Bing adds new heading above Shopping ads
Bing is testing a new heading above its Shopping ads, in addition to the existing ‘Sponsored’ tag in the corner, making it clearer that the results are paid
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Bing adds AI visual summary button to search results
Bing showing an AI visual summary button alongside organic search results. Clicking the button expands the visual summary, providing users with a larger view of the content.
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ChatGPT now asks Chrome users to install its extension for help with open tabs
ChatGPT shows a new homepage banner that asks Chrome users to install its extension and directs them to the Chrome Web Store.
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Google says schools won’t have to turn on the Gemini app to keep Search
Separate switches would let schools keep Search, but AI would remain part of the search experience.
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Google Updates Crawled – Currently Not Indexed Details
Google has updated the page indexing report help documentation, specifically the “Crawled – currently not indexed” section. It now says Google doesn’t index all pages, this is a common message, it doesn’t necessarily indicate an issue and more.
Google Performance Reports Showing Weird Spike In Clicks For Some Sites
Google Search Console’s performance report is showing a weird spike in clicks for some sites over the past couple of days. It is not impacting all sites, and it might be a bug, but some are seeing this huge increase in clicks reported by Search Console.
Google tests new design for visit counts and ratings under sponsored results
Google is testing new designs for the visit count and rating lines under sponsored results, adding icons, bold text, and a clearer layout to both.
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Google Will Turn Off Google Search For K-12 Schools & Testing Learning Beta
Google announced it will “entirely” turn off Google Search, along with Gemini, Gemini Notebook, and Gemini in Classroom for K-12 schools. “Access to these products will be entirely off for K-12 student accounts until school administrators explicitly tu…
Google AI Mode Biased: It Only Shows Links To Google Flights
Over the weekend, I tested out using Google AI Mode to get flight information and 100% of the time, the only links available within the AI Mode responses were to Google Flights. I am sure the Digital Markets Act (DMA) folks in Europe are going to like …
Google Tests Removing AI Mode Button From Search Bar
Google is supposedly testing removing the AI Mode button from the Google Search bar. I cannot replicate this, but it doesn’t surprise me that Google would test removing the AI Mode bar for a tiny subset of searchers to compare how it performs versus w…
Only Home Page Indexed? Might Be A Google Search Quality Issue
Is your home page the only page indexed by Google Search? Were other pages of your site previously indexed and are no longer showing up in Google’s index? Well, that might be a Google Search quality issue with your website.
Bing search results now appear in dark mode
Bing appears to be testing a dark mode for its search results page, with the SERP switching from light to dark mode during a search. This follows Google’s earlier dark mode testing on search results.
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Bing search results now appear in dark mode
Bing appears to be testing a dark mode for its search results page, with the SERP switching from light to dark mode during a search. This follows Google’s earlier dark mode testing on search results.
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Google Ads PMax Campaigns May Filter Out Navigational & Brand Queries
Google Ads updated its How Performance Max interacts with other campaigns in your account help document to add a new section on how “Performance Max campaigns may also filter out navigational or brand-specific search queries to prioritize serving them …
Google Ads Asset Scheduling With Day Grouping (Weekends/Weekdays)
Google Ads improved the asset scheduling advanced options to let you group days, such as weekends versus weekdays and more. This can be found under the advanced options within asset scheduling in Google Ads.
Google On How To Block Popups Using Robot.txt In Search
Google’s John Mueller explained how to prevent pop-up dialogs on your website from appearing in Google Search using the robots.txt file. He mentioned how to do this if you are using JavaScript for the pop-up.
Google tests new follow-up queries at the bottom of AI Mode answers
Google AI Mode is testing a bold follow-up query with an arrow at the bottom of answers that turns into a new AI Mode query when clicked, another sign Google wants users to stay in AI Mode.
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Bing tests image preview overlay in web search results
Bing appears to be testing a new image preview overlay in its search results. Clicking an image opens a side panel with a larger preview, source details and related images, which can also expand into a larger view.
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Bing tests square-box layout for local search results on desktop
Bing tests square-box layout for local search results on desktop
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Google AI Mode tests new heading above citation cards
Google is testing a “Where to learn more” heading above the citation cards at the bottom of AI Mode answers. The new label may help draw users’ attention to the sources and encourage more clicks.
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