Google Ads Industry Wide Blocks For Trademarks Going Away July 24
Google is updated its Google Ads trademark policies to do away with the ability to have industry-wide blocks for trademarked terms. Instead, you will need to do this on the specific advertiser level.
Google Checks To See If XML Sitemaps Change Before Reprocessing
Google’s Gary Illyes confirmed that Google does indeed check to see if an XML sitemap has a change in it before reprocessing the XML sitemap file.
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 8, 2023
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 Ads API version 14 is out…
Google Bard With Implicit Code Execution & Export Tables To Sheets
Google announced that they added Implicit Code Execution to Bard, making Bard 30% more accurate in internal logic challenge tests. It basically made Bard better at math and data analysis. Also, Bard can export tables directly into Google Sheets.
Google: You May Want To Consolidate Pages That Show Indented In Google Search
Google’s Gary Illyes said in a SEO office hours video that you may want to consider consolidating pages that end up in a host group in the Google search results. Host groups are when Google shows two results from the same domain, one indented under th…
Google: Video Doesn’t Have To Be First Element But Should Be In Your Face
A few months ago, Google changed when it shows video thumbnails in its search results to only show the video thumbnail when the video is part of the page’s main content. Gary Illyes from Google said that does not mean the video needs to be the first el…
Google: Index Bloat – No Such Thing
John Mueller from Google said there is no such concept at Google on the topic of “index bloat.” He said Google’s “systems don’t artificially limit the number of pages indexed per site.”
Google Ads API Version 14 Now Available
Google has released a major release for its Google Ads API, version 14. Version 14 brings new recommendation types, account-level negative keywords, offline conversion, GA4 data, and much more.
Bing Tests Search Result Listing Side Labels
Bing seems to be testing placing labels that describe the search result listing, on the left side bar of the search result listing. It seems the label will help define what the search result listing is about, maybe listing out some of its entities.
Bing Search Tests Short Search Menu With Fewer Options
Microsoft Bing Search is testing showing fewer options in the search bar menu below the search box. We saw this with Bing Image search before and now we are seeing this with Bing web search.
Google Search Now Contains Verified Translation Label
Google Search now labels some of its translations as being verified. When Google Search translates words or phrases, Google may show a “verified” label and write “This translation was verified by Google Translate contributors.”
Google Search Tests Recipe Setting Icon
Google seems to be testing a new setting icon on recipe search results. I am not able to replicate it but recipe gear icon shows options for about this receipt, your preferences, your cookbook and send feedback.
Bing Chat Temporarily Disables Share Chat Button
Microsoft has temporarily disabled the share feature in Bing Chat where you can share your chats with friends over email, social, etc. Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Bing said on Twitter when asked about the share button not showing up yesterday, “There…
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 6, 2023
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.
Seems like there is a Google search ranking algorithm update going on now, it’s not confirmed by Google…
Google Ads Advertiser Console Currently Down
The Google Ads interface and advertising console is currently down. It has been down for the past 40 minutes or so, going down a bit after 9am ET.
Google Search Algorithm Ranking Update Volatility Around June 6th
It has actually been a couple of weeks since we last reported on a Google search ranking update, May 22/23rd, so it has been a while. But I am seeing new signs of another unconfirmed Google search algorithm ranking update today, around June 6th.
Google Ads With Sync Columns & Segments Across MCC Accounts
Google Ads now lets advertisers sync columns and segments across the same or different accounts, using MCC accounts. There is this option to let you choose which account to apply your preferences from in the Google Ads dashboard.
Google View In 3D Product Results With QR Code To View On Mobile
The other day we reported that Google was showing 3D product images not just on mobile search but on desktop. Now, Google is testing showing a QR code that the searcher can scan with their mobile phone so they can quickly see the product in 3D, since t…
Survey: Most SEOs Not Too Impressed With New Google Search Generative Experience
The new Google Search Generative Experience started to rollout to some users and while there are some legit complaints, overall, it seems like many SEOs are not too impressed with SGE compared to traditional Google Search.
Google Search Local Library Book Availability
Google Search can now show you both e-book and physical hardcover book availability at a library near you. In 2017, Google offered this feature for e-books but now it seems available for physical books as well, although, I am not sure how new this is.