Google AI Mode With Link Cards Only – A Bug?
Google is either testing showing link cards only within AI Mode or it might be a bug. Randomly over the past few weeks or so, I’ve seen reports of people noticing AI Mode responses without any content, but instead just the link cards.
Google AI Overviews Now With Many Videos
Google is now showing not just short videos in AI Overviews but also longer-form videos in the AI Overviews. AI Overviews may show no videos or may show several videos as you scroll through the AI-generated response. Google AI Overviews can now show ma…
Google Ads Apply Recommendations Within Gmail Can Be Dangerous
Google Ads with Gmail has this feature that you can now click one button to apply a recommendation for your Google Ads. The scary part, you don’t even need to open the email to apply this recommendation, so you are kind of applying them blindly.
The Google Content Warehouse Leak 2024
This is a preview of Chapter 7 from my new ebook – Strategic SEO 2025 – a PDF which is available to download for free.
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Entity SEO: How to Get Your Business Recognised as an Entity by Google
This is a preview of Chapter 6 from my new ebook – Strategic SEO 2025 – a PDF which is available to download for free here.
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Navboost – How Google Uses Large-Scale User Interaction Data to Rank Websites
This is a preview of Chapter 5 from my new ebook – Strategic SEO 2025 – a PDF which is available to download for free here.. Perhaps the most impactful revelation from the trial was the detailed exposition of the Navboost system.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 11, 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 local rankings seem off…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Helpful Content Recoveries With Core Update, AI Mode Expands, Hidden Ad Terms & Fewer Ad Clicks
This week we covered the ongoing Google June 2025 core update and how we are finally seeing some recoveries with the past helpful content updates, and some core updates. Google Search Console’s performance report…
Google Local & Business Profiles Drops June 25th – Reporting Glitch?
Starting around June 25, 2025, many are noticing huge declines in impressions and clicks from their local rankings in Google. This is from the Google Business Profiles performance reports and I think it is a data/reporting glitch, but who knows, maybe…
Google Tests Zoom Effect In On Images Within Search Results
Google is testing a zoom effect when you place your mouse cursor over the images in the search result snippets. Normally, these images do not move, but in this test, Google is using this zoom feature to give the results a bit more dimension.
Bing Search Image Box Tests Explore Image & Visual Search Buttons
Microsoft is testing expanding its image search box within the Bing Search results to let you “explore” images in a deeper way. Part of this test brings you into Bing’s visual search and also give you related topic and search queries and dive you into …
Microsoft Bing Tests Delivery Truck Icon In Search Ads
Microsoft is testing using a blue delivery truck icon in some of the ads in the Bing Search results. I guess it is to symbolize that they offer delivery?
Bing Local Pack With See More Button At Top
Microsoft is testing showing the “See more” button at the top of the Bing local pack, instead of the bottom of the local pack. I suspect this is a test and not a bug, but who knows.
Google Panda and Site-Level Quality Score (QScore)
What is Google Panda?
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The Q* Metric – Google Quality Score
This is a preview of Chapter 3 from my new ebook – Strategic SEO 2025 – a PDF which is available to download for free.
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Topicality (T*) or The ABCs of Relevance in Google SEO
This is a preview of Chapter 2 from my new ebook – Strategic SEO 2025 – a PDF which is available to download for free.
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Google June 2025 Core Update Leading To Some Partial HCU Recoveries
It has now been ten days since the Google June 2025 core update began rolling out. It will probably take another ten or so days to finish rolling out, but we are seeing signs that some sites affected by previous core updates and helpful content updates…
Google Search Console Performance Report Average Position Bug?
Google Search Console may have a weird glitch in the performance report average position data. For some reason, many are seeing huge declines in average position in the chart but when they look at their rankings in Google Search, everything seems normal.
Google Search Ads People Also Consider Carousel Format
In February, we covered the new Google Ads “people also consider” ad format for sponsored search results. Then, on mobile, it was in a list format. Now, Google is testing a swipable carousel format for these people also consider ads.
Google Business Profiles Drops Utility Bill As Evidence For Appeal
Google has removed from the Google Business Profiles help documentation the ability to use a utility bill as evidence for submitting an appeal. I am not sure why it was removed, maybe it was too easy to spoof by finding a copy online and editing it?