Bing Webmaster Tools Down Has Been Down Hours
Bing Webmaster Tools has been down and/or loading incredibly slowly for the past couple of hours. SEOs began noticing this since around 11 am ET and as of the time I posted this story, it is still down or barely loading.
Google Confirms Volatility Prior To March 2025 Core Update Was Not That Core Update
Google has confirmed that the volatility we all saw prior to the official announcement of the Google March 2025 Core Update was not related to the March 2025 Core Update. This is something we expected Google to confirm, as I’ve asked Google this quest…
Google Tests AI Overviews In Middle Of Search Results Page
Google is testing moving the AI Overviews from the top position of the search results page (also known as position zero), to the middle of the search results page. We saw Google test this with featured snippets over the years, so it makes sense Google…
Google Expands Health Overviews & Adds What People Suggest In Search
Google said it is expanding its AI Overviews and Knowledge Panels to offer more medical and health related answers. Plus, those are being expanded in more counties and languages. Also, Google launched a new “What People Suggest” search feature that sho…
Bing Webmaster Tools Copilot Feature Opens Up To All
Microsoft has opened access to the Copilot feature within Bing Webmaster Tools. I played a lot with it when I was in the limited beta in December and it is a cool nifty feature to use, but I am not sure how critical of a feature it is.
Bing Webmaster Tools Search Performance Reports Get Compare Filter
You can now compare date ranges of data directly in the Bing Webmaster Tools Search Performance reports without having to export it to a third-party tool.
Microsoft Tests 9 Ads & Only Bing Free Search Results On Same Page
Microsoft was caught testing way too many ads on its Bing Search results page. I saw 9 ads and only two organic/free listings on the page for a query on [garage door repair].
Google Tests AI Search Options Beyond AI Mode
Google Search seems to have accidentally leaked its various AI Search options and features, that go beyond just AI Mode, which it recently launched. 47 different AI Search options are shown including Info Sleuth, Allium, QTalk, MedExplainer, Fantasy S…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 18, 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 is testing adding links to AI Overviews that generate clicks, but these links go to Google Search…
Google Tests Links In AI Overviews To More Search Results
While Google keeps saying it values publishers and knows how important it is to link to publishers and site owners from Search and AI Overviews, well, it is just as important for Google to link to their own search results for AI Overviews. Google is te…
Google Ads Images Double Expand Swipe Carousel
Google Ads is testing the ability to not just expand the images in the ad carousel but expand it again. So you can double expand the images and swipe through them either as smaller images or as larger images.
First Order Discount Label On Google Shopping Ads
In December, Google Merchant Center introduced a new field for “first order” discount. Now, we are seeing “First order” labels in the Google Shopping Ads within the Google Search results.
Google Tests Three Rows Of Google Shopping Ads
To be honest, this seems more like a quirk than a test, but Sachin Patel spotted Google showing three rows of Google Shopping Ads in the Google Search results. We’ve seen two rows on mobile search previously and now three rows on desktop search.
Google Business Profile Good For Kids Icon
Labeling your Google Business Profile as kid-friendly is not new, but I don’t believe I have ever seen an icon that represents that within the Google Business Profile listing within Google Search. The icon is a pack of crayons that says “Good for Kids.”
Google Education Q&A Gains Spanish and Vietnamese Support
Google launched education Q&A carousel back in 2022 for English languages only. Now, Google has expanded support to include also Spanish and Vietnamese language. Spanish is supported in Mexico while Vietnamese is supported in all Google regions.
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 17, 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.
Posted a status update on what we’re seeing from the Google March 2025 core update…
Google March Core Update Volatility Status
As you know, Thursday, March 13, 2025 at around 12:30 pm ET Google announced the March 2025 core update, the first core update of the 2025 year. I was expecting to see a lot of volatility by now and while we are seeing some sites report volatility, it…
Google Assistant To Be Replaced By Gemini
The time has come for the Google Assistant to be replaced by Gemini, Google’s younger and better assistant (despite it being wrong way too often). Google announced, “Over the coming months, we’re upgrading more users on mobile devices from Google Assi…
Microsoft Bing: SEOs Should Focus on Conversions & Click Value
Fabrice Canel from the Microsoft Bing team told SEOs that instead of focusing on traffic and rankings, they should focus on conversions and click value. He said on X, “SEOs should focus on conversion.”
Google Said It Made Updates To AI Overviews Links In May But Did Not
Digiday reported that a Google spokesperson told them they made link updates to AI Overviews in May 2024 that added more links and made it easier for searchers to click on links. But I don’t think that is true, that didn’t come until August 2024, and d…