Robby Stein Of Google On Teaching AI To Link Out
Robby Stein, VP, Product at Google Search, was interviewed by Zain Kah on Google AI Search features. While most of the conversation are items we already know, he did say a few interesting things that I want to pull out.
Google Discover Tests Large Publisher Header Images
Google is testing a larger header image for the Google Discover publisher header images. It looks a lot more magazine-type and style.
Google Discover Tests Large Publisher Header Images
Google is testing a larger header image for the Google Discover publisher header images. It looks a lot more magazine-type and style.
Google AI Voice Models Coming To Google Ads PMax Videos
Google Ads is rolling out Google AI voice models as a new asset optimization feature for your video ads. This is for your existing Performance Max video ads.
Google AI Voice Models Coming To Google Ads PMax Videos
Google Ads is rolling out Google AI voice models as a new asset optimization feature for your video ads. This is for your existing Performance Max video ads.
Google Search Console Crawl Stats Date Toggle/Selector Buggy
Google seems to have a bug with the Crawl Stats report in Google Search Console. The date selector appears to be acting a bit weird, where it doesn’t let you select the before or after date.
Google Search Console Crawl Stats Date Toggle/Selector Buggy
Google seems to have a bug with the Crawl Stats report in Google Search Console. The date selector appears to be acting a bit weird, where it doesn’t let you select the before or after date.
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 9, 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.
Liz Reid, Google’s head of search…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 9, 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.
Liz Reid, Google’s head of search…
Google’s Liz Reid On Progression Of Google AI Search
Alex Heath and Ellis Hamburger interviewed Google’s head of Search, Liz Reid, on Google’s progression of AI into Search. It felt like a very candid interview that is worth listening to. In short, Liz is still not sure if Gemini and Google Search will …
Google Discover Follow Widget Home Card
Google is testing a new widget for the Google Discover feed where you can follow news publishers and/or topics. It is called the “home follow widget.”
Google: Trending Posts & Discussions Added To What People Are Saying
Google added “Trending posts & discussions” title under What People Are Saying section within Google Search results. It also has those favicons at the top, which I don’t think is new but it is all part of the package.
Google Search Console BigQuery Exports Not Working?
There are a number of complaints that the Google Search Console bulk data export to BigQuery is not working. The issue seemed to have started several days ago and is still not working today.
Google Ads Sends Notices For European Union Political Ads
Google has sent notices to some advertisers asking them to confirm whether their campaigns contain European Union political content. The deadline to confirm is by March 31, 2026.
Google: Most Sites Don’t Need To Disavow Links But That’s Not All Sites
Google’s John Mueller again spoke about the disavow link file. This time he said that while “most sites don’t need it, he added but “that’s not all sites.” Some sites may indeed need to disavow links.
Bing Search Tests Go To Shopping Button
Microsoft is testing a “Go to Shopping” button within the Bing Search results. This is instead of the narrower shopping section that shows shopping results by just says “see all.”
Bing With Asian Owned Labels On Microsoft Ads
A few years ago, Microsoft Advertising the support of Asian owned labels and attributes on its search ads within Bing. Google has a similar attribute, by the way. Honestly, I’ve never seen the label on Bing, until now.
Google Local Service Ads Won’t Credit Calls For Existing Clients (Not Lead)
Google Local Service Ads can be super expensive; each call or click can cost hundreds of dollars. Which is why Google has generally been good about refunding for mistaken leads or issues with those leads.
Google Ads Customer Match Data Uploads Changes Coming April 1
Google sent out emails to some advertisers about changes coming to the Customer Match uploads in the Google Ads APl. After April 1, 2026, those data uploads are no longer going to work in the Google Ads API and must be done in the Data Manager API inst…