Who is your AI Reputation Watchdog?
This is a new role that has just opened up at every business around the world, perfect for researchers and editors. And I am not being facetious. Core Philosophy: The AI Reputation Watchdog’s prime directive is proactive data curation. They opera…
Danny Sullivan Steps Away From Google Search Liaison Role
Danny Sullivan is no longer the Google Search Liaison. He is switching roles within Google to work on new projects on the Google Search team. Danny Sullivan started at Google over seven years ago, and was very public-facing up until several months ago.
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 1, 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 Search rankings are heated again…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility, Search Live With Video, AI Mode Updates, Google Ads, Local & More
Google’s search ranking volatility continues and continues, it is weird at this point. Google Search Live with video is finally rolling out. Google AI Mode added file uploads…
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated Yet Again
Guess what – another story on Google Search volatility and how it is heated and the chatter within the SEO industry is pretty high right now. We reported about it a lot during the Google June 2025 core update and after that core update and nope – it i…
Bing: Optimize For AI Search By Following SEO Guidelines
Fabrice Canel, long time Microsoft employee and the Bing Search Product Manager, said the way you optimize for AI Search is by following SEO guidelines. He echoed Google’s statement that doing normal SEO works for AI Search.
Google: Easy To Draw Parallel Between Meta Keywords & LLMS.txt File
Google has been outspoken about not being a fan of the LLMS.txt file. Now, Gary Illyes from Google said it is a lot like the keywords meta tag in the early days and we all know how that went.
Google Merchant Knowledge Panel Deals Section Update
Google has replaced the promotions section in the merchant local knowledge panel with a deals section. There are still clipable coupons but it is renamed “Deals” instead of it saying “Promotions.” There is also a new green percentage icon next to each …
Google Shopping Tests New Sort By Button Filter
Google is testing a sort by button filter at the top right of the Google Shopping interface. This is instead of Google putting the sort by on the left-hand bar, with all the other filters.
Google Ads Ad Group Settings For Al Max
Google has a new beta within Google Ads for Al Max ad group settings with search term matching. This shows when AI Max is turned on and Google wrote in the setting, “Turning off search term matching will use only your provided keywords and match types,…
Google Shopping Tests Clickable Submenus Categories
Google is testing a clickable version of the sub-menu within Google Shopping, next to the G super logo we spotted before. This menu is below the other menu and lets you filter down by product sub-category.
Microsoft Bing Advertising Revenue Up 21% Yet Again
Microsoft reported its fourth quarter 2025 earnings and it showed that its search and advertising revenue was up for the third time in a row by 21%. The previous two quarters it was up 21% as well, then the quarter before that was up 18%, then 19% but …
Google Tests Search Term Insights For Responsive Search Ads
Google seems to be testing the search terms insights report for responsive search ads. Search terms insights help you understand how your customers are searching and engaging with your business on Google.
Google To Use Machine Learning To Determine Age For Ads & More
Google emailed advertisers and publishers yesterday that they will begin using machine learning to estimate the age of signed-in users in the United States to “protect young people as they use Google products.” This means Google will disable ad persona…
Google Search Posts On Reddit Section Replacing Discussion and Forums?
Google is testing a new section in the search results titled “Posts on Reddit.” This section seems to maybe replacing or be in addition to the Discussions and Forums section, which also shows Reddit threads in a dedicated section.
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 30, 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 rolling out Search Live with video. Google AI Mode supports file uploads, adds Canvas planner…
Google Search Live With Video Rolling Out
Google announced that the full version of Search Live, with video and not just audio, is now rolling out this week on mobile in the U.S. for users enrolled in the AI Mode Labs experiment. This was demoed by Google at I/O in May, Google released the aud…
Google AI Mode Gains Upload Files, Canvas Planner & Search While Browsing
Google AI Mode added the ability to upload PDFs and images for your queries. Google also added a Canvas feature to help you plan things while you are asking AI Mode questions. Finally, Google upgraded Search while browsing to add in AI Mode.
Google Ads AI Max Search Ads In The Wild
A new Google search ad, the AI Max kind, was spotted in the wild and boy did it look interesting. This ad had a super long headline and had dynamically created sitleinks.
Google Ads Tests Different Colored & Shaped Asset Buttons
Google is testing displaying different colored and shaped buttons, assets, in the sponsored listings within Google Search. Google has the pill-shaped version and square version, one that is highlighted in a blueish color and the other in gray, all on t…