding" 2302
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Agreed. I think Indians had the largest countrywide 'meh' when asked if they cared about AI being used to write news articles. 2/3 of the fastest growing publishers have been Indian sites for that very reason 000
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 05/07/2025A bit of light reading on a Saturday for you: open.substack.com/pub/leadersh... How to think about building a brand as an SEO when the greedy bots are done stealing your contentopen.substack.comHow to Build a Brand (with SEO) in a Post AI WorldStrap yourself in and become the most cited and talked about brand in your industry by ALL hallucinatory robots. 000
Reposted by Harry Clarkson-BennettJono Alderson @jono.id · 18/06/2025Most content on the web is garbage. We assume AI will make it worse. But what if it makes it better? Not just mimicking expertise, but becoming the expert in truth. New piece: The rise of synthetic authority www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/t...jonoalderson.comThe rise of synthetic authorityWhat if AI-created authority - authored not by a named human expert, but generated by a system trained on the sum of human knowledge - becomes not only viable, but preferable? 273
Reposted by Harry Clarkson-BennettBrett Tabke @btabke.bsky.social · 15/06/2025This whisper that was given voice, now turns to dull roar : www.bbc.com/future/artic...bbc.comIs Google about to destroy the web?Google says adding more AI to its search engine will rejuvenate the internet. Others predict an apocalypse for websites. One thing is clear: this era of online history is closing. 183
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Incredible stuff. The link building I could only dream of @lidia-infante.com 010
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 15/05/2025A roundup of SEO Week: leadershipinseo.substack.com/p/a-round-up... NYC's least cool, cool event. Decks from Rand and Will Critchlow well worth stealingleadershipinseo.substack.comA Round Up of SEO WeekMy favourite decks, speakers and moments from an event I never thought I'd see the likes of in SEO 000
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 13/05/2025I'm sure you get the same but the amount of grifting messages I get selling me AI guff is infuriating. It's the new backlinks 020
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 13/05/2025For me, looking at social proof platforms and making sure we try to influence our audience in the right place was an excellent takeaway. 000
Reposted by Harry Clarkson-BennettNikki Pilkington @nikkipilkington.bsky.social · 13/05/2025When Google’s John Mueller speaks, (smart) SEOs listen. At the recent Search Central Live NYC event, he shared some invaluable insights about how Google actually evaluates websites. nikki-pilkington.comThe Humans Behind Google's Algorithm And What That Means For Your WebsiteWhen Google's John Mueller speaks, (smart) SEOs listen. At the recent Search Central Live NYC event, he shared some invaluable insights about how Google 051
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Colour me stupid, but I am definitely interested to see what happens in the next few years 020
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Love Barry's stuff. Always hits home for publishers. 010
Reposted by Harry Clarkson-BennettGlenn Gabe @glenngabe.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Safari searches down, but Google searches up on Apple devices? So people are using Safari less & the Google Search app more? Google: "We continue to see overall query growth in Search. That includes an increase in total queries coming from Apple’s devices & platforms." #google #apple #seo #ppcseroundtable.comApple Says Google Searches Down & Google Says Google Searches UpYesterday, Apple's Eddy Cue said searches on Google via Safari were down last month for the first time in 22 years. Then later, Google issued a statement saying there was an "increase in total querie... 182
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 07/05/2025So worth a read: www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/c... Solve problems for people first. Know your audiencejonoalderson.comContentless marketingIf we want to reach and influence audiences, we need a new approach. We must stop treating content as a tool for visibility, and start using it to solve real user problems. 010
Reposted by Harry Clarkson-BennettJohn Mueller @johnmu.com · 02/05/2025This is a great writeup on ways to write things up for the web, for search engines, and for users. 1164
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Tell, without telling me, that you charge a hefty fee for reports and need a clickbaity headline to hawk your nonsense. "Search traffic for publishers will be 0 in 2-3 years" 000
Harry Clarkson-Bennett @harrycb23.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Biggest 50 UK news websites by minutes: pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien... BBC first (obvs) and Yahoo second (joy). NYT tenth which is interesting...pressgazette.co.uk50 biggest UK news websites: Substack enters ranking in MarchPress Gazette lists the top 50 news websites in the UK. Monthly updated top 50 listing based on data provided by Ipsos iris 000