Google To Pay $100 Million To Settle Old Ad Lawsuit On Clicks Outside Geo Target
Google is reportedly going to pay $100 million to settle a 14-year-old class action case for allegedly having its Google Ads (as then known, AdWords) serve ads outside of the geographic regions the advertisers targeted.
Google To Allow Double Serving Ads In Different Ad Locations On Same Page
Well, it seems to be official now. Starting April 14, 2025 Google will update its Unfair advantage policy to say it is allowed to show the same ad, from the same company, going to the same page, as long as the ad is in a different ad location. Google …
Google News Fully Transitioned To Automatically Generated Publication Pages
Last month we reported that Google News Publisher Center changes are coming, well those changes should have happened and been fully completed by today. Google updated its help document on the topic to say “Google News is fully transitioning to automati…
Google Business Profiles Bug Resurfacing Old Fake Removed Reviews
Google confirmed it is fixing a bug where old, fake and previously removed reviews are resurfacing in your Google Business Profiles. It is unclear how many Business Profiles are impacted by this, but if you see more reviews pop up that were not previou…
Google Business Profiles Your Edit Was Not Approved Glitch
Google Business Profile edits may have a bug or some sort of glitch. A number of local SEOs are reporting seeing the message, “Your edit was not approved” when trying to make simple edits to Business Profiles.
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OK Ai, make a case for or against the Disconnected Entity Hypothesis like a Defense Attorney
DISCLAIMER. This is for fun! Ai makes stuff up! The Hobo EEAT tool is a beta. The Disconnected Entity Hypothesis is now a Theory that is being tested by more than a few sites. The majority of this post is Ai generated using Ai (Grok, Gemini and Chatgpt…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 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 March core update is done, I dig into what we know about it…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core Update Done, Will Site Recover, AI Mode Expands, Google Ads PMax Search Terms & More
Google’s March 2025 core update finished yesterday, I have a standalone video on that, so check it out. The core update caused more volatility at the tail end of the rollout…
Google Local Knowledge Panel With Promotion Clipable Coupons
We’ve seen the clipable coupons within the search results for several years now and in store listings and many places, but have we seen them in local knowledge panels? Maybe, I am not sure.
Google AI Overviews Itinerary, Lens Tour Guide, Maps Screenshot & Track Prices
Google announced a number of features across Google Search, Maps, Lens and other areas around travel and vacation planning. Some of the features were already out there but let’s recap some of the more interesting features.
Google Tests Contactless Label In Place Of Curbside Pickup
Google is testing a “contactless” label in place of the curbside pickup labels in the shopping search results. The curbside label became popular during COVID and has stuck around as a convenience factor for shoppers after.
Google Ads WhatsApp Conversation Goals Get Diagnostics & More
Google Ads conversation started goals section, where you setup WhatsApp messages within Google Ads, has new tabs. Google added diagnostics, store diagnostics, and webpages.
Google AI (SGE) While Browsing No Longer
19 months ago, Google released a feature named SGE while browsing, and later changed it to AI while browsing. Well, that feature is no longer – Google has deprecated it and put it in the Google graveyard.
Robots Refresher: Future-proof Robots Exclusion Protocol
In the previous posts about the Robots Exclusion Protocol (REP) we explored what’s already
possible to do with its various components — namely robots.txt and the URI level controls.
In this post we will explore how…
Google March 2025 Core Update Finished Rolling Out
Google’s March 20025 core update is now done rolling out, it took 14 days, starting on March 13, 2025 at around 12:23 pm ET and ending on March 27, 2025 at around XX ET. Google posted saying, “The rollout was complete as of March XX, 2025.”
Google Search About This Data Hyperlink
Google is sometimes showing a hyperlink at the bottom of its search results named “About this data.” This links to a Google help document in Merchant Center support named “How Google sources and uses information in the brand profile.”
Google Goes After Spam Practices vs Spam Content – Doc Change
Google made a really small change to its spam policies documentation to say, “In the context of Google Search, spam refers to techniques used to deceive users or manipulate our Search systems into ranking content highly.”
Google Working Through Google Business Profiles Support Requests
Google seems to be working through the Google Business Profile support, reinstatement, and suspension appeal requests. As we reported twice already, once back in mid-February and then again earlier this week, Google confirmed the delay.
Google Event Search Results With Share, Add To Calendar, Similar Events, Venue & Nearby
Google added a number of new features to the event rich results search feature within Google Search. Some of these might not be new, but now on these event results you can share the event, add it to your calendar, see similar events, get more details …