One year later: Little change to Microsoft Bing’s search market share
Despite lots of hype and hope from Microsoft, Google still dominates search – though Bing has made tiny gains in the U.S. and worldwide.
Google investigating ‘confusing ad text’ error impacting ad campaigns
Users with time-sensitive campaigns on Google Ads are recommended to upload new assets or edit existing assets using a different label.
Google Explains Systems Are Machines That Use Ranking Signals & Factors Which Are Fuel
Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, gave a good analogy of the differences between ranking systems, ranking signals and ranking factors. He said signals and factors are the same, the “signal/factors are like fuel; systems are the machine that us…
Google Tests Adding Web Results To Search Menu (Return Of Ten Blue Links)
Google is testing adding the ability to search for just web results, like you would filter by just video results, just image results, just news results, just shopping results and so on. Google is testing placing “web results” to the top search bar unde…
Google will face a new U.S. antitrust jury trial in September
Google denies allegations that it uses underhand tactics to secure its position as the world’s leading search engine
Google ‘cannot proceed with third-party cookie deprecation’
Competition concerns about Google’s Privacy Sandbox must be addressed before third-party cookies can be deprecated.
Google exec addresses advertisers’ automation concerns
Search Engine Land spoke to advertisers about the potential risks automation poses on the future of digital marketing.
Google Search Stores Filter Bubble On Mobile
Google Search on the mobile interface can show a store button with an arrow on it, that if you click on it, it overlays a filter to filter results by specific retailers and merchants. The store filter in general is not new, we’ve seen it before, but t…
Google Search officially retires cache link
Google might add links to the Wayback Machine in place of the cache link.
Google unveils major Responsive Search Ad asset updates
Google now provides additional capabilities for RSA assets, such as the option to serve a single headline.
Google Bard adds image generation
You can now use Bard to generate “high-quality, photorealistic” images in English, in most countries around the world, Google announced.
Google Search Tests Shopping Menu For Home, Orders, Settings & More
We all have been seeing Google Search become more and more e-commerce and shopping-heavy. Well now we are seeing Google testing a specialized menu just for shopping features in the search results.
Google Search investigating another indexing issue
Starting at around 11:30 pm ET Monday, January 31, some sites noticed indexing issues with Google Search.
Google Search Working On Fixing Indexing Issue
Google has confirmed it is working on resolving an indexing issue that it says is “affecting a small number of sites.” Google said that some “sites may experience slower than usual indexing times.” The search company is looking to “identifying the root…
Google showing TikTok videos in featured snippets, SGE
TikTok’s value in Search continues to rise, with TikTok videos now showing in Search Generative Experience and featured snippets.
Google investigating widespread issue impacting Ad Manager
Google expects to resolve the issue for all users in the near future but has not provided a specific timeframe for the fix.
Google boss addresses concerns of AI replacing advertising staff post layoffs
Philipp Schindler, Google’s senior vice president, explains AI is being utilized to deliver ROI at scale more efficiently.
Google Search Related Categories Nearby For Shopping Local Push
Google has a newish section named “Related categories nearby” that shows you various categories of products, when you click on the categories, it then shows you local stores nearby that sell it and other products in the shopping results.
Google search revenue rises to $48 billion, total ad revenue up 11%
Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, is back in double-digit growth after a shaky start to 2023, indicating ad spend is in full recovery.
Google Analytics 4 launches additional instant support options and new video tutorials
You can now find extra guides that show you how to use GA4 features, and have the choice to report any issues to the Google team.