Google Ads API Version 20 Now Available
Google has released version 20 of the Google Ads API, this is a major release, and we are expecting two more major releases in 2025. Google updated its API release schedule update, there is new Demand Gen ad_network_type reporting, Platform comparable…
Drop In Google Indexing Less Since Late May 2025?
Several individuals have inquired whether Google has been indexing fewer pages on websites since late May. I’ve seen a number of complaints, and while nothing is verified on Google’s end, I wanted to share these reports with you.
FTX Sued Neil Patel for $55 Million
Cyrus Shepard posted about how FTX, you know, the company Sam Bankman-Fried ran, is now suing Neil Patel and his company, for $55 million. There are a ton of whoppers in this lawsuit, and I have no idea who is right or wrong here, but as Cyrus noted, …
Bloomberg Interviewed Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai: Search Will Grow, AI Content & Publishers Decline
Bloomberg’s Emily Chang interviewed Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, last night at the Bloomberg Tech summit in San Francisco. The interview covered a ton of topics and was pretty fast-paced. It goes across AI, search, the monopoly case and more.
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated Today – June 4th
Google Search ranking volatility is heating up today, June 4th. Many of the tools and some of the chatter within the SEO community are showing signs of a Google ranking update of some sorts. Again, Google has not confirmed an update since the March 20…
Bing Ads Bag Icon Tests On Shop Now Button
Microsoft is testing putting a shopping bag icon on its “Shop Now” Bing Ads layout. I cannot replicate this but normally Bing shows a button that says “Shop Now” and that is it, but in this test, Bing is adding a bag icon before the “Shop Now” text.
Google Tests AI Overviews At Bottom Of Search Results Page
We generally see the AI Overviews show at the top of the Google search results page, I mean, it is an overview, so you’d expect them at the top. But we’ve seen them show up in the middle of the search results, sometimes even in position two. Now we are…
Google Discover Testing Generative AI Summaries
Google is now testing summarizing the stories listed on Google Discover with generative AI. Some are calling this adding AI Overviews to Google Discover, which I guess is about the same thing. Of course, publishers may be worried that these AI summari…
Google Search Results Snippets Tests Clickable Page Includes
You may remember the page includes search result snippet in Google Search. Well, now Google is testing making those clickable links that go to more search results.
Bing Tests New People Also Ask List View
Microsoft is testing a new layout in Bing for the people also ask section. Instead of the carousel card format, Bing is testing more of a list view with the ability to expand the details.
Navah Hopkins Is Microsoft Advertising Ads Liaison
Navah Hopkins, someone I have quoted here countless times, and a super respected member of the PPC community, is now the Ads Liaison for Microsoft Advertising. Navah wrote on LinkedIn, “I could not be more excited to announce I am joining Microsoft Ad…
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 3, 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.
There is a new term in our industry called “The Great Decoupling” – basically…
The Great Decoupling Of Google Search – Clicks vs Impressions
Since Google began rolling out AI Overviews in Google Search, publishers, site owners, SEOs, etc have been posting screenshots of their Google Search Console performance reports that show how clicks from Google start to drop, where impressions stay the…
Google Publishes About Video Ads Help Doc
Google has published a new help document named About Video ads across Google surfaces. As you know, Google announced new video ad formats at Google Marketing Live and we’ve seen Google testing video ads recently again, but now this new help document is…
Google Ads Testing New Conversion Goals Interface
Google is testing a new conversion goals interface within the Google Ads advertiser console. This now shows you a drop down option to dig into each goal and it groups the goals in a nicer way.
Bing Tests Blue Boxed In Snippet Extensions
Microsoft is testing using a blue boxed in design for the Bing Search snippet extensions. Normally this would be listed out as text, in a list type of view format, side-by-side. But here Bing is testing it in a blue box.
Microsoft Bing Vehicle Ads With Car Condition Labels
Microsoft is now labeling some of the Bing vehicle ads with the condition of those automobiles. They include ‘New,’ ‘Used,’ and ‘CPO’ (Certified Pre-Owned). Also highlights features like ‘Single Owner,’ ‘Nationwide Transfer,’ and ‘Low Miles Per Year.’
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 2, 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.
You can check out the June 2025 Google webmaster report…
June 2025 Google Webmaster Report
It’s time for the big Google Webmaster report where I recap all the big organic Google Search related news I covered here over the past month. We had Google I/O and with that, AI Mode went live in the US, with a bunch of new AI features. AI Overviews e…
Bing Search Tests Chat with Copilot Section
Microsoft is testing a new “Chat with Copilot” section within the Bing Search results. This section will give you query and question ideas that expand your original search query done on Bing and try to take you into Copilot, Microsoft’s AI search expe…