Daily Search Forum Recap: November 2, 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 and Microsoft, as well as OpenAI and Anthropic…
Google has nothing to announce about AI Mode clicks and queries data
Google’s Gary Illyes says the company has nothing to announce yet about adding clicks and queries data for AI Mode and AI Overviews to Search Console. He confirmed the team is interested in providing more useful data but offered no timeline.
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Google search ads get a new Visit site link
Google is testing a ‘Visit site’ link in place of the ‘Read more’ link on sponsored results, though both send users to the same page.
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November 2026 Google Webmaster Report
It is time for the big Google Webmaster report, the November 2026 edition, where I recap all the big changes Google made organically in Google Search. Of course, the big one is that Google completed its September 2026 spam update in October, and we al…
Gary Illyes Implies Click Data Not Coming To Google Search Console AI Reporting
Gary Illyes from Google has implied that click data and query data are likely not coming to the AI performance report in Google Search Console. Gary Illyes wrote that the Search Console team is interested in bringing “data that makes sense” to the rep…
Google Ads Strategists Using AI-Generated Fake Names & Profile Photos
Google Ads Strategists, who are part of the Google Extended Workforce, are using AI-generated profile photos and names when reaching out to advertisers. An email sent from Kassy Garcia from Google to Joe Youngblood seems legit but when you look up who…
Reddit Stock Drops 33% After CEO Confirms Declining Google Search Traffic
Reddit’s stock dropped 36% over the past week after Reddit’s CEO, Steve Huffman, confirmed Google Search traffic has been declining for the popular social media site. Of course, every SEO on this planet knew this would happen eventually, and it did.
Google Ads Promotion Offers Within Promotions
Google has added a new “Promotions offers” section within the Promotions section in Google Ads. This lets you quickly filter your promotions by these three statuses, offered, expired and invalidated.
Google AI Mode now showing four ads at the bottom
Google AI Mode is now showing four ads at the bottom of results, up from the three spotted recently and the usual two, suggesting Google is giving ads more room in AI Mode
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Google tests removing other tabs from AI Mode header
Google AI Mode is testing a header that shows only the ‘All’ tab and removes the other tabs, going further than the recent dropdown test and suggesting Google wants users to stay in AI Mode.
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Microsoft makes Bing AI Mode official as it splits Copilot Search into AI Mode and AI Overview
Bing now has two distinct AI search experiences, AI Mode and AI Overview, both powered by Microsoft’s Copilot technology.
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Google wants you to find the perfect festive gift with AI Mode
Google’s new homepage pop-up invites users to try AI Mode for festive gift ideas, product recommendations, visual shopping results, and price comparisons.
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I Built a Tool to Watch ChatGPT Search, and It Predicted My Next Question
TL;DR
I wanted to understand how ChatGPT searched, so I wrote a script to watch it and tracked 3 random shopping conversations: a carry-on suitcase, a cloud backup tool, and a Spanish app
For each topic, I asked an opening question pl…
Google Adopts New AI Training Control
Google is adopting new AI training controls, under consideration by the IETF, that should simplify and streamline AI training controls for publishers and site owners.
Microsoft Bing New AI New Controls With AI Training From AI Search Grounding
Microsoft just announced new Bing AI content controls “offering newer, simpler, and clearer preferences that allow you to make choices about training, grounding, or both while remaining eligible for Bing search results,” Krishna Madhavan, Principal Pro…
ChatGPT Gets Wider Ads, Multi-Image Ads Expands, Expansion & More
OpenAI just sent its weekly email update to advertisers announcing the ChatGPT Ads are live in 26 more countries, a new wider standard ad unit format, Multi-image ads are now available in open beta to all advertisers, Shopify integration is now availab…
More than bling: How SEO can help your jewelry brand get found
Your jewelry can have all the bling, but first, people need to find it. Whether you sell ready-to-wear pieces, craft custom designs, or make jewelry for other businesses, search can put your work in front of people looking for exactly what you offer. That’s where SEO comes in. In this guide, we’ll explore why SEO […]
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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 30, 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.
Ads in Google AI Mode make Google less per search, but Google has more searches. Google’s John Mueller s…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility X2, Spam Updates, AI Overviews Everywhere, Blending Ads & Organic, Google & Microsoft Earnings
This week, we reported on Google Search volatility not once but twice this week. Google warned tools on user-generated spam guidelines. Google downplayed the importance of fresh indexing reporting. Google explained…
Google AI Overviews & AI Mode 0.9% Click-Through Rate, Opt Out Study Says
Everyone has been asking, what is the click-through rate you get from Google Search AI features such as AI Overviews and AI Mode. Well, a new small study says the click-through rate is about 0.9%. The study also showed that when you opt out of showing…