Welcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast.

Jared Bauman and guest host Thomas Smith are back this week to bring you up to speed about the latest news around SEO, Google, Reddit, and more.

They also discuss some very creative side hustles and share some successful but weird niche sites. Let’s dive in!

They talk about the completion of the December Core Update - https://x.com/rustybrick/status/1869458291396620456

They discuss how an exploit reveals Google’s ranking secrets - https://searchengineland.com/google-exploit-scoring-classifications-449333

They talk about how Reddit is incorporating AI - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/reddit-integrates-ai-powered-search-with-new-reddit-answers/534874/

They discuss the trouble with searching Google for “the best” - https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/google-search-shopping-results-fake-reviews-7795b2b9

They chat about the arrival of Sora - https://openai.com/index/sora-is-here/

Jared’s weird site - https://www.charactercountonline.com/

Thomas’ weird site - https://www.cheeseprofessor.com/

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