Bing Tests Related Searches Alternative Texts
Microsoft is testing using alternative names and titles for the related searches section within the Bing Search results. I was able to trigger four alternatives to the normal related searches header.
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 28, 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.
Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai…
Google’s Sundar Pichai Doesn’t Think Web Publishing Is Dead
Nilay Patel of The Verge had a great one-on-one conversation with Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO. Nilay did put on the pressure around how the changes with AI Overviews and AI Mode in Google Search are impacting publishers in a very negative way, but Sun…
Google Business Profiles Chat Clicks Performance Analytics
Google added a new type of data point to the Google Business Profiles performance reports named Chat Clicks. Chat clicks show you how many people are clicking over from your chat conversations in the local and maps results within Google Search and Maps.
Poll: Most SEOs Are Scared About Google AI Mode
With Google rolling out AI Mode in the US and calling it the future of Google Search, many SEOs are worried about how organic search will lead traffic and conversions for their business and their clients. Well, a small poll showed that most SEO are sca…
Google Search Products Third-Level Overlay With Store Pricing & More
Google Search now lets you see the pricing history and pricing details, including more store details of a specific product, directly from the search results. When you click on the three dots in the product secondary overlay, you get this third-level ov…
Google Search Products Third-Level Overlay With Store Pricing & More
Google Search now lets you see the pricing history and pricing details, including more store details of a specific product, directly from the search results. When you click on the three dots in the product secondary overlay, you get this third-level ov…
Google AI Overviews Tests Query Expansion Tabs
Google needs even more queries, the 10% growth isn’t enough, so Google AI Overviews is testing query expansion tabs at the top of the AI Overviews. We’ve seen variations of this within the AI Overviews, but now they are testing them at the top of the A…
Google Search Console Tests New Crawl Stats UI
Google is testing a new design for the crawl stats section in Google Search Console. Instead of the more list view section below the main chart at the top, this new interface is much more visual with numerous charts.
Google Moving Notifications To Merchant Center Next June 25
Google announced it will be removing the notifications and email archive section from Google Merchant Center into Google Merchant Center Next on June 25, 2025. After June 25th, Google Merchant Center will no longer have your email notifications archiv…
Bing Tests Sticky Footer With Related Searches
Microsoft is testing a sticky footer in the Bing Search results that show related searches. So the related searches section sticks to the footer, making these related searches way more in your face.
Google Technical SEO & Programmatic SEO Are Different
Google’s John Mueller does not want you to lump programmatic SEO with technical SEO. He said they are different things and that while technical SEO “will definitely continue to be a thing,” programmatic SEO is another story.
Google Tests AI Overviews Follow Up In AI Mode vs Dive Deeper in AI Mode
Google is testing replacing the “Dive deeper in AI Mode” button with “Follow up in AI Mode.” This is the button you can sometimes see at the bottom of the AI Overview, after you expand the AI Overview within Google Search.
Bing Travel Stories
Bing added a new section to its search results named “travel stories.” You can see them when you enter in a popular travel country or city, and then look on the right side of the page. The travel stories pull from Bing Travel.
Google AI Overviews With Image Carousel
Google AI Overviews can now show an image carousel that you can swipe through to go to images. I am not able to replicate this myself but it seems like when you click on the images, it takes you into Google Image Search.
Google Ads Help Doc On Ads In AI Overviews & Experiences
Google has released a new help document named About Ads and AI Overviews, plus, they added a new landing page that contains a link to this single document named Ads in AI-Powered experiences. I assume Google will eventually add a new section named Ads …
SEO Complaints About Google’s Live Broadcasting & Indexing API
I am seeing a number of complaints from the SEO industry in India and those regions around Google not indexing live broadcast types of content fast with the Google Indexing API. There are quite a number of complaints on X this morning about the issue -…
Google Ads Lowers Customer Lists To 100 Visitors For Targeting On Search Campaigns
Google Ads, sometime after June 2024 and November 2024, updated the size of your data segment requirement from 1,000 active visitors in a 30-day period to 100 active visitors in the same period. This is for the requirement to serve your ads varies base…
Google Shopping Tests New Menu Under Search Bar With Super G Logo
Google is testing a new menu, tab bar, under the search bar within Google Shopping. This new bar most visibly has the super G logo and then contains additional options that take you to search, nearby, deals and for you searches.
Google: Stop Using Indexing API For Unsupported Content
Google’s John Mueller once again told SEOs to stop using the Google Indexing API for unsupported content types. The Google Indexing API is supported for job postings and live stream content and nothing else, but yet many still try to use it for other t…