Google Business Profiles Finally Adds Third-Party Ordering Controls
Google has finally added the ability to manage and control third-party ordering services on an individual basis for restaurants within Google Business Profiles. So you can disable features completely or partially from within Google Business Profiles.
Google Expands Ads In AI Mode To More Countries & Multiturn Ads In U.S.
Google announced it is expanding ads in AI Mode to several more countries including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Singapore. Then in Q4 Google will also expand ads in AI Mode to Brazil, …
Bing Ads Revenue Up 12% With Overall Revenue Up 19%
Microsoft reported its first quarter 2027 earnings, showing that its search and advertising revenue was up 12%, indicating its ad growth was 2 points higher than the previous quarter. The previous quarter it was up 10%, before that was up 12%, before t…
Google Ad Revenue Up 10.5% With Revenue Up 25%
Google reported its earnings today, its Q3 2026 earnings report showed search ad revenues up by 10.5% at $82 billion and overall revenue was up 25% at $127.6 billion. As you know, I specifically like to dig in as best as I can on the search ad revenue …
Google Ad Revenue Up 10.5% With Revenue Up 25%
Google reported its earnings today, its Q3 2026 earnings report showed search ad revenues up by 10.5% at $82 billion and overall revenue was up 25% at $127.6 billion. As you know, I specifically like to dig in as best as I can on the search ad revenue …
Google Ads API Version 26.1 Now Out Available
Google Ads has just released a minor update to its Google Ads API, this is version 26.1. This update touches on assets, campaigns, local services, recommendations, reporting, and targeting.
Google Ads API Version 26.1 Now Out Available
Google Ads has just released a minor update to its Google Ads API, this is version 26.1. This update touches on assets, campaigns, local services, recommendations, reporting, and targeting.
Agentic Commerce May Break Your Measurement Before It Breaks Your Strategy.
TL;DR
AI agents can complete a purchase without ever loading your site, so GA4 may never record the sale while your order system does.
You Can Now Build Apps For Google Search: Connected Apps Platform
Google announced today that you and your developers can now build apps for Google Search and Gemini. Google wrote, “today we’re launching the preview of our Connected Apps Platform, a unified way for more app developers to bring their capabilities dire…
You Can Now Build Apps For Google Search: Connected Apps Platform
Google announced today that you and your developers can now build apps for Google Search and Gemini. Google wrote, “today we’re launching the preview of our Connected Apps Platform, a unified way for more app developers to bring their capabilities dire…
Chrome could decide whether your next search opens AI Mode or regular results
The unfinished feature would choose a search experience based on your model, tools and attachments.
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The October 2026 SEO Update by Yoast recap
Welcome to the recap of the October 2026 SEO Update by Yoast! This month, Carolyn Shelby and Alex Moss dug into the latest search news, from Google’s multimodal filters to AI spam crackdowns, and everything in between. Below, we’ve distilled some interesting topics from the discussion, so you can focus on what matters most for […]
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What Does Multimodal Search Actually Change About SEO?
[ Summary ] Multimodal search lets you express an information need with images, words, and other forms of information instead of relying entirely on text. For SEO, keywords remain useful, but they no longer describe the complete query. Treat meaningful…
Google Search Fan POV (Point Of View) Button
Google has added a new interactive search button to some sports-related queries named “Fan POV.” If you go to Google Search and search for [world series], Google will show a blue button that has a baseball emoji and the words “Fan POV.” When you click …
Google adds Save button overlay to desktop image results
Google is testing a “Save” button that appears when users hover over images in desktop Google Images, allowing them to save images without opening them first.
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Google Merchant Center adds a question and answer attribute for products
Google Merchant Center has a new question_and_answer attribute that lets merchants submit up to 30 Q&As per product through a primary feed, supplemental feed, or the Merchant API.
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Google Ads Tests Sponsored Results With Apple Messages Button
Google is testing a new messaging button named Apple Messages on the Google Ads sponsored results. Google has placed messages button, message assets, on Google search ads for a long time now but I don’t think I’ve seen the Apple Messages button before.
Google Ads “All Conversions” Tab Is Fully Live
Google Ads seems to have rolled out the “All conversions” tab within the Goals and Conversions section. This allows advertisers to make one less click, where they can avoid clicking on “View all conversion actions.”
Google Business Profiles Adds Facebook Messenger M.me Links
Google is emailing businesses to let them know it is automatically adding Facebook (Meta) Messenger M.me links to their Google Business Profile. I don’t think I’ve seen Google add m.me links to a Google Business Profile before, so this may be new.
Google Ads sponsored results show new Apple Messages option
Google Ads appears to be testing an Apple Messages option within sponsored search results. The feature may be related to the platform’s beta Message assets, but that connection has not been confirmed.
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