Daily Search Forum Recap: October 17, 2025
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’s head of search, Liz Reid, was interviewed about Google Search, AI, ad clicks, publishers…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Deceptive Hide Ads Interface, Google Goldmine, Bing data-nosnippet & More
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This week we covered the new Google Ads label, which Google says improves navigation but in my opinion…
Watch Google’s Liz Reid Interviewed By WSJ On AI Search, Ad Clicks, Publishers
Liz Reid VP, head of Search at Google, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal’s Bold Names podcast. They spoke about AI, AI Search, how ads are impacted by AI results and other Google features, and AI-generated content’s impact on the web and searc…
Google Business Profiles Quick Google Posts Across Multiple Profiles
Now if you manage multiple Google Business Profiles, when you add a Google Post, Google will let you quickly add that same Google Post to other Google Business Profiles that you manage.
Google Sending Push Notifications That Go To AI Mode Searches
Google is now sending push notifications to some users that direct that user to a search within AI Mode. Yes, Google is pushing users to do queries in AI Mode using push notification services from the Google app.
Google Ads Updates Medicines Policy Regarding Prescription Drug Terms
Google Ads will be updating the Google Ads Healthcare and Medicines policy to reflect the changes it will require to the approach to advertiser use of prescription drug terms.
Google Merchant Center Now Supports Physical Goods Subscriptions
Google has updated its Google Merchant Center policies to now allow for the sale of physical goods subscriptions. Google said this “will be available to all eligible Shopping ad merchants in the United States.”
The psychology of scannable content and bullet points
Your content has 15 seconds. That’s it. In those precious moments, your reader’s brain makes a critical decision: scan or abandon. The statistics are sobering. Users read only 20-28% of webpage content, spending an average of 15 seconds on a page before deciding whether to stay or leave. Yet many content creators still write as if […]
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The Definitive Guide to SEO Audits post-Google Leak
Explore the first evidence-based SEO audit framework post-Google leak. This definitive guide maps E-E-A-T to leaked Google attributes, creating an actionable strategy aligned with Google’s core engineering principles.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 16, 2025
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.
Bing now supports the data-nosnippet HTML attribute…
Bing Gains Support For data-nosnippet HTML Attribute
Microsoft has added support for the data-nosnippet HTML Attribute for Bing Search. This was previously not supported but yesterday, Microsoft announced it is “introducing the data-nosnippet HTML attribute.”
AI-Generated Google People Also Ask Almost Doubles In 3 Months
New data from AlsoAsked put AI-generated people also ask in Google Search at 38%. These are people also ask responses labeled as AI generated and that number jumped from 17.8% just a few months ago.
Nano Banana Comes To Google Search Via Google Lens
Google added Nano Banana Gemini image features to Google Search through Google Lens. There is a new option named Create mode that unlocks the Nano Banana feature.
Google Ads API Version 22 Now Available
Google has released version 22 of the Google Ads API, this is a major release with dozens of updates. Updates include smart bidding exploration expansion, improvements to DemandGen, PMax campaigns, App campaigns for installs, and more.
Google Read Aloud User Agent Updates Which Services Use It
Google has updated the list of Google products and services that use the Google Read Aloud user agent. The updated page also says that the “service provides an audio version of web pages by understanding their content through help of AI” but adds, “no …
How I Used Vibe Coding to Build Custom SEO Tools (Without Writing Code!)
Discover how I used AI copilots and the Moz API to turn marketing ideas into real tools. Learn how vibe coding lets any marketer build fast and smart.
Still not ready for Black Friday 2025? Here is your last minute rescue plan
Heads up! Black Friday is almost here, and if you still haven’t prepared, it’s time to act fast. The clock is ticking, but you can still make meaningful updates that count. This article covers practical and straightforward last minute Black Friday tips to help you make quick, effective changes to your eCommerce store. Even with […]
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Campaign Type Selection In Google Ads Channel Performance Report
Google was spotted showing a “Campaign Type” selection option in the Google Ads Channel Performance report attributes section. This showed up for some advertisers, without Google announcing it.
Bing Tests Search Refinements Above Shopping Ads Directing To Bing Shopping
Microsoft is testing placing search refinement tabs or buttons above the shopping ads within the Bing Search results. And when you click on those refinements, you are taken into Bing Shopping Search.
Google Search Console API Update Speed Unchanged
Google’s John Mueller said that there was no change to how fast and frequently the Google Search Console API sends data. This comes after some are questioning the speed of the API and why there may be recent data slowdowns.