Google Using AI to Create Title Links on SERP
Google confirms it is using AI to create title links on the SERP instead of headlines from news publishers, sometimes.
Google Adds Google-Agent User Agent
Google has added a new user-agent to the user-triggered fetchers named Google-Agent. Google said the “Google-Agent user agent is rolling out over the next few weeks, and will be used by Google agents hosted on Google infrastructure to navigate the web …
Google Adds Google-Agent User Agent
Google has added a new user-agent to the user-triggered fetchers named Google-Agent. Google said the “Google-Agent user agent is rolling out over the next few weeks, and will be used by Google agents hosted on Google infrastructure to navigate the web …
Google News Showcase Label In Discover Feed
New label tests for news results in the Google Discover feed could make certain news results more clickable.
Google News Showcase Label In Discover Feed
New label tests for news results in the Google Discover feed could make certain news results more clickable.
AI Overviews Showing For Breaking News More Often And Above Top Stories
News publishers will not be happy to learn that AI Overviews seem to be ranking for breaking news more and more. I noticed this several times recently and shared about it on X yesterday…
AI Overviews Showing For Breaking News More Often And Above Top Stories
News publishers will not be happy to learn that AI Overviews seem to be ranking for breaking news more and more. I noticed this several times recently and shared about it on X yesterday…
Universal Commerce Protocol Get New Additions Including Cart & Catalog
Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) is introducing new optional capabilities for merchants to support agentic commerce across the web.
Universal Commerce Protocol Get New Additions Including Cart & Catalog
Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) is introducing new optional capabilities for merchants to support agentic commerce across the web.
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 19, 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.
A lot of you are emailing me where did the newsletter go. You may not have seen it, but I need several d…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 19, 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.
A lot of you are emailing me where did the newsletter go. You may not have seen it, but I need several…
Search Lab AI Beaker Icon Replaced On Android
The Search Labs beaker icon on Google’s homepage on Android is replaced with something that pushes you to AI Mode.
Google Expands Personal Intelligence As Jarvis Approaches
Google announced that Personal Intelligence is expanding across AI Mode in Search, the Gemini app, and in Gemini in Chrome to all users in the U.S. When Personal Intelligence first rolled out…
Google “Developing” Opt-Out of Generative AI Features in Search
A new response from Google to the UK’s CMA revels that Google is working on developing an Opt-Out for Generative AI search features.
Bing Business Profiles With Image Slider
Microsoft Bing now has an image slider in the Bing Business Profiles local panel. So when you find a business listing and that business listing has photos associated with its Business Profile, Bing will let you slide through those images on the search…
Live Sports Data In Google AI Mode
Google’s AI Mode is showing entity cards with a live score of ongoing sports events.
Google Officially Removes “What People Suggest” Health SERP Feature
In March of 2025 Google announced a new SERP feature that would organize and surface health conversations from online discussions. For example, from Reddit, X, Facebook…
Are Local Packs Losing Their Call Buttons?
A new study points to there being a low rate of call button appearances in Local Packs.
Google News Support Team Still Advices You Go To Search Liaison For Updates
As you know, Google’s Danny Sullivan stepped down from his role as the Search Liaison, and that support channel closed down on August 1, 2025. That isn’t stopping Google News support team from advising publishers to follow the Google Search Liaison ac…
OpenAI Continues To Expand Ads in ChatGPT and Tests Ads Manager
OpenAI continues to drive forward on the ads front. This weekend AdWeek reported that OpenAI is currently testing an Ads Manager for ChatGPT advertisers. As AdWeek explained, “The Ads Manager is a dashboard that lets marketers run, monitor…