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Google is testing a new ad format, at least I think it is newish, where it shows local ad that has images that expand when you swipe over them to…
Google is testing a new ad format, at least I think it is newish, where it shows local ad that has images that expand when you swipe over them to…
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I am hearing reports that the Google October 2023 spam update that touched down on October 4, 2023, at around 12:50 p.m. ET is starting to do its job. This…
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Google is testing a new feature, or search refinement, within the image search results that shows you “from this image.” I suspect this shows you matches of other image search…
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