Daily Search Forum Recap: March 30, 2026
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 Console performance reports may be off again. A teen SEO wants to save his family business…
Google Search Console Performance Report Impressions Spiking???
Google Search Console’s performance report may have some sort of bug or tracking issue. When you set some filters, you may see a huge spike in impressions start to show up in the report.
Google Chimes In On Teen SEO Wants To Save Family Spain Vacation Rental
Google’s John Mueller chimed in on Reddit when a teenager of a family vacation rental business said he was trying to save his family business through SEO after being burned by previous SEOs. In short, it seems the family has a vacation rental in Spain…
Is Google Ditching Blue Background For AI Citations?
New test places AI Overview citations on a white background without throwing any shade behind it.
Bing Shopping Tests AI-Based Recommendations
Bing is testing a new AI-based recommendations section in the Shopping Tab. Bing adds this block to the top of the results, and shows AI-citations at the top right.
Bing Gives Product Ads Some Cushion
Bing spotted testing more listings in the sponsored product section at the top of its results.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google March 2026 Core & Spam Update, AI-Generated Title Links, Bing AI Reports Update & Much More
This week we covered the release of the Google March 2026 core update that rolled out this morning and will take about two weeks to finish. We also covered Google March 2026 spam update that launched on March 24th and finished 19.5 hours later on Mar…
Google Search Live Goes Global
Google announced Search Live has launched globally, for all languages and locations where AI Mode is available. Google said this is possible by its “new audio and voice model, Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, which delivers even more natural and intuitive conver…
Google Merchant Center Will Highlight Vehicle Ads Data Quality Issues
Google announced that it will begin to highlight data quality account issues related to Vehicle ads within Google Merchant Center. This will begin in mid-April 2026.
Google Ads Expanding Loyalty Program
Google Ads and Merchant Center is expanding the Loyalty program features to highlight key perks, expand local and regional visibility, expand internationally and within AI Mode and Gemini.
Google March 2026 Core Update Is Rolling Out – First Core Update Of Year
Google officially announced the rollout of the March 2026 core update early Friday morning at around 5:14 ET. This core update is expected to take up to 2 weeks to roll out. Google said this “is a regular update designed to better surface relevant, sat…
Google Ads PMax Audience Exclusions & New Reporting
Google announced several new steering updates for Google Ads Performance Max including first-party audience exclusions, budget reporting, full audience reporting and network segmentation in placement reporting.
Bing Testing Rounded Corners On Short Videos
Microsoft Bing is testing using rounded corners on short videos and normal videos within the Bing search results interface. Bing used to show these as squared-off edges.
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 26, 2026
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.
The Google March 2026 spam update was the fastest rolling out update…
Google Tests Huge Block of Citations at Bottom of AI Overviews
Google is running a test (or a bug) that shows a massive box of citations (massive in size, not in number of citations) at the bottom of AI Overviews.
Sponsored Stores Spotted in AI Mode As Google Expands Ads Across AI Surfaces
Google is continuing to expand ads across AI Mode and now there’s another type of ad unit for retailers to play with. We know that AI Mode is the future of Search and that means Google will need to continue innovating on the advertising front…
Google Ads API Version 23.2 Now Available
Google Ads has released a minor version update to the Google Ads API. We are now up to version 23.2. 23.2 adds VideoEnhancement resource, updates to HotelSettingInfo, and so many other updates.
Google To Update Shopping Ads Political Content Policy On April 16
Google announced it will be updating its Shopping Ads political content policy on April 16, 2026. Google said the update is to “implement additional restrictions on some political content.”
Google Merchant Center: Out-of-Stock Products Need Grayed Out Buy Button
Google Merchant Center updated its landing page requirements to say that products that are out of stock, those pages must have a grayed out add to cart/buy button on that page.
Google To Expand Shopping Ads To 15 New European Markets
Google is reportedly expanding Shopping Ads eligibility to 15 additional European markets. This is a two phase roll out over the coming months…