Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility, Bing AI Performance Reports, New AI Mode Retail Ads, UCP Checkout & ChatGPT Ads Go Live
This week in search we have more ongoing Google search ranking volatility. Bing Webmaster Tools rolled out new AI Performance reports with a new design. Google AI Overviews tests new overlay cards. Grokipedia is seeing a decline in visibility in Go…
Where Are Those New Google Search Console Features?
Last November and December, Google announced a slew of new features for Google Search Console. But it seems like most of us still do not have access to those features.
Google Ads Product Eligibility View Across Campaigns
Google Ads added to the Products section of your ads account the ability to see product eligibility directly in the Status column. This lets you see very quickly where each product is eligible across different campaigns in your Google Ads account.
Google Still Recommends You Focus On Visible Anchor Text For Links
Google’s John Mueller said he still recommends you have visible anchor text for your links in order to “provide more context for search engines.” Don’t just use title elements in the link attribute; make sure the link has actual visible anchor text.
Google Ads Recommended Experiments
Google Ads now has a new recommended experiments box in the Experiments page. This should offer you customized and personalized recommendations that Google Ads thinks you should try based on your account setup and performance data.
Bing Tests Underlining Name & Price In Shopping Ads Carousel
Microsoft is testing underlining the product name and product price in the shopping ads carousel at the top of the Bing Search results. I am not sure how much this adds to the interface but maybe it drives a bit more attention and thus clicks?
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 12, 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 Ads launched new AI Mode retailer ads…
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 12, 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 Ads launched new AI Mode retailer ads…
OpenAI Wants Advertisers To Prompt To Create Ads & Skip Agencies
Asad Awan, who is in charge of monetization at OpenAI was interviewed by his own company on “The Thinking Behind Ads in ChatGPT.” It is a 25 minute interview and one part he discusses how he would like to see advertisers simply prompt to create ads an…
Google AI Mode Launches UCP-Powered Checkout
Google is rolling out UCP, Universal Commerce Protocol, powered checkout in AI Mode. This launched as part of the Google Ads news from yesterday, and you can now see it in AI Mode for products from Etsy and Wayfair.
Google AdSense Adds New Triggers For Vignette Ads
Google AdSense has added additional triggers for vignette ads. There are now a total of six triggers, three old ones and three new ones. These new triggers took effect on February 9, 2026.
Google Ads New AI Mode Shopping Ad & Veo 3 Is In Asset Studio
Google announced a new ad unit for AI Mode for shopping ads which promotes retailers. Google also launched Veo 3 support in Google Ads Asset Studio. Plus Vidhya Srinivasan, VP/GM of Ads & Commerce at Google, published her annual letter to the industry …
Google Releases Early Preview Of WebMCP
The Google Chrome team announced its early preview of WebMCP, “a standard way for exposing structured tools, ensuring AI agents can perform actions on your side with increased speed, reliability, and precision,” André Cipriani Bandarra from Google wrote.
Bing Webmaster Tools Rolls Out AI Performance Report (With New Design)
A couple of weeks ago I reported Bing was beta testing a new AI performance report within Bing Webmaster Tools. These reports are now available as a public preview for all to see. Plus, Bing Webmaster Tools has a whole new slick design.
Would You Give Google Your ID Numbers To Remove Results About You
Google announced a number of updates to help people find and remove personal information and sensitive imagery about themselves from Google. But you would need to give Google this information first, so Google can find it and then remove it.
Google Clarifies Google’s Crawler File Size Limits Doc Again
Earlier this month, we reported that Google updated two of its help documents around Google’s crawler file size limits. Well, Google made a clarification to one of those documents the other day after some confusion within the SEO industry.
Google Sign In To Customize Top Stories – Preferred Sources
Google added a new button to the top stories section of Google Search named “Sign in to customize.” This leads users who are not logged into Google to sign in, so those users can configfure there preferred sources in Google Search.
Google Business Short Names Being Removed From Business Profiles
Google will stop showing the business short names on Google Business Profiles in Search and Google Maps. The short name will still work, if you have one, but going forward, the link in your Google Business Profile will no longer be displayed to you or…
Google Search Ranking Volatility Gets Heated Again February 10th
I am seeing some early signs of yet another unconfirmed Google Search ranking update with more volatility touching down today, February 10th. The chatter within the SEO community is starting to spike, and some of the third-party tracking tools are show…
Google Ads Performance Max A/B Experiments In The Wild
A month ago, we reported on a new help document on Google Ads for Performance Max optimization experiments: A/B testing assets beta. Well, now some are seeing this in the wild, where you can set up these A/B tests in a controlled environment.