Google Ads API Version 19 Now Available
Google has released version 19 of the Google Ads API, v19 adds enhanced video assets for Performance Max campaigns, updates to brand guidelines and tons of other additions, changes and removals.
Bing From Sources Across The Web Shows Sources Used By AI
Microsoft is now showing the sources it used to generate its AI-based “from sources across the web” section in Bing Search. If you click on the little i icon, Bing will show you where it pulled the list together from.
Google Top Search Definitions Under Auto Suggestions
Google is now showing a “top search” definition box below the auto suggestions within Google Search for some searches. I guess it is a quick way for Google to give you a definition for a word.
Google Ads High Value New Customer Mode Live For Some
Google may be rolling out the high value new customer mode for Google Ads advertisers, after it has been in beta for some time. This setting lets you set different bidding priorities for high value new prospects, regular new customers and existing ones.
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 26, 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 Local Service Ads opts advertisers into booking links, by default…
Google Ads Sitelinks Creation Page Bug With Prefill Functionality
Google Ads had a bug with the sitelinks creation page, where the prefill functionality was not working right. Google confirmed the issue and said it was “very limited and was not widespread.”
Google Local Service Ads Booking Links Now Charges Like Calls Automatically
Google has sent out an email to its Google Local Service Ads advertisers, notifying them that they are now letting searchers use a booking link to schedule an appointment or service, when the booking link is detected on the Google Business Profile of t…
Bing Tests Underlined & Bold Sponsored Results
A few weeks ago, we saw Microsoft testing green colored sponsored URLs for the Bing search results. Now I am seeing reports of both underlined and bolded URLs and titles of the sponsored results, where the organic/free listings are not underlined or b…
Google: There Is A Lot More Work To Do To Make Crawling More Efficient
Last April 2024, Gary Illyes from Google said he was on a mission to make web crawling more efficient, he wanted to “figure out how to crawl even less, and have fewer bytes on wire.” Gary updated us saying “there’s lots more in works” for this but imp…
Bing Tests New Links UI For Copilot AI Answers
Microsoft is testing another user interface and experience for the links they show within its AI Answers, the Copilot responses. These links show with a hyperlink icon and the domain name spelled out, and then when you mouse over it, it has a carousel …
Microsoft Bing Testing Copilot Search
Microsoft seems to be testing a more fully AI-powered search engine, which may be named Copilot Search. Copilot is the name of Microsoft’s AI features, formerly known as Bing Chat.
Google Crawler Update Causing Spikes In Crawling For Some
Some sites, hosted on some CDNs (content delivery networks), are experiencing a big spike in server response times for crawling, while seeing a drop in total crawl requests. So technically, the crawling has dropped but Google is taking much longer to …
Google Sued Over AI Overviews For Hurting Traffic & Revenue
18 year old, publicly traded education technology company, Chegg, has sued Google over its AI Overviews and how it has hurt their traffic and revenue. Chegg has “filed a complaint against Google, which has unjustly retained traffic that has historical…
Google Tests AI-Generated Answer Results Open By Default
Google is testing opening the normally closed/collapsed AI Answer box. Meaning, normally you need to manually tap to expand the answer, here Google is testing opening these boxes by default, without you needing to click expand.
Google Search Console API Is Delayed
The Google Search Console API has been delayed for the past several days. Data is days behind the web interface and causing issued for those who use Looker Studio, Big Query and other solutions to see the Search Console data when accessed through the …
Google Merchant Center Next Physical Stores Section
Google seems to have added, for some merchants, a new section named Physical Stores to the Google Merchant Center Next console. In this section is random data from within the store’s Google Business Profiles listing.
Will Searchers Click On Links Within Google AI Overviews With Dozens Of Links?
A few weeks ago, I reported on how Google was testing showing deeper Google AI Overviews, maybe powered by Gemini 2.0, with over 60 links and citations in them. Well, over the past few weeks, more and more of us are seeing these AI Overviews, with doze…
Google Ads Changes To Offline Conversion Quality In Smart & PMax Campaigns With Store Goals
I will start off by saying, I am super confused by this Google Ads email but it says Google is “Improving offline conversion quality in Smart and PMax Campaigns with Store Goals.” Starting on February 28, 2025 Google will “increase focus on locally eng…
Microsoft Bing Doesn’t Want You Searching For Google Chrome, Gemini or X’s Grok
Microsoft is at it again with its search engine – Bing. Previously, when you searched for Google, they tricked you to think you were searching Bing and then hide Google completely from its search results. Now when you search for Chrome, Gemini, Grok or…
Google Maps Expands Detailed Review Questions – Survey Style
For the past few years or so, Google has had a more detailed, almost survey-style review questionnaire for some local results, especially restaurants. Now, according to Claudia Tomina, Google has expanded the questions it asks on those surveys.