Google Business Profiles Review Appeals Are Delayed Again
Google Business Profiles review appeals are delayed again. Dan Boguslavsky from the Google team posted about the delay last Friday saying, “Due to high volume of review related appeals, processing times are currently extended.”
Google Search Tests Removing Horizontal Rule Line Under Tabs
Google is testing removing the HR, thematic line break or horizontal rule line, that is found under the search tabs under the search box in the search results page.
Google tests removing the line below the header in search results
Google appears to be testing the removal of the thin line below the header in search results, though it’s unclear whether it’s an intentional test or a display bug.
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Google tests AI Mode side panel in Search results
Google is showing an AI Mode side panel next to Search results, which displayed a ‘signed out’ message in Incognito and may list chat history for signed-in users.
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Semrush says Google is feeding rank trackers bad results, but impact is limited
Google is serving swapped results to scrapers. Semrush, AccuRanker and Nozzle explain what it does to ranking data.
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Google Gemini now lets you turn off Google Search, and publishers could pay the price
A new option lets users choose, prompt by prompt, whether Gemini searches the web.
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ChatGPT tests large product carousel with Shop now buttons
ChatGPT is testing a larger product carousel with black ‘Shop now’ buttons, plus longer ‘Shop now’ buttons on regular product results, for ecommerce queries.
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Bing tests blue hover highlight for sitelinks
Bing is testing a hover effect that highlights each sitelink in a blue box, the latest in a run of sitelink design experiments.
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Google AI Mode adds Source preferences button to the citation panel
Google AI Mode now has a ‘Source preferences’ button in its citation panel, letting users view, add, and remove preferred sources without leaving AI Mode.
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Is It New? AI Scan Tool
Here is something new for you – the Is it new? AI scan tool. It is a feature I thought would be neat to build, where instead of you reaching out to me to see if this or that is a new Google, Bing, etc search feature, you can upload a screenshot, add so…
Is It New? AI Scan Tool
Here is something new for you – the Is it new? AI scan tool. It is a feature I thought would be neat to build, where instead of you reaching out to me to see if this or that is a new Google, Bing, etc search feature, you can upload a screenshot, add so…
Google Moves Google Posts Higher Up On Local Panel
Google seems to have moved the Google Posts section of a local knowledge panel higher up on the page. In 2018, Google moved the Google Posts section to the bottom of the local panel. Now it seems Google is moving it back up.
Google Moves Google Posts Higher Up On Local Panel
Google seems to have moved the Google Posts section of a local knowledge panel higher up on the page. In 2018, Google moved the Google Posts section to the bottom of the local panel. Now it seems Google is moving it back up.
Google Ads Now In AI Mode With Personal Intelligence
Google confirmed it will now show ads in AI Mode results with Personal Intelligence enabled. Back in March, Google said AI Mode with Personal Intelligence turned on would be ad-free, but that is now changing.
Google Ads Now In AI Mode With Personal Intelligence
Google confirmed it will now show ads in AI Mode results with Personal Intelligence enabled. Back in March, Google said AI Mode with Personal Intelligence turned on would be ad-free, but that is now changing.
Google AI Mode Citations With Preferred Source Preferences
Google is testing letting users view and modify their preferred sources list directly from within the AI Mode citations sidebar. There is a new button named “Source preferences” and when you click on it, it opens up your preferred sources list where y…
Google AI Mode Citations With Preferred Source Preferences
Google is testing letting users view and modify their preferred sources list directly from within the AI Mode citations sidebar. There is a new button named “Source preferences” and when you click on it, it opens up your preferred sources list where y…
ChatGPT Ads New Ad Formats, Updated Conversion Page, Performance Emails…
OpenAI announced a number of product updates to ChatGPT Ads late Friday. These updates include new visual ad formats, a redesigned conversions page, performance emails, new measurement partners and a bug reporting / product feedback system.
Google Ads To No Longer Show Featured Professionals, Headshots Are Optional
Google Ads posted a message to Local Service Ads advertisers saying that featured professionals will no longer show on your ads, and headshots will be optional and won’t impact ad serving.
ChatGPT tests single-brand shopping ads at the bottom of results
ChatGPT is testing shopping ads at the bottom of results that show products from one website, with the site’s favicon and name above grey product cards showing name and price.
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