Google Free Listings now shows Visit site button in product grid
Google Free Listings is now showing a clickable ‘Visit site’ button alongside price and website name in the product grid, a change that could help boost CTR.
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Google Free Listings now shows Visit site button in product grid
Google Free Listings is now showing a clickable ‘Visit site’ button alongside price and website name in the product grid, a change that could help boost CTR.
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Wikipedia plans to test Google Preferred Sources as search traffic falls
Wikipedia wants to find out whether asking Google visitors to mark it as a Preferred Source can turn a search click into a repeat reader.
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Reddit Answers is summarizing the Reddit out of… Reddit
A large-scale audit found Reddit’s AI search favors already-visible comments and strips much of the first-person voice from the experiences it summarizes.
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Meta One turns Instagram post links into a paid feature
Meta One puts links in Instagram posts, four at a time
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Google ordered to let rivals into its ad-tech walled garden
A federal court is making Google connect AdX and DFP to Prebid and let rival publisher ad servers access AdX demand. Publishers may have to wait up to 15 months for the doors to actually open.
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Perplexity is betting on creators as AI search’s new distribution layer
Perplexity is putting multimillion-dollar budgets behind creator campaigns as brands increasingly look at creator content as a source of visibility in AI search.
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Google Homepage tests new hover animation on + icon
Google’s homepage is testing a subtle new hover animation on its ‘+’ icon a small but notable tweak to the search experience.
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Google Homepage tests new hover animation on + icon
Google’s homepage is testing a subtle new hover animation on its ‘+’ icon a small but notable tweak to the search experience.
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Google tests URL breadcrumbs for sitelinks in sponsored ads
Google is testing URL breadcrumbs beneath sitelinks in sponsored ads on mobile, the latest in a series of recent sitelink design changes.
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Google tests URL breadcrumbs for sitelinks in sponsored ads
Google is testing URL breadcrumbs beneath sitelinks in sponsored ads on mobile, the latest in a series of recent sitelink design changes.
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Google Fringe Query Classifier Framework QualityFringe: From 2019 Leaks to 2024 API Schema
The 2019 Project Veritas slide and the 2024 ContentWarehouse API schema are two sides of the same algorithmic coin. What began as a theoretical proposal to quantify media channel quality through continuous rater scales has evolved into a highly sophist…
A prompting guide for AI website builders
AI website builders make it possible to go from a blank screen to a live website in minutes. Which is a great option if you want to get your website live, but don’t have the technical skills to get this done yourself. But there’s a catch most people run into: type in a vague prompt, […]
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Google Site Wide Ranking Factors Decoded: Unmasking QualityNsrNsrData (New Site Rank)
The discovery of QualityNsrNsrData as Google’s list of core site-wide ranking signals is a watershed moment for search marketing. QualityNsrNsrData is the leaked Protocol Buffer in which Google stores its bundle site-level quality scores. It is the clo…
What Ever Happened To Google Discover On Desktop
Last year, Google began to roll out Google Discover on the desktop interface of Google.com. But now, for the past several months, Discover on desktop is not been found. Google tested Discover on Desktop in 2023 and then, in 2025, said it was coming; …
Google AI Mode now shows sponsored ads and organic products together
Google AI Mode is now mixing sponsored ads with organic free listing products on mobile, a format previously spotted on desktop by Brodie Clark.
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Google Ad Tech Monopoly Remedies: Behavioral Changes With Oversight
Earlier this month, we learned a judge ruled that Google won’t be broken up over its monopoly ruling in its ad tech case. And now we have the full memo with the judge’s proposed remedies, including Google making behavioral changes.
Google Local Knowledge Panel As An AI Overview
Google is turning the local knowledge panels, your Google Business Profile, into an AI Overview listing. At the top of the local listing it says “AI Overview” and then there is a “Show more” button to expand, which brings you into the follow up AI Mod…
Bing Product Carousels With Top Picks, Sale, Price Drop, Views & More Labels
Microsoft is testing adding new labels to the Bing Search product carousels. Labels include Top Picks, Price Drop, Sale and likely other labels on the Bing Search product listings, within the carousels.
Google Sponsored Places That Expand On Hover
Google is testing the Sponsored Places ads that expand when you hover over the ads within Google Search. Google has been testing expandable ads on hover for a while, but here is one with the Sponsored Places ads.