Daily Search Forum Recap: May 8, 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 Search ranking volatility may be heating up today…
Google Search Ranking Volatility Spiked Friday – May 8th
It has been a couple of weeks since we last reported on a Google search ranking update, I bet a ton of you were wondering if I was feeling off. But it has been relatively calm for the past couple of weeks, that is until today. I am seeing renewed vola…
Google Search Ranking Volatility Spiked Friday – May 8th
It has been a couple of weeks since we last reported on a Google search ranking update, I bet a ton of you were wondering if I was feeling off. But it has been relatively calm for the past couple of weeks, that is until today. I am seeing renewed vola…
Google Ads Launches New Charts: Bar, Column and Time-Series
Google has launched several new charts within the Google Ads interface. We recently saw the table tree view (which was not 100% new, I was told) and now we are seeing new stacked bar chart, stacked column chart, combo chart, stacked area chart and 100%…
Google Ads Launches New Charts: Bar, Column and Time-Series
Google has launched several new charts within the Google Ads interface. We recently saw the table tree view (which was not 100% new, I was told) and now we are seeing new stacked bar chart, stacked column chart, combo chart, stacked area chart and 100%…
Google Tests Read Reviews Button & Appointment Tags On Local Listings
Google is testing new buttons and tags on its local listings and local ads. These include a new “read reviews” button, various appointment tags and other business descriptive tags.
Google Tests Read Reviews Button & Appointment Tags On Local Listings
Google is testing new buttons and tags on its local listings and local ads. These include a new “read reviews” button, various appointment tags and other business descriptive tags.
Apple Says Google Searches Down On Safari & Google Says Searches Are Up
Yesterday, Apple’s Eddy Cue said searches on Google via Safari were down last month for the first time in 22 years. Then later, Google issued a statement saying there was an “increase in total queries coming from Apple’s devices and platforms.”
Google Tests Alignment Changes To Search Result Snippets
Google is testing a slightly different layout for its search result snippets. Google seems to be indenting the title link, URL and description to the right and placing the favicon indented to the left of that placement.
Google Business Profiles Show Business Address Toggle Broken
Google Business Profiles has another bug, this time with the toggle to hide or show the business address. The toggle for “Show business address to customers” just does not work – I even tried it myself and it is not working for my business.
Google Analytics Real Time Reporting Lagging Again
Google Analytics real time reporting seems to be lagging again this morning. I woke up to a ton of complaints on social about the real time reporting reports in GA4 are simply not working as expected.
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How to optimize content for AI LLM comprehension using Yoast’s tools
As AI-driven search engines rewrite the rules of content visibility, one thing is clear: optimization isn’t dead — it’s evolving. Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Perplexity AI don’t just retrieve web pages; they synthesize answers. And your content? It only gets included if it’s clear, relevant, and easy to extract. The […]
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Google Held Another Google Creator Summit – This Time In D.C.
Google held another Google Creator Summit where they invited 7 creators on a fully paid expense trip to their Washington, D.C. office to spend the first two days in some larger Small Business Summit and then day three with Danny Sullivan, Paul Haahr an…
Google Search Results Page With Large Sponsored Results Ad Grouping
Google is testing showing a large “Sponsored results” header in the search results that can lead to more search results and grouping various Google search ads together.
Google Ads New AI Max For Search Campaigns
Google has announced a new Google Ads search campaign feature named AI Max. Google says AI Max for Search campaigns is a “new, one-click feature suite” that brings you a “suite of targeting and creative enhancements” of “the best of Google AI to your S…
Google Search Tests Moving About Results Count Within Tools Menu
Google is testing moving the about results text, where it shows the count of results, to within the search tools menu. So when you click on “Tools” under the search bar, you may find the “about results” section.
Google Ads Tests Sitelinks Carousels With Images
Google is testing showing images within the sitelinks carousel in Google Ads and sponsored results. We’ve seen images in sitelinks before, numerous times, but here is a version of them in the ads extension.
New Google Merchant Center Event Promotion
Google has a “new feature,” as it labeled it, within Google Merchant Center, for event promotions. This allows you to promote an event, such as a sale, promotion or occasion, that may help you sell product.
Google Site Commands Display AI Overviews
Here is a weird one – doing a site command and Google presenting an AI Overview summary of the results. In this case, the AI Overview was dead wrong – which is not all that uncommon – but why show an AI Overview here?