Google tests new loading animation for related products and services section
Google ‘Find related products and services’ section is now loading with an AI Overview-style ‘thinking’ animation, though clicking it still leads to regular search results.
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The September 2026 SEO Update by Yoast recap
Each month, we host the SEO Update by Yoast, covering the latest in search and AI. In this edition, Carolyn Shelby and Alex Moss discussed Google’s latest content updates, the impact of AI on search visibility, and how to adapt to the evolving digital landscape. Watch the full recap on YouTube to dive deeper into […]
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Google AI Mode adds website panels for brand searches
Google is testing a new brand search panel in AI Mode showing title, description, favicon, and sitelinks before the AI-generated answer, which could boost CTR for branded searches.
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Microsoft locks Copilot behind sign-in in Edge
Microsoft Edge now makes its Copilot sign-in requirement explicit, asking users with unsigned profiles to sign in before they can access Copilot.
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Google review management tools I’d choose before buying a reputation suite
6 options for asking customers, answering reviews and managing several locations, with the free route and the costs that change the decision.
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Google Search Crawl Rate Doc Adds Retry-After HTTP & More
Google has just pushed some updates to the reduce the Google crawl rate documentation. Most of the changes are just organizational to the content on the page but under the “Urgently reduce crawler traffic (for emergencies)” section, Google added new in…
Google Search Crawl Rate Doc Adds Retry-After HTTP & More
Google has just pushed some updates to the reduce the Google crawl rate documentation. Most of the changes are just organizational to the content on the page but under the “Urgently reduce crawler traffic (for emergencies)” section, Google added new in…
Nano Banana 2.1 In Google AI Mode In Search
Google released Nano Banana 2.1 today, and it is already working within AI Mode in Google Search. Nano Banana 2.1 is Google’s latest image generation and editing model.
Google Search Profiles Expand To India & Canada With Brazil Coming Soon
Google is expanding the Search profiles feature to more countries. Starting today, those in India and Canada are now eligible for a Search profile in Google Search. And soon, Google will also support users in Brazil.
Google Email Shares Number Of Preferred Source Subscribers
Google Search Console is sending out emails informing site owners how many people are subscribing or following them as a preferred source on Google. It says “people are choosing domain as a preferred source” and then lists the number of “Preferred sour…
Bing tests blue hover effect on People also search keywords
Bing is testing a blue hover effect on its ‘People also search’ keywords, making them visually read as clickable hyperlinks.
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Google Search Console finally lets you group countries in one report
The new country selector lets publishers and marketers check combined Search performance across the markets they care about.
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Google Search Console finally lets you group countries in one report
The new country selector lets publishers and marketers check combined Search performance across the markets they care about.
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Google Search Console finally lets you group countries in one report
The new country selector lets publishers and marketers check combined Search performance across the markets they care about.
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Final Phase Of Google September 2026 Spam Update Rollout Oct 4-6?
I believe we are seeing the final phase of the Google September 2026 Spam update rolling out between October 4th and October 6th, today. The update should be done any day now, so there may be another spike in volatility, but I suspect this is it – we …
Updated Google Maps Policy: What Merchants Can’t Post In Listings Or Posts
Google has updated the Google Maps and Business Profiles Prohibited & restricted content policy’s advertising and solicitation section to list what merchants and business owners cannot post on their listings and posts.
Google Search Generative AI Control Page Adds Top-Level Domain Details
Google has added information to the Search generative AI control page in Search Console about when a child property overrides the parent setting for AI controls.
Google Ads Call Extensions Includes Advertiser Name
Google Ads is testing displaying the advertiser’s name within the click to call phone number call asset on the sponsored listings. Normally, Google will just show the phone number but in this test, Google is also adding the advertiser’s name.
Google Search Console Performance Report Multi-Select Country Filters
Google now lets you check off multiple countries within the Google Search Console country filter in the performance reports. This lets you group countries together, to see how your search performance is doing for multiple countries at once, instead of …
Google On Large Product Aggregator Websites
Google’s John Mueller was asked why Google continues to crawl tons of pages on a large website but indexes only four of them, and why the home page isn’t indexed. John categorized the site as a “large product aggregator.”