Google’s AI Uses Schema?
Article updated thanks to a sharp observation from Lukasz Rogala who makes my claim less certain and putting us back in the “needs more evidence category”. There’s some evidence Google uses structured data to ground Gemini in its AI search. If true this is good news for AI SEO people and vindication for schema advocates […]
Google’s AI Uses Schema?
Article updated thanks to a sharp observation from Lukasz Rogala who makes my claim less certain and putting us back in the “needs more evidence category”. There’s some evidence Google uses structured data to ground Gemini in its AI search. If true this is good news for AI SEO people and vindication for schema advocates […]
Google’s AI Uses Schema?
Article updated thanks to a sharp observation from Lukasz Rogala who makes my claim less certain and putting us back in the “needs more evidence category”. There’s some evidence Google uses structured data to ground Gemini in its AI search. If true this is good news for AI SEO people and vindication for schema advocates […]
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core Update Status, Gemini 3 Flash In AI Mode, Optimizing For AI Search & Bug Fixes Galore
This week, we have a status update on the ongoing Google December 2025 core update. Google also said it does not pre-announce core updates or quality updates. Gemini 3 Flash now powers Google AI Mode. Google Search…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core Update Status, Gemini 3 Flash In AI Mode, Optimizing For AI Search & Bug Fixes Galore
This week, we have a status update on the ongoing Google December 2025 core update. Google also said it does not pre-announce core updates or quality updates. Gemini 3 Flash now powers Google AI Mode. Google Search…
Google Product Reviews Bug On Product Detail Pages
Google reportedly has a bug that displays incorrect product reviews in Google Search for a retailer. It is now pulling from text on the page that includes the Google Business Profile reviews, despite the product reviews not being there and not being ma…
Google Product Reviews Bug On Product Detail Pages
Google reportedly has a bug that displays incorrect product reviews in Google Search for a retailer. It is now pulling from text on the page that includes the Google Business Profile reviews, despite the product reviews not being there and not being ma…
Google Search Testing New Sports Features
Google is testing a number of new sports-related search features within Google Search. These include a “What’s new” section, “Discover more” section, a Play-by-play section, What people are saying and more. And some of these features, when clicked, tak…
Google Search Testing New Sports Features
Google is testing a number of new sports-related search features within Google Search. These include a “What’s new” section, “Discover more” section, a Play-by-play section, What people are saying and more. And some of these features, when clicked, tak…
Google Ads Tests Video Assets From Merchant Center
Google Ads recently added a beta to bring in videos from your social campaigns into your ad campaigns. And now, Google is testing bringing in videos in Merchant Center.
Google Ads Tests Video Assets From Merchant Center
Google Ads recently added a beta to bring in videos from your social campaigns into your ad campaigns. And now, Google is testing bringing in videos in Merchant Center.
Google Business Profiles Verification Issue Support Form Updated
Google has updated the Google Business Profiles verification issues support form. This makes it easier to pick a specific issue you had when trying to verify a business within Google Business Profiles.
Google Business Profiles Verification Issue Support Form Updated
Google has updated the Google Business Profiles verification issues support form. This makes it easier to pick a specific issue you had when trying to verify a business within Google Business Profiles.
Google JavaScript Doc Now Says Non-200 HTTP Status Code Might Not Be Rendered
Google updated its JavaScript SEO documentation for the third time this week, this time to say that “while pages with a 200 HTTP status code are sent to rendering, this might not be the case for pages with a non-200 HTTP status code.”
The December 2025 edition of the SEO Update by Yoast: AI search, publisher deals & more
Missed the final SEO Update by Yoast of 2025? Our in-house principal SEOs, Carolyn Shelby and Alex Moss, broke down December’s biggest search shifts, from Gemini’s integration to Google’s publisher deals, and answered your burning questions. Don’t forget to watch the replay and sign up for the next edition! Watch the full replay below (or […]
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Google’s Danny Sullivan & John Mueller On SEO For AI: It’s The Same
John Mueller from Google had Danny Sullivan from Google on the Search Off the Record podcast to talk about “Thoughts on SEO & SEO for AI.” In short, they both said SEO for AI is the same as SEO for traditional search but then they got into it.
Google Updates JavaScript SEO Doc With Setting Canonical URL Advice
Google updated its JavaScript SEO best practices document with a new section on how to set the canonial URL when using JavaScript. Google wrote, “The best way to set the canonical URL is to use HTML, but if you have to use JavaScript, make sure that yo…
Gemini 3 Flash For Google AI Mode – Now Rolling Out
Google is bringing Gemini 3 Flash to AI Mode, bringing much of Gemini 3’s power without waiting too long – hence the “Flash” part of the name. Robby Stein from Google said, “Starting today, we’re rolling it out globally in Search as the default model i…
Google Reviews Disappearing Bug Reportedly Fixed
Back in October, many businesses reported that reviews left on their Google Business Profiles were disappearing. It wasn’t happening to every business, but it was widespread. Last night, I was told the bug had been fixed and that the reviews should be …
Microsoft Tests Underlines In Bing Ad Description Snippets
Microsoft is also testing underlining the text of the Bing Ads search snippets and descriptions. I am not sure if those underlined words are links or not but I assume so.