Google Business Profiles Bug Resurfacing Old Fake Removed Reviews
Google confirmed it is fixing a bug where old, fake and previously removed reviews are resurfacing in your Google Business Profiles. It is unclear how many Business Profiles are impacted by this, but if you see more reviews pop up that were not previou…
Google Business Profiles Your Edit Was Not Approved Glitch
Google Business Profile edits may have a bug or some sort of glitch. A number of local SEOs are reporting seeing the message, “Your edit was not approved” when trying to make simple edits to Business Profiles.
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 28, 2025
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’s March core update is done, I dig into what we know about it…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core Update Done, Will Site Recover, AI Mode Expands, Google Ads PMax Search Terms & More
Google’s March 2025 core update finished yesterday, I have a standalone video on that, so check it out. The core update caused more volatility at the tail end of the rollout…
Google Local Knowledge Panel With Promotion Clipable Coupons
We’ve seen the clipable coupons within the search results for several years now and in store listings and many places, but have we seen them in local knowledge panels? Maybe, I am not sure.
Google AI Overviews Itinerary, Lens Tour Guide, Maps Screenshot & Track Prices
Google announced a number of features across Google Search, Maps, Lens and other areas around travel and vacation planning. Some of the features were already out there but let’s recap some of the more interesting features.
Google Tests Contactless Label In Place Of Curbside Pickup
Google is testing a “contactless” label in place of the curbside pickup labels in the shopping search results. The curbside label became popular during COVID and has stuck around as a convenience factor for shoppers after.
Google Ads WhatsApp Conversation Goals Get Diagnostics & More
Google Ads conversation started goals section, where you setup WhatsApp messages within Google Ads, has new tabs. Google added diagnostics, store diagnostics, and webpages.
Google AI (SGE) While Browsing No Longer
19 months ago, Google released a feature named SGE while browsing, and later changed it to AI while browsing. Well, that feature is no longer – Google has deprecated it and put it in the Google graveyard.
Google March 2025 Core Update Finished Rolling Out
Google’s March 20025 core update is now done rolling out, it took 14 days, starting on March 13, 2025 at around 12:23 pm ET and ending on March 27, 2025 at around XX ET. Google posted saying, “The rollout was complete as of March XX, 2025.”
Google Search About This Data Hyperlink
Google is sometimes showing a hyperlink at the bottom of its search results named “About this data.” This links to a Google help document in Merchant Center support named “How Google sources and uses information in the brand profile.”
Google Goes After Spam Practices vs Spam Content – Doc Change
Google made a really small change to its spam policies documentation to say, “In the context of Google Search, spam refers to techniques used to deceive users or manipulate our Search systems into ranking content highly.”
Google Working Through Google Business Profiles Support Requests
Google seems to be working through the Google Business Profile support, reinstatement, and suspension appeal requests. As we reported twice already, once back in mid-February and then again earlier this week, Google confirmed the delay.
Google Event Search Results With Share, Add To Calendar, Similar Events, Venue & Nearby
Google added a number of new features to the event rich results search feature within Google Search. Some of these might not be new, but now on these event results you can share the event, add it to your calendar, see similar events, get more details …
Google Tests Blue Website Button For Knowledge Panels
Google is testing replacing the low key website / URL button in the knowledge panels within Google Search, with a large blue button. I mean, this blue button makes it was more clickable, a much larger and more visible call to action, than the normal bu…
Google March 2025 Core Update Volatility Heats Up At Tail End Of Update
As you know, the Google March 2025 core update was announced on March 13th and it should be just about done rolling out. We saw some volatility related to that core update a few days into the update, then a lot of confusion later on, and now at the tai…
Google Ads Different Auctions Locations May Impact CTR & Impression Rates
Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, said that you may see a shift in Top/Absolute Top Impression rate and/or a change in overall CTR as a result of the double serving Google Ads experiment. This is where Google can show the same ads in different ad l…
Google: Poor Pingdom Score Does Not Affect Your SEO
Google’s John Mueller responded to a concern on Reddit about a site that scored a D with its Pingdom score. Pingdom measures sites uptime and overall page speed metrics. John Mueller responded to the concern saying, “this is not affecting your SEO.”
Google Expands AI Overviews To More EU Regions
Google has rolled out AI Overviews to more European regions after we caught them testing these AI Overviews earlier this month. AI Overviews are now officially live in Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
Google Ads Support New Get A Call Option & Text Help
Google Ads has a new option for getting support, at least, for some advertisers. This option is named “Get a call,” and it is addition to call us, chat or email support. Google is also trying a way to text for help.