Bing shows website ratings from external review sites in ads
Bing is showing third-party website ratings, including ratings sourced from Bizrate, within its sponsored search results.
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Google Analytics alternatives for small websites
Ten Google Analytics alternatives for small websites, compared by what they track, how to set up click and form tracking, price and cookie use.
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Yahoo promotes Scout with a new search popup
Yahoo is showing a new blue popup that invites users to try Yahoo Scout and links straight to it, another sign Yahoo is pushing Scout harder.
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Bing gives AI Mode a new chat-style layout
Bing is testing a chat-style layout in AI Mode that moves the user’s query from the left to the right side of the page, similar to a change Google made earlier.
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Bing shows local business listings in AI Mode
Bing is displaying local business listings and map results within AI Mode, using a layout similar to its standard search results page.
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Bing pushes Copilot in Shopping when searches return no results
Bing adds an Ask Copilot button to its Shopping no-results page, creating another route to Microsoft’s AI assistant.
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AI SEO audit: 10 top tools for AEO scores and fixes
An AI SEO audit checks if ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Mode can reach, read and cite a website. These 10 tools score that visibility and show what to fix.
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Google tests moving AI Overview source count to the bottom of responses
Google is testing a new placement for the AI Overview source count, moving it from the top to the bottom of the response. Hovering reveals the full list of citations.
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Google Placing Source Icons At Bottom Of AI Overviews
Google is testing moving the citations or sources icons to the very bottom of the AI Overviews. Previously, these icons appeared at the top of the AI Overview; now Google is testing placing them at the bottom, which may make it even harder to find the …
Google Ads API Version 26.2 Now Out Available
Google Ads has just released a minor update to its Google Ads API – version 26.2. This update touches on assets, campaigns, reporting, and more general updates.
Google Search AI Overview Definitions Expanded By Default
Google is expanding the AI Overviews for definitions by default, where you no longer have to click on “Show more” to see the full version of the AI Overview. This is similar to when Google confirmed it dynamically expands some AI Overviews based on the…
Google: How Moving to a CDN Can Accidentally Overwhelm Your Website
Gary Illyes and Chery Prommawin released the final video in the Non-Canonical Cabinet series, this one is on CDNs, content delivery networks. They discuss why migrating a website to a CDN can suddenly increase Googlebot crawling activity, why this may …
Google tests mixed blue and black sitelink colors in sponsored ads
Google is showing a mix of blue and black sitelinks in sponsored ads, following earlier tests with each color individually.
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Yahoo tests ads inside Yahoo Scout
Yahoo appears to be testing sponsored ads in Scout, with placements in product carousel results and citation cards.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 11, 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 has begun the rollout of the November 2026 core update…
Screaming Frog alternatives for every website audit job
Looking for a Screaming Frog alternative? Here are 16 options, with what each tool does well and how much it costs.
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Your Brand Is Becoming A Search Query
[ Summary ] Build source preference by consistently giving people useful information, reliable expertise, distinctive analysis, products, services, or experiences. Over time, people may stop searching only for answers and begin searching specifically f…
Your Brand Is Becoming A Search Query
[ Summary ] Build source preference by consistently giving people useful information, reliable expertise, distinctive analysis, products, services, or experiences. Over time, people may stop searching only for answers and begin searching specifically f…
New Google Ads Overview Page: Customer Journey Insights
Google Ads posted a new help document about customer journey insights. “Customer Journey Insights is a new Google Ads Overview page reporting card pilot for eligible advertisers. It provides transparency into how your campaigns move users across conver…
Website migration to a headless CMS: SEO challenges & fixes
Moving a site to a headless CMS changes how pages get rendered, how metadata reaches the page and where redirects, sitemaps and robots rules live. These are the SEO problems that come up most and how to fix each one before launch.
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