Google Local Services Ads Leads Can Now Be Texted To Your Phone
Google has added a new way to retrieve leads from Google Local Service Ads – text message. Google use to send these “message leads” to your email account. Now Google is offering a way to text those leads to your device.
Google Tests Line Divider Between Site Name, URL, Favicon & Snippet Description
Google is testing a line divider between the site name, URL and favicon and the snippet’s description. I am not sure I like this and I know Google has tested these line dividers and separators before.
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 6, 2023
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 shocked us by releasing the October 2023 core update…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google October Core & Spam Update, October 1st Update, Assistant With Bard & Much More
This week, we had Google officially release another core update, the October 2023 core update. Also, a day before Google started to roll out the October 2023 spam update. We also had an unconfirmed Google algorithm update start on October 1st…
Google October 2023 Core Update Rolling Out
Google is now also rolling out the October 2023 core update. This is happening while Google is rolling out the October 2023 spam update and only weeks after Google finished rolling out the August 2023 core update. Also, this is weeks after the Septembe…
Google Keyword Planner Stops Forecasting Individual & Ad Group Keywords
Google’s Ad Liaison, Ginny Marvin, confirmed on X that Google Ads has stopped maintaining the Keyword Planner individual & ad group keyword forecasting data. She said that “few advertising were using” them, so they stopped forecasting this data as of the summer.
Bing Search Tests Video Chapters Key Moments
Bing Search is testing showing video chapters for video search results. This is similar to the Google Search key moments feature that has been out for a while.
You Can Now Edit Your Social Profiles In Google Business Profiles
Several weeks ago some businesses were seeing that they could edit their social profiles within Google Business Profiles. But most businesses did not have access to this feature. Now it seems to be rolling out to all businesses.
Bing Search Trending Carousel With Embedded Ads
Bing Search may sometimes show a “Trending in Bing” carousel at the top of the search results. That carousel shows alternative search refinements based on your previous query but it also can contain ads.
Google Issues With Indexing & Serving New Content
Google may be having issues with indexing and serving new content within Google Search. The issues started around 2pm ET and have been sporadically happening since then. I personally have been seeing new content come up randomly but most of my queries …
New Google October 2023 Spam Update Targets Spam In More Languages
Google has released a new spam update, the October 2023 spam update. This update goes after cloaking, hacked, auto-generated, and scraped spam. But those sites written in Turkish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hindi, Chinese, and other languages should see t…
Google Assistant With Bard (As Expected)
Google Assistant will live on with a little help from its friend – Bard. Assistant With Bard is coming in the next few months after Google tests it with a limited number of trusted testers over those months.
Google: We Do Not Delete Queries & Replace Them With Better Monetized Ones
Wired had a piece named How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet. That piece wrote, “Google just flat out deletes queries and replaces them with ones that monetize better.” Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, responded to that on …
Obituary Spam On Google Too Fast & Out Of Control
For years and years now, spammers have been creating fake obituaries using automated methods. In fact, Danny Goodwin covered the issue Google Search has with obituary spam a couple of years ago when Bill Slawski passed. But it is still an issue and i…
Google Search Tests New Hotel Snippet Carousel Design
Google seems to be testing a new hotel search result snippet. The search result snippet shows a carousel of hotel cards under the main snippet. These cards can be swiped through to see various hotel options listed on the website.
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 4, 2023
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.
Apple Business Connect, the local Apple Maps business profiles area…
Google Screened LSAs Now Show Unique Advertisers On Page Load
Google’s Local Service Ads (LSA), Google Screened, previously would load the same advertisers as you scrolled down the search results page. Now, Google is loading unique, different advertisers when it shows you new Google Screened LSAs.
Apple Business Connect Adds Peer Group Benchmarks
Apple has announced new insights and analytics to Apple Business Connect, its local business dashboard. The new insights are called “Peer Group Benchmarks” and tell you how well your business is doing compared to similar businesses in Apple Maps.
Google Search Popular Stores Section
Google is testing a section titled “popular stores” in the Google search results. It shows you stores like Walmart, Target, Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot and more.
Bing Webmaster Tools Updated Colors To Darker Bing Blue
When Microsoft Bing announced its new features a couple of weeks ago, including the updated performance reports, it also went ahead and updated the colors of the top bar from the old light blue Bing colors to the new darker blue Bing colors.