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Google Search Console API Update Speed Unchanged

Google’s John Mueller said that there was no change to how fast and frequently the Google Search Console API sends data. This comes after some are questioning the speed of…

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Google: Ads Coming Soon To AI Mode In EU

There is a report coming out of a Google event named Google Access that has a Googler saying that ads are coming to AI Mode very soon in the EU….

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Google Merchant Center Clarifies Misrepresentation Policies

Google has updated its Misrepresentation policy for both Shopping ads and free listings within Google Merchant Center. Google said the “update provides additional examples of what the policy covers, more…

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New Google Ads Optimization Insights Recommendations

Google is testing a new optimization insights layer or recommendation interface for Google Ads. This has three columns named (1) build a foundation, (2) drive performance and (3) expand and…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 13, 2025

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google local results…

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Google Goldmine Search Content Ranking System?

Have you heard of the Google Goldmine Scoring System? It supposedly looks at your page, your content, and Google gives it a goldminePageScore, title tag factor, body factor, anchor factor,…

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Google Adds Help Page For Discover Feed Source

A couple of weeks ago, Google added a new help page titled Discover feed source overview. This page discusses those cards in the Google Discover feed and when Google gets…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 10, 2025

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Business Profiles…

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Google Ads Missed Growth Opportunities Tab

Google is testing a new section within the Google Ads advertising console named “Missed Growth Opportunities.” This section shows you the “performance you could’ve achieved in the last year if…

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New Google Business Profiles Insights

Google seems to be testing a new Insights feature for Google Business Profiles. The new insights section shows you profile suggestions, like tips on getting more reviews, what to update…

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Bing Search With History Disclaimer

Microsoft is telling Bing Search users when it is using history for some of its search features. Bing will show section named “History” and then say what history is knows…

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Google AI Mode Links In Italics (Test)

Google is testing using the italic font type for the links in AI Mode. So the links have a bit of a slant to them, compared to the other text…

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Bing Testing Updated Copilot Product Search Box

Microsoft is testing a new and updated layout for its Copilot product box/section within the Bing search results. It looks like they just swap the answer and product listing sections…

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Bug: Double Publisher Name On Google Discover

Google had a bug in Google Discover that showed the publisher’s name and logo twice on a story. The publisher’s name showed once at the top and once at the…

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Google Ask AI Mode Anything Explore Carousel

Google Search is testing a new carousel to promote AI Mode named “Ask AI Mode anything.” It gives you ideas on how to “Explore” new or related topics in AI…

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Bing Places New Dashboard Rolling Out

As we reported earlier, Microsoft said a new Bing Places update is coming soon. Well, now it is rolling out to businesses in Bing Places for Business.

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Google Tests AI Generated Search Snippet Descriptions

Google was previously testing placing AI-generated snippet summaries below each search result snippet. Now, Google is testing replacing the search result snippet’s description with its own AI-generated description.

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Google Reveals Dates For Call Ads Going Away

A year ago, we learned that Google would transition from Google call ads, call-only ads, to using call assets within responsive search ads (RSAs) but we didn’t know the dates….

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Google Confirms Google Search Serving Issue

Google has confirmed a Google Search serving issue that is currently ongoing and impacting serving “some pages in some locales.” This is a large enough issue that Google posted about…

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Google Reviews Labeled Incentivized

Did you know Google can label some of the reviews in the product reviews section as “incentivized”? I am not sure I’ve seen this before, have you?

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Google Tests Light Gray Title Links On Hover

Google is testing another variation to the title links in the Google Search results – a light gray effect. So when you hover your mouse cursor over the snippet, the…

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Google Merchant Center Next New Compact Menu Bar

Google has rolled out the new, more compact, menu bar for Google Merchant Center Next. This was part of a slew of user interface updates that Google has been slowly…

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October 2025 Google Webmaster Report

Google’s spam update completed after almost a month rollout, it was pretty wild and got even more wild after the rollout completed. Google AI Mode rolled out to more languages,…

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New Google Ads Message Assets Requirements

Google announced new message assets requirements for Google Ads. These new requirements aim “to ensure a good user experience” and go into effect on October 30, 2025.

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Google AI Mode With More Visual Responses

Google announced that AI Mode had been updated to handle and respond more visually. So AI Mode responses both understand your queries in a more visual way and respond with…

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Google Search Rolls Out Emoji Answer Box

In June, Google began testing showing a new answer box for emoji related queries. So when you search for a specific type of emoji, Google will give you the emoji…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 30, 2025

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

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Is Google Ads Reporting Also Impacted By Num=100 Change?

As a reminder, Google dropped its unofficial support of showing 100 search results per page, which caused issues for third party tracking tools and even Search Console itself. The theory…

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Google Tests Progress Bar For Shopping Ads Carousel

Google is testing a blue progress bar under the Shopping Ads carousel in the search results. As you scroll the carousel to see more products, the blue progress bar will…

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New Google AdSense Traffic Source Breakdown Report

Google added a new report to the Google AdSense reporting named traffic source breakdown. This report helps you understand the origins of your page traffic. It also categorizes traffic based…

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Google Shopping Ask Stores AI Chat

Google seems to be testing or rolling out a new AI chat feature labeled “Ask Stores” within Google Shopping. The AI chat feature lets you “Ask about hard-to-find items, shopping,…

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Google AI Mode Agentic Capabilities Opt In

On Friday, I reported on some folks gaining access to agentic features in AI Mode. Well, Robby Stein from Google announced later that day that anyone in the US can…

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Google Business Profile Suspensions Spike

A number of local SEOs are noticing a lift in the number of suspensions they are dealing with in Google Business Profiles. Many local SEOs are reporting that they are…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 26, 2025

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. The Google Ads…

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Google Ads New Campaign Set Up Screen Updated

Google Ads seems to be rolling out a change to the campaign set up screen and flow. Instead of being asked what ad format you want to run, you must…

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Google Local Pack At Top Of Google Shopping Tab

Google seems to be testing showing the local pack, Google Business Profile listings, at the top of the Google Shopping results in the Shopping tab. Normally, Google does not show…

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Google AI Mode Agentic Features Go Live For Some

A month ago, Google announced new agentic (agent based) features for AI Mode. Well, some are now seeing this live in AI Mode, specifically making reservations at recommended restaurants.

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Google AdSense Dropping Session-Related Metrics

Google is sunsetting the session-related metrics for Google AdSense. Google said this includes all metrics that rely on ad sessions, such as “Ad sessions”, “Ad session RPM”, etc.

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Google Ads Dishonest Pricing Practices Policy Updates

Google is updating the Google Ads Misrepresentation policy concerning Dishonest Pricing Practices. This will require advertisers to disclose the payment model or full expense that a user will incur before…

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Bing Tests Colorful Lines In Search Results

Microsoft Bing is testing colorful lines and separator sections in the Bing Search results. The colors are in blue, orange and gray (and maybe more).

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Bing Search Ads With Free Shipping Text Attributes

Microsoft is testing showing text attributes that can say things like “Free Shipping on Qualified Orders” with an icon next to the search ads on Bing Search. This is not…

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Google Search Testing Shaded Stock Price Interface

Google is testing a shaded box design for the stock pricing and information in the Google Search results. Google has these shaded designs in other areas as well but for…

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Google AI Mode Travel Planning Gains More Features

Google AI Mode has had travel planning for some time but according to some in the travel industry, Google recently began rolling out more of these features in the wild….