David Epding
depding.bsky.social
David Epding
@depding.bsky.social
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SEO + Data/ML : Python * Tableau
Reposted by David Epding
If this doesn't sound like Reddit is building content for search engines (not users) at scale, with Google's blessing (and help) then I don't know what does... would really love to hear from @searchliaison.bsky.social on this officially
I've been meaning to write this for a few weeks, but I'm glad I held off. There was some new information that was important to cover -> Is it safe? Does Google’s evolving view of auto-translated content, and lack of action with Reddit’s AI translations, open the floodgates for site owners? #seo
Is it safe? Does Google’s evolving view of auto-translated content, and lack of action with Reddit's AI translations, open the floodgates for site owners?
Glenn Gabe covers Google's evolving view of auto-translated content, including using AI to translate content at scale (based on Reddit's heavy use of AI-translations).
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May 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Reposted by David Epding
My website ranks at the top for this Google search in almost every way possible: Top Rank, Featured Snippet, AI Overview Source, and 2(!) Images

Yet traffic is down 40% as Google rolls out AI Overviews more broadly

The future of web publishing is going to look very, very different
April 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reposted by David Epding
SEO has truly come full circle... this is the type of spammy #SEO stuff I was doing in 2010 (before getting destroyed by the Penguin update, lol)

And it somehow this all works wonders again:

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January 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM