Daily Search Forum Recap: April 30, 2026
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 and Microsoft reported earnings…
Microsoft Ads PMax Website Publisher URL Report Gains Conversion & Spend
Microsoft Advertising has added conversion and spend metrics to the PMax Website Publisher URL report. So if you check out the report, you will see a bunch more insight and data into the performance of those ads.
Google Showing More Links & Citations Within AI Mode?
Google may be testing showing more links and citations within the AI Mode results. Google has done this with AI Overviews a year or so ago and now may be testing it with AI Mode results.
Google Ads Tests Select Partners To Run Ads With
Google Ads is testing more transparency around its partner network, letting some advertisers select if they want to run their ads on the search partner network and/or Google Display Network. It is labeled Partners in Alfa.
Google Ads Recommendations New Results Tab
Google Ads seems to have added a new tab to the recommendations section named “results.” I assume this section will show the results of any implemented recommendations you selected within your Google Ads campaigns.
Agency: The Agentic Website Quality Evaluator
Thisisagency.ai is out of beta on May 1st 2026, to a select few invitees to test out before wider launch in early May 2026.
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Google Ad Revenue Up 15.5% With Overall Revenue Up 22%
Google reported its earnings today, its Q1 2026 earnings report showed ad revenues up by 15.5% at $77.3 billion and overall revenue was up 22% at $109.9 billion…
Bing Ads Revenue Up 12% – New Growth
Microsoft reported its third quarter 2026 earnings and it showed that its search and advertising revenue was up for 1120% and that means its ad growth is growing again. The previous quarter it was up 10% before that, up 16% and the one before that wa…
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 29, 2026
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.
Some Google AdSense vignette ads may trigger the new back button hijacking search penalty…
Google Tests Enter AI Mode Button For AI Overviews
Generally, when Google wants to take you into AI Mode from an AI Overview, it uses a button that says see more or some variation of that. But now Google is testing “Enter AI Mode” as the call to action.
The April 2026 SEO Update by Yoast recap
Each month, we host an SEO update covering the latest in search and AI. During this month’s edition, our SEO experts Carolyn Shelby and Alex Moss, cover everything from the latest advances in Agentic AI to Google’s spam and core updates and why simply publishing more content is no longer enough and in many cases […]
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Google AdSense Vignette Ads Setting May Trigger Back Button Hijack Penalty
Just a heads up, that a small setting within Google AdSense under the vignette ads may trigger your site to get a Google search penalty – specifically for the new back button hijacking search spam rule.
Google AdSense Vignette Ads Setting May Trigger Back Button Hijack Penalty
Just a heads up, that a small setting within Google AdSense under the vignette ads may trigger your site to get a Google search penalty – specifically for the new back button hijacking search spam rule.
Google Local Panel With Show More Action Buttons
Google is testing removing some of the action buttons on local panels, Google Business Profiles, including call and share, and replacing it with a numbered show more button. Clicking on that button opens up those additional action options.
Google Local Panel With Show More Action Buttons
Google is testing removing some of the action buttons on local panels, Google Business Profiles, including call and share, and replacing it with a numbered show more button. Clicking on that button opens up those additional action options.
Google AI Overview Ask Anything Box Sticks As You Scroll
Google is testing having the AI Overview box “Ask Anything” section stick to the bottom of the Google Search box as you scroll down the AI Overview and the search results. This keeps AI Mode in your face during the whole search experience.
Google AI Overview Ask Anything Box Sticks As You Scroll
Google is testing having the AI Overview box “Ask Anything” section stick to the bottom of the Google Search box as you scroll down the AI Overview and the search results. This keeps AI Mode in your face during the whole search experience.
Google Ads Preview Impact Of Negative Keywords (& More)
Google Ads is testing a way for advertisers to preview the impact of a change, like adding negative keywords. It seems to be called “Preview impact estimates” and lets you estimate the impact of, in this case, adding specific negative keywords.
Google Ads Preview Impact Of Negative Keywords (& More)
Google Ads is testing a way for advertisers to preview the impact of a change, like adding negative keywords. It seems to be called “Preview impact estimates” and lets you estimate the impact of, in this case, adding specific negative keywords.
Bing Webmaster Tools New AI Reporting Features
Krishna Madhavan from Microsoft Bing demo’ed some new AI reporting features that should launch within Bing Webmaster Tools soon. They include citation share, grounding query intent, semantic topic label, and GEO-focused recommendations.