Bing Tests Shopping Filters On Left Sidebar
Microsoft Bing is testing adding product/shopping related filters on the left sidebar of the search results. This makes the Bing all search tab look more like Google’s all tab, when you search for product or shopping related queries.
Google Ads Spend Benchmarks Report Compares Your Competitors
Google Ads is rolling out an update to the Spend benchmarks report that now shows you how your spend is comparable to businesses like yours. In short, it shows you if you are spending more, less or the same as your competitors on Google Ads.
Google: Google Search Console AI Position Reporting Will Evolve Over Time
Google’s John Mueller said that he expects the position and impression tracking for AI Mode, AI Overviews and Google Search to “evolve over time” as Google Search, AI Mode and AI Overviews “evolve too,” he wrote.
Google Search Live Now Powered By Gemini 3.8 Live
Google Search Live is now powered by Google’s latest AI model, Gemini 3.8 Live. Search Live has been around for a couple years now, both in audio only format and then video format. Search Live was released globally in March, and before that, it removed…
Google Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) With Ad Metrics
Google announced new ad metrics that are being tested within the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX). These metrics include Ad Count, Ad Density, Ad Weight (Network) and Ad Weight (CPU).
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 15, 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.
I am seeing signs of a big update lurking with Google Search…
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up This Morning – September 15th
Google Search seems to be heating up this morning, I am seeing a huge spike in chatter in the past few hours and the tools may be starting to heat up as well. We will know more tomorrow but I am suspecting we are seeing the start of a Google update, ho…
Google Business Profile API Application Delays
Google announced a delay in processing applications for access to the Google Business Profile API. This was posted by Victoria Kroll in multiple languages in the Google Business Profiles support forum.
Google AI Mode Tests Text Link Ads
Google is testing a text-based link format for ads within AI Mode. So the ads look like normal AI Mode responses, with normal looking text links with anchor text, but they are labeled as “Sponsored” above the AI-generated response.
Google Ads August 17 Target-Based Bidding Update Finished August 27
Google has posted the date of when the Google Ads bidding update, the target-based bid strategies rolled out, completed globally. It started on yes, August 17, 2026 and completed on August 27, 2026.
Google Ads PMax: Where Should People Go After Clicking Your Ads?
Google Ads added a new option within your Performance Max campaigns to select “Where should people go after clicking your ads?” The two available options for that question are (1) Your website and (2) Google Business Profile (optimized for ads).
Early Data On Google Ads August 17 Bidding Update
The Google Ads August 17th bidding update happened about a month ago, and Google’s various ad representatives spent a lot of time telling us that a lot won’t change. It still caused a big stir in the community, but now we have some data to share.
Google European Ecosystem Carousel Live For Weather, Translations & More
As you know, Google has new features in many European regions to promote vertical search services (VSS) by way of the Digital Markets Act. Many of those changes have been live for a while, but now the Ecosystem carousel seems to be live.
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 14, 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 is testing a way to pay publishers for using their content in AI Mode…
Google Search Update September 4th That Reverted September 13th?
I’ve been pretty quiet on posting reports Google updates recently, in fact, I have not posted about one since late August. But while most sites seem calm in the Google rankings, there was definitely some sort of ranking blip around September 4th, and i…
Google Search Tests Blue More Link In Shopping Results
Google is testing a blue background color on the “More” link within the product results in Google Search. The link is normally just a basic “more” link with no prominence or color that calls it out but in this test, Google is using a blue highlight col…
Google AI Mode More Query Expansion Interfaces
Google continues to test new query expansion methods in AI Mode, beyond standard follow-up questions. Now Google is testing questions with multi-selection tools, a query refinement option and those recent paginated responses.
Google Search: It’s Normal For Image Thumbnails To Be Slow To Update
Google’s John Mueller said it is normal for Google Search to take a while to update image thumbnails in its search results with updated images from the website it pulls from. And it can take even longer if the image is still on the page, but was only m…
Google Ads Product Value Optimization Beta
Google Ads has a new beta named Product Value Optimization that allows advertisers to configure value adjustments to guide automated bidding to optimize for the products that matter for your business goals.
Google Al Contribution Pilot – Paying Publishers For Use Of Content In AI
Google is doing a small test where it is paying publishers for using their content within the Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini and other AI search features. This is called the AI contribution pilot, something we actually spotted back in April 2026,…