Google Search Tests Audio Overview
Tired of all that reading in the Google Search results, is it too hard to read the AI Overviews? Well, Google has a solution for you, they are called “Audio Overviews.” Google will generate an audio version of an AI Overview type of response, that soun…
Google Is Now Rolling Out AI Mode In The US
At Google I/O, Google said it will roll out AI Mode to all users based in the U.S. Well, that rollout seems to have started some time yesterday. If you try to go to AI Mode in the U.S. when signed out of Google or in incognito mode, it should work for…
Google Search Autocomplete With Back To All
Google recently was testing showing vertical search shortcuts in the autocomplete search suggestions. Now Google is testing a “back to all” option in the autocomplete.
Google Search Broken – Not Serving New Content
Google Search, the main search engine, is not serving new content. It might be an indexing issue or a serving issue, but if you try to find new content across news sites, like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and others, you wo…
Google Search Tests Stock Level Colors
Google is testing adding colors to the in stock and out of stock labels or extensions in the search result snippets. So if a product is in stock, the icon will be green and if the product is out of stock, the icon will be red.
Web Marketers Must Stop Complaining About Google AI
My partner Randy Ray and I manage – for ourselves and clients – over 200 Websites. We see the changes in search referral trends in the analytics data. Websites that were once thriving in the search ecosystem are now receiving fractions of t…
ChatGPT Mostly Source Wikipedia; Google AI Overviews Mostly Source Reddit
A study from Profound of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity shows that while ChatGPT mostly sources its information from Wikipedia, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity mostly source their information from Reddit.
Pichai: Google AI Mode Will Be Incorporated Into The Main Search
Lex Fridman had a really great interview with Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai. In that interview, Sundar explained that the “current plan is AI mode” will remain in a separate tab but over time, Google will “keep migrating it to the main page.” Meaning, Go…
Live Search Being Tested In The Google Search App
Google recently rolled out the Live Search feature in the Gemini app. But now Google was caught testing that Live Search feature directly in the main Google Search app, the Google App.
Google Search Console Discover Report Flatlining – Might Be A Reporting Bug
It seems the Google Search Console performance report for Google Discover has reported zero impressions and clicks starting Thursday, June 5th, or has underreported impressions and clicks significantly since that date. I am seeing a lot of complaints …
Google AI Mode Adds Charting & Data Visualizations (Plus PR Stuff)
When Google announced at Google I/O the launch of AI Mode, Google also announced a number of new features including the ability for Google to take your query and analyze complex datasets and create graphics based on that. Well, Google announced data vi…
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.
Chaos! In The Dungeons! Chaos! In The Dungeons!
I love Professor Quirrell. Yes, he’s evil and a secret host for the disembodied spirit of Tom Riddle. But Ian Hart made him an unforgettable meme. The scene with Quirrell running into the dining hall at Hogwarts yelling “Troll! In the dunge…
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.
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’s Gemini Live Available On Gemini App
At Google I/O, Google demoed a feature named Gemini Live, where you point your smartphone camera at stuff and then ask Gemini questions about what you are looking at. Well, that feature went live late on Friday on the Gemini app.
Google Search Product Results Tests Blue Quick View Button
Google is testing a blue “Quick View” button on the popular product listings within Google Search. The funny thing is, prior to 2018, Google did have a quick view button for shopping ads, then used a “see more” button and it has changed but these are n…
Google May Extend The Google Search Box To See More Of The Query
Google may extend the Google Search box so you can see more of your longer query. As you know, people are doing longer searches these days, and sometimes, you can’t see the full query when you type it. Instead, you need to scroll to see the 2,000 plus …