Google’s (still) doesn’t see your live page.
I’ll keep this short as I’ve covered this topic extensively in the past. When you ask Gemini to access a specific URL or interact with it inside AI Mode search it works from Google’s web cache. For this website’s home page this is what it has as context to ground the model about the page: […]
Google AI Overviews With Author Names & Source (Again)
Google is showing the full author name and the source, like LinkedIn – and name or Medium – and name, for the citations. It makes sense for these social platforms to show the name, because anyone can write anything on these platforms, so knowing the n…
Google Tests New Anchor Links & Favicon Experiences In AI Mode
Google is testing an update to the citations, anchor links, and favicons within the AI Mode results. This new experience seems to make the citations more clickable because the embedded links have larger favicons and seem to appear more often, near the…
Google Expands UCP Checkout To Main Search Results
In February, Google announced that UCP, Universal Commerce Protocol, powered checkout is available in AI Mode. Well, now you can use UCP powered checkout in the main search results for some retailers like Wayfair.
Google Tests Gemini 3 Model Options In Search Bar
Google is testing letting searchers select the Gemini 3 model they want to use directly in the Google Search bar. The options can include, Pro, Fast or Auto, from what I can see.
Official: OpenAI Beta Self-Serve Ads Manager For ChatGPT Ads
A few weeks ago, we uncovered the beta self-serve Ads Manager for ChatGPT Ads. It was before it officially launched but now OpenAI officially announced its “beta self-serve Ads Manager that allows advertisers in the US to sign up and purchase ads direc…
Google Local Service Ads Account Access Not Loading For Advertisers
The Google Local Service Ads account access tab has not been loading and working for advertisers for the past several days. There are numerous reports of it failing throughout the day and it has become a huge frustration for a number of Google adverti…
Google Business Profile Suspensions Spike Over User Account Restrictions
Google seems to be suspending Google Business Profiles due to user account restrictions. There may have been a wave of suspensions over the past several days related to this issue and local SEO experts are unclear if this is a bug or some other issue.
Bing: 1 Billion Monthly Users Are Human, Not Agents
Microsoft, during its earnings call last week, announced that Bing hit a huge milestone of 1 billion monthly active users. Krishna Madhavan from Microsoft later confirmed these “users” do not include AI agents but are real actual humans.
Google Ads Data Retention Policy Updated
Google has posted an update and emailed advertisers on changes to its Google Ads data retention policy. What changed? Here is what Google said.
Similarweb Data: ChatGPT Ads Click-Through Rates
Similarweb published some data sharing the click-through rates for OpenAI’s ChatGPT ads. The overall CTR for ChatGPT ads are 0.68%, the top quartile is 1%, the best brands are 1.57% and the peak CTR is 5.4%.
Google Web Bot Auth: Validate Authentic Bots
Google posted new developer documentation for how to authenticate requests with Web Bot Auth. This is a “new cryptographic protocol that helps websites to validate that bots are authentic,” Google wrote.
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 4, 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 explained how using AI in isolation works better for them…
Google Search Console Fixed The 50 Week Data Logging Issue
A month ago, Google posted that between the dates of May 13, 2025 through April 27, 2026, just about 50 weeks, there was a “logging error prevented Search Console from accurately reporting impressions.” Google updated the post to now say “This issue h…
Google Search Console Fixed The 50 Week Data Logging Issue
A month ago, Google posted that between the dates of May 13, 2025 through April 27, 2026, just about 50 weeks, there was a “logging error prevented Search Console from accurately reporting impressions.” Google updated the post to now say “This issue h…
Ask.com Shut Down After Almost 30 Years
IAC, the owners of Ask.com, have decided to get out of the search business and shut down one of the oldest and most legendary search engines of all time – Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves. IAC wrote, “As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the…
Ask.com Shut Down After Almost 30 Years
IAC, the owners of Ask.com, have decided to get out of the search business and shut down one of the oldest and most legendary search engines of all time – Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves. IAC wrote, “As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the…
Google Ads Adds Use AI To Add Products
Google Ads has added a new option (although, I think Google has said this is coming) under the “add product source” section where you can select how to add products to your Google Ads account. The option reads, “Use AI to add products – beta.”
Google Ads Adds Use AI To Add Products
Google Ads has added a new option (although, I think Google has said this is coming) under the “add product source” section where you can select how to add products to your Google Ads account. The option reads, “Use AI to add products – beta.”
Google On AI Overviews & AI Mode Being Isolated Systems (Or Not)
Nikola Todorovic, Director of Software Engineering at Google Search, spoke about a presentation he gave at Zurich in December at Google Search Central live (I was there). He dug into it on a recent Search Off the Record named How AI Is Changing Google …