Google Merchant Center Next Physical Stores Section
Google seems to have added, for some merchants, a new section named Physical Stores to the Google Merchant Center Next console. In this section is random data from within the store’s Google Business Profiles listing.
Will Searchers Click On Links Within Google AI Overviews With Dozens Of Links?
A few weeks ago, I reported on how Google was testing showing deeper Google AI Overviews, maybe powered by Gemini 2.0, with over 60 links and citations in them. Well, over the past few weeks, more and more of us are seeing these AI Overviews, with doze…
Google Ads Changes To Offline Conversion Quality In Smart & PMax Campaigns With Store Goals
I will start off by saying, I am super confused by this Google Ads email but it says Google is “Improving offline conversion quality in Smart and PMax Campaigns with Store Goals.” Starting on February 28, 2025 Google will “increase focus on locally eng…
Microsoft Bing Doesn’t Want You Searching For Google Chrome, Gemini or X’s Grok
Microsoft is at it again with its search engine – Bing. Previously, when you searched for Google, they tricked you to think you were searching Bing and then hide Google completely from its search results. Now when you search for Chrome, Gemini, Grok or…
Google Maps Expands Detailed Review Questions – Survey Style
For the past few years or so, Google has had a more detailed, almost survey-style review questionnaire for some local results, especially restaurants. Now, according to Claudia Tomina, Google has expanded the questions it asks on those surveys.
Apple Intelligence With Google Gemini Integration Coming?
Apple seems like it may be preparing integration Google Gemini in Apple Intelligence as an option for its users to select. Aaron Perris from MacRumors spotted hints in the iOS 18.4 beta code that Google is listed alongside OpenAI as a “third party model.”
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ranking Volatility, In-Content Learning, Google AI With Ads, Local & More
We had more ranking volatility with the Google Search results, this time we reported on it on Thursday. There are some rumors of a local update where Google would remove an organic listing when it shows in the local pack…
Google Response Search Ads (RSAs) Second Headline In Sitelinks & More
Google posted a new Google Ads update for Response search ads (RSAs) where up to two RSA headlines can serve in the space that previously only sitelinks were eligible for when Google’s system predicted they would improve performance.
Google Hotel Results Tests Book With Official Site Box
Google is testing a new box that highlights that you can book the hotel at the official site, the hotel’s direct website. This does not look like a sponsored result, but just a way to highlight the official website of the hotel.
Bing Copilot AI Answers Tabbed Carousel Card
Microsoft has this new style for some of the Bing Search Copilot answers. They can show a card or box that has a tabbed carousel where you can swipe through different sections of an article to get different categories of answers for the topic.
Google Ads To Stop Placing Your Ads On Parked Domains By Default
Google will soon stop placing your Google Ads on parked domain names by default. Instead, you will need to opt in to showing your ads on these parked domains.
Google Sponsored Ads For People Also Consider?
Last week, Shameem Adhikarath spotted a sponsored label on top of the “People also consider” box within the Google Search results. I figured it was a bug with ads not loading but then Shay Harel spotted the same thing a week later. Is this another bug…
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heating Up Again
It’s been almost two weeks since I last reported on a Google Search ranking update (unconfirmed) and that may be a recent record. But that being said, I am now seeing some signs of another unconfirmed Google update. The tools are starting to spike, a…
Google Lens AI Overviews Expands & iOS App Search Screen
Google announced a couple new Google Lens features; (1) they are expanding how AI Overviews show on Google Lens results and (2) Chrome and Google’s iOS app now let you search your screen with Google Lens.
Google Lens AI Overviews Expands & iOS App Search Screen
Google announced a couple new Google Lens features; (1) they are expanding how AI Overviews show on Google Lens results and (2) Chrome and Google’s iOS app now let you search your screen with Google Lens.
Google Business Profiles Posts Integrates AI-Enhanced Images
Google Business Profiles now can add backgrounds to the images you upload to your Google Posts, using AI. Victoria Kroll from Google wrote that you can now “can create an engaging AI-generated background for the photos you plan to use in the post.”
Google Ads AI Images Can Now Create People & Faces
Google announced three updates to its image and assets system including its generative AI can now generate people and faces. Google also announced asset audience recommendations and asset testing for feed-only Performance Max campigns.
Google Top Quality Store Pages Add AI-Generated Review Summaries
Google is showing AI-generated review summaries on some top quality store pages. So when you click on a specific retailer or merchant’s top quality store link, at the top of the reviews you may see an AI-generated summary of those reviews.
Google: Audio Version Of Page Does Not Benefit Your Google Rankings
Martin Split from Google said that having an audio version of a page or a blog post, does not impact your Google rankings. He said it is good for your users, but has no SEO impact.
Google Local Update Drops Organic Listing When Local Listing Is Present
The first week of January, we reported on an interesting local update we named the January 2025 local search update. Well, this might be more of a diversity update, where Google removes the URL for the core organic results, when that URL is also prese…