Google On lastmod Tag In XML Sitemap: Update The Date If Your Providing Something New

March 6, 2023

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Today’s roundup:

1) Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians in response to government bill.

2) U.S. House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok.

3) Google On lastmod Tag In XML Sitemap: Update The Date If Your Providing Something New.

Google’s John Mueller spoke a bit more about when you should update the date in the lastmod tag in the XML sitemap file. He said on Twitter if you are “providing something new for search engines that you’d like reflected in search,” then update the date, if not, then don’t.

4) Google Ads Adds Automatically Created Assets & Loses Some Location Targeting Settings.

5) Pinterest is testing a new premium video ad format on its app’s search tab.

6) YouTubers Share Results of First Month of Shorts Monetization.

7) All In One SEO Pack Vulnerabilities Impacting 3 Million Sites Patched.

8) Trust The Badge: Google’s System For Safe Online Shopping.

9) OpenAI’s ChatGPT & Whisper API Now Available For Developers.

10) Google Ads Policy Changes For Malicious Software, Compromised Sites & Unwanted Software.

11) New features for teens and families on TikTok.

12) Introducing the new Bing in Windows 11.

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