Daily Search Forum Recap: September 18, 2024
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 will soon show if an image is AI-generated…
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Google Search To Label Images As AI Generated, Edited Or Taken With Camera
Google Search will soon label images as AI-generated, edited with photo editing software or if it was taken with a camera in the image search results. This label will be added to the about this image feature, according to The Verge who spoke to Laurie …
Bing Search Result Snippets That Are Scrollable
Bing now lets you scroll within a specific search result snippet. So if you are looking at a specific search result, that specific snippet, you can scroll through, until you get to the next snippet.
Google LSAs Changes In Validation Logic For Bid Modifications
Some advertisers received an email from Google this week with the subject line, “Changes in validation logic for bid modifications.” This email was sent to Google Local Service Ads advertisers who potentially used the API for that service.
Google Search Console Product Snippets Report Surge Again, Likely A Bug
It looks like we are seeing another surge in the Google Search Console Search Performance report when you filter by the product snippets search appearance filter. We had this happen in May of this year, it was a bug that Google fixed, and now we are s…
Google Ads Gains Negative Keywords, Insights, Reporting To PMax & Much More
Google Ads announced a number of new features and updates to the ad platform this morning at DMEXCO in Europe. These include negative keywords coming to Performance Max campaigns, new insights and reporting, expanding AI features and much more.
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Advertisers will soon be able add campaign-level negative keywords in Performance Max campaigns – something advertisers have long desired.
4 Google Performance Max updates: New insights and reporting

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Meta gives advertisers new ad tools ahead of holidays

Advertisers can now use new AI-powered tools and creative formats to drive holiday sales, including promo features and reminder ads.
Google Ads ad copy: what works and what doesn’t in 2024

New data reveals that common optimization strategies like Ad Strength and creative length may not correlate with better ad performance.
4 initiatives to combat AI-driven SEO traffic losses

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Google Tests Sticky Headers For Ads & Results
Google is testing that new large ad and organic label headers design but this time having the header stick to the top as you scroll.
Google Search Tests Swipeable Dots For Carousels
Google is testing a new interface in the search results to help searchers know they can swipe over a carousel to see more options. Google is placing swipeable dots at the bottom of some search boxes.
Google Local Service Ads Shows You Viewed X Minutes/Hours Ago
Google is testing showing the last time you viewed an ad, a Google Local Service Ad, by adding a label with those details. In this case, Google is showing “You viewed 15 minutes ago” next to this ad.
The Google Indexing API Not Working For Some Or Indexing Issues…
There are complaints in the Black Hat SEO World forums that the Google Indexing API is not working. Some are saying Google is returning a call saying all is good but when it comes to indexing the content, it is not happening.