Google Related Searches Based On Your Browsing
Google is now testing showing related searches based on your browsing. I suspect this is based on your browsing history on Chrome, beyond what you may search for in Google but based on what pages you browse.
Google Shopping Ads With AI-Generated Descriptions
Google is now testing AI-generated descriptions on shopping and product ads. We saw this with normal sponsored results earlier this month, Google confirmed it was a small test then, and now we are seeing it on shopping ads.
Almost Half Of Google Searches Have AI Overviews & Climbing
Doesn’t it feel like you are always seeing AI Overviews at the top of all your Google Search results? Well, new data from Similarweb says that AI Overviews show up for about 43% of all queries. Meanwhile, Semrush data has it at about 48% of all querie…
Google Blames Website For Race Based AI Overview Response
Normally, I wouldn’t cover political topics like this, but with Google trying to copyright its search results, including AI Overview responses, I thought it was appropriate. Google responded to complaints about a race-based AI Overview answer, blaming…
Google: Offline Conversions With GBRAID URL Parameter Help Doc
Google has a new help document in the Google Ads support area on how to set up offline conversions using GBRAID. A GBRAID URL parameter (&gbraid=xyz) is a privacy-preserving identifier used to measure ad performance.
Google Discover Tests Read Later Queue Carousel
Google is testing a new carousel at the top of the Google home page on mobile for Google Discover. It is a carousel of content that is titled “Read Later Queue,” and it comprises articles you saved to read later.
Bing Ads Revenue Up 10%
Microsoft reported its fourth-quarter 2026 earnings, showing that its search and advertising revenue was up 10%, indicating its ad growth was 2 points lower than the previous quarter. The previous quarter it was up 12%, before that up 10% before that, …
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 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.
Google Search Console platform properties is fully live, it is cool…
Google Platform Properties Now Fully Live
Earlier this month, Google announced platform properties, a way to see content that you manage but on third-party platforms, including social platforms and video platforms. So if you have an account on Instagram, TikTok, X and/or YouTube, you can claim…
The Problem With unavailable_after – Google Might Not See Updated Dates
Google supports the unavailable_after meta attribute, which will tell Google not to show this page in search results after the specified date/time. The problem with this, is that if you try to change the unavailable_after date later, Google might not …
Bing Testing Pricing On Product Images
Microsoft seems to be testing showing pricing on the product images within the Bing Search organic results. Normally, Bing would show review stars on the product images and, below the image, show the price. I should note that I am also seeing two rows…
Google Ads Target CPA & Target ROAS As Explicit Bidding Strategy Options
The Google Ads interface now shows Target CPA and Target ROAS as explicit bidding strategy options in the drop-down of bidding options. We knew this was coming, as it is supported in the new version of Google Ads Editor 2.13 and all the other recent c…
Google Search Doesn’t Publish Precedence For Metadata In Conflict
Google’s John Mueller confirmed it has not and likely won’t publish publicly Google Search’s defined order of precedence for metadata reconciliation. In other words, if you have conflicting signals you are sending Google, which signal trumps the other….
Google Ads Lead Journey Mapping
Google Ads posted details about a new feature it calls “Lead Journey Mapping.” Lead Journey Mapping is a visual drag-and-drop tool that allows lead generation advertisers to map their end-to-end customer journey within Google Ads.
Google Ads Budget Panel
Google Ads has introduced what it calls “Budget Panel,” which should be able to be found (at some point) in Performance Max and Demand Gen campaign review page. Google says the Budget Panel “provides customized budget recommendations to optimize campai…
Platform properties roll out globally, plus a new social and video performance guide
Earlier this month, we announced platform properties for Search Console,
allowing you to track how your social and video posts on Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube perform on Google Search,
Discover, and Google News. Today, platform p…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 28, 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 is testing related searches based on your browsing within Search…
Google Page Indexing Report Delays Providing Static Data
Since June 11th, Google Search Console’s page indexing report has been getting stuck and not showing more daily data for the past several weeks. Google has fixed it a few times, but it leads to seeing the data grouped by weeks rather than by days.
New Google Ads Status: Has Improvements
Google Ads may have released a new ad status named “Has improvements.” I don’t see any other mentions of this status before the weekend, so I am thinking it might be new. Have you seen this one before?
Google Ads Gain Product Clicks & Non-Product Clicks Metrics
Google Ads has added two new product reporting metrics to some reports, product clicks and non-product clicks. Product clicks are when a searcher clicked directly on a product in your ad and non-product clicks are when a searcher clicked another part …