Microsoft Bing Vehicle Ads With Car Condition Labels
Microsoft is now labeling some of the Bing vehicle ads with the condition of those automobiles. They include ‘New,’ ‘Used,’ and ‘CPO’ (Certified Pre-Owned). Also highlights features like ‘Single Owner,’ ‘Nationwide Transfer,’ and ‘Low Miles Per Year.’
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 2, 2025
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.
You can check out the June 2025 Google webmaster report…
June 2025 Google Webmaster Report
It’s time for the big Google Webmaster report where I recap all the big organic Google Search related news I covered here over the past month. We had Google I/O and with that, AI Mode went live in the US, with a bunch of new AI features. AI Overviews e…
Bing Search Tests Chat with Copilot Section
Microsoft is testing a new “Chat with Copilot” section within the Bing Search results. This section will give you query and question ideas that expand your original search query done on Bing and try to take you into Copilot, Microsoft’s AI search expe…
Google’s Gemini Live Available On Gemini App
At Google I/O, Google demoed a feature named Gemini Live, where you point your smartphone camera at stuff and then ask Gemini questions about what you are looking at. Well, that feature went live late on Friday on the Gemini app.
Google Search Product Results Tests Blue Quick View Button
Google is testing a blue “Quick View” button on the popular product listings within Google Search. The funny thing is, prior to 2018, Google did have a quick view button for shopping ads, then used a “see more” button and it has changed but these are n…
Google Lens Comes To YouTube Shorts – Without Ads For Now…
Google Lens will soon work on YouTube shorts, all you need to do is pause the YouTube Short, then make a circle on the portion of the video you want Google Lens to search on and it will provide an overlay dialog menu to show you search results that match.
Programming Note: Offline For Shavuot On Monday & Tuesday
This is a programming note that I will be completely offline for the holiday of Shavout/Shavous on Monday and Tuesday, June 2nd and 3rd. Any stories published here will be scheduled, written beforehand, and not written during the holiday hours…
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 30, 2025
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.
If you want your pages to show in Google’s AI Mode…
Video: Google Search Ranking Volatility, Web Publishing Dead, AI Mode Search Console Data & AI Mode Scares SEOs
This week, we covered more Google Search ranking volatility around May 29th. Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, said web publishing is not dead and had a great interview with The Verge. Most SEOs are scared of AI Mode in Google…
Google May Extend The Google Search Box To See More Of The Query
Google may extend the Google Search box so you can see more of your longer query. As you know, people are doing longer searches these days, and sometimes, you can’t see the full query when you type it. Instead, you need to scroll to see the 2,000 plus …
Google Ads Al Max Replaces Search Max In Google Ads
Google seems to be renaming Search Max to AI Max within the Google Ads interface. The new wording for this says, “Al Max for search campaigns.” Then there is a toggle to turn on “Optimise your campaign with Al Max” with a beta label.
Google On How Googlebot Crawling Has Changed Over The Years
Gary Illyes from Google described how search engine crawlers have changed over the years. This came up in the latest Search Off the Record podcast with Martin Splitt and Gary Illyes from Google.
Some Seeing Google Ads Channel Reporting For Performance Max
Some advertisers are seeing the newly announced and much anticipated channel reporting for Performance Max campaigns within the Google Ads advertiser console in the wild. This was announced about a month ago, after hearing leaks of it weeks prior and …
Google: Page Needs To Be Indexed To Be Shown In AI Mode
Google has once again confirmed that in order for Google to show your content as a citation or link in AI Mode, it generally needs to be crawled and then indexed by Google. This is the same thing for a page to be shown in Google Search, Google AI Over…
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up May 29th
Google Search ranking and results have experienced increased volatility over the past 24 hours or so – the search results are heating up. I am noticing an uptick in SEO chatter within the industry and also some of the tools are showing increased search…
Google Updates When Local Questions & Answers Display
For the past several months, we’ve been seeing signs that the Google Maps and local questions and answers feature is being phased out. Well, it seems like it is not going away but rather changed when it does and does not show.
Google: Ads Can Show Above/Below or Within AI Overviews But Not Both At Same Time
Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ads Liaison, confirmed on X that ads can show above/below the AI Overviews or within the AI Overviews but not in both positions at the same time. She wrote, “Your ad could trigger to show either above/below AIO or within AIO, but…
Google Ads To Allow Melatonin Ads Beyond US & Canada
Google is updating its Unapproved Substances section of the Healthcare and Medicines policy in June to allow the promotion and serving ads for Melatonin. This is currently allowed in the U.S. and Canada, but will now be allowed beyond.
Google Search Results Light Background Shadow Color On Hover
Google is testing another search results snippet hover effect. This one will color the background a light gray shadow like color. We’ve seen variations of this before (see articles below).